Stop giving wool pads a bad name. They are your friend
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David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
Total Pro said:
Good deal. Just bring yourself (and a couple friends if you'd like), an appetite and an open mind! You also should pre-sign up too. Be prepared for tons of entertainment. I hear Barry Theal & Thomas Dekany might be doing some belly dancing between events.
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David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
Sorry, I'm not sure & I'm about to board my plane to Cali. I would try contacting Ben @ Autopia, but it's highly doubtful they will give you a problem if you just showed up, which is what I would advise you to do. I believe they were trying to have people pre-register so they have a baseline in respect to accomodating lunch & dinner for all. Nothing like a bunch of hungry detailers not having enough food. Here's more info on the event:
http://www.autopia.org/forum/content/autopia-10th-anniversary-color-sanding-seminar-party-152/
http://www.autopia.org/forum/content/autopia-10th-anniversary-color-sanding-seminar-party-152/
Ben@3D
New member
Total Pro said:
Hey Total,
You can still sign up. We may be out of room for the after party at BJ's, but will do our best to squeeze you in if we can.
Bring your dollar bills with you. :lol:
imported_Quenga
New member
I think this thread deserves a bump. 
I dug out my black lambswool pads I never used and hit the hood of my wagon that was resprayed. I removed the body shops buffer trails and haze with D300/MF Disc with no issue and left it alone for a few months to let the paint do it's curing thing. Then polished it out with HD Polish/Black Pad and threw on some HD Poxy. The paint looked like sandpaper though and I figured I'd have to wetsand it...
Nope, wool ate that crap up and HD Polish finished it. I'll have a pic up soon...I did a video, but you couldn't see the difference. I don't have the need for wool in my business (I do smaller detail jobs that don't pay big), but it's nice to know I have them for my own vehicles. I'm glad I stumbled upon this thread, it made me use these pads I seemingly wasted money on as they've sat in my garage for over a year without being opened!
I dug out my black lambswool pads I never used and hit the hood of my wagon that was resprayed. I removed the body shops buffer trails and haze with D300/MF Disc with no issue and left it alone for a few months to let the paint do it's curing thing. Then polished it out with HD Polish/Black Pad and threw on some HD Poxy. The paint looked like sandpaper though and I figured I'd have to wetsand it...Nope, wool ate that crap up and HD Polish finished it. I'll have a pic up soon...I did a video, but you couldn't see the difference. I don't have the need for wool in my business (I do smaller detail jobs that don't pay big), but it's nice to know I have them for my own vehicles. I'm glad I stumbled upon this thread, it made me use these pads I seemingly wasted money on as they've sat in my garage for over a year without being opened!
Ron Ketcham
Active member
Cut down the time required, by using a rotary with the "lamb's wool".
Then a quick follow up buffing with a foam pad and correct product with the DA to remove any minor "fiber strikes" by the lamb's wool.
What most of those new to the "cutting/polishing-buffing" process is the difference between a "white (or whatever color), "twisted, 4 ply yarn cutting pad" and a true "tannic processed" geniune lambs wool pad.
A "lambs wool" pad that is geniune, will have a leather backing, not a canvas or such.
A "twisted yarn pad" is made from the wool that is sheared from the sheep and then processed into "yarn", that is then attached to a canvas backing. Great for fast cutting of a surface, however, the "twisted" yarn will leave "strike marks" in the paint film, which may require serious "polishing" to remove them.
Good ones, the best, are not black or grey in the color of the fibers or is the color of the "leather backing".
The "good" ones are sort of "orange" in color of the natural fibers and the leather is of the same color scale.
The "one" thing that makes them superior to the black or grey pads, is that the tanning process uses a "tannic" process, which does not remove all of the natural lanolin of the pad.
This makes them more "lubricating" as they are worked againist the paint surface.
Hope this clarifies some mis-conceptions that many have regarding "wool pads".
Old Man, Grumpy
(who has used such pads since the late 50's)
Then a quick follow up buffing with a foam pad and correct product with the DA to remove any minor "fiber strikes" by the lamb's wool.
What most of those new to the "cutting/polishing-buffing" process is the difference between a "white (or whatever color), "twisted, 4 ply yarn cutting pad" and a true "tannic processed" geniune lambs wool pad.
A "lambs wool" pad that is geniune, will have a leather backing, not a canvas or such.
A "twisted yarn pad" is made from the wool that is sheared from the sheep and then processed into "yarn", that is then attached to a canvas backing. Great for fast cutting of a surface, however, the "twisted" yarn will leave "strike marks" in the paint film, which may require serious "polishing" to remove them.
Good ones, the best, are not black or grey in the color of the fibers or is the color of the "leather backing".
The "good" ones are sort of "orange" in color of the natural fibers and the leather is of the same color scale.
The "one" thing that makes them superior to the black or grey pads, is that the tanning process uses a "tannic" process, which does not remove all of the natural lanolin of the pad.
This makes them more "lubricating" as they are worked againist the paint surface.
Hope this clarifies some mis-conceptions that many have regarding "wool pads".
Old Man, Grumpy
(who has used such pads since the late 50's)