Table of pad foam types and colours

Excellent job! Both charts now reside in my detail notes folder that I keep for all the good ideas, suggestions and processes that I find on this forum and I dig it out whenever I do something new. Many thanks for the great work!
 
great chart... will also help you understand when people are talking about their processes.



just a suggestion, maybe you could PM beanbag (the guy who wrote the abrasives chart) and see if you can get together and place both charts side by side! that would make one great post!
 
Yeah, thats what I was going to suggest... Any way to group this information?? Having a side by side of the two charts would be amazing!!



Hey ColinM! You're the man! Nice work!
 
What supplier does Griot's get their pads from. I have their red and orange pads and am wondering how to cross reference them with the chart.
 
There is another mistake. I get opposition every time I say it, but the Propel orange pad is MORE aggressive than the yellow.

Save your arguments...I will post the response I got from Patrick on this topic:



Orange vs. yellow



originally posted by a.k.a. Patrick in a PM



"Make no mistake, the orange is more aggressive. The reason for what others are saying that the orange may not be as aggressive is simple. It IS more dense, its stiffer, different composition. Being as it's stiffer, total surface contact & pressures may actually be less than other pads. Imagine a real stiff pillow, you lay you head on it and your head just kind of rests, it doesn't sink in to the pillow. Take a soft pillow, rest your head and you sink it.

Well the same goes with the reticulated German foam. The softer foams will conform to shapes, total surface contact. When you get to the stiffer foams, they rely on pressures applied, and with the PC, theres only so much pressure you can apply before the machine will slow down. One trick I have learned with the Propel Orange, being as its is so stiff, is you can still reep the benefits of the density, if you attempt to soften the foam. I saturate mine in water before using, spin dry, and use, this alows for better conformity and evens out the pressure somewhat. Kind of like a dried sponge? You get it wet, and it conforms easier."
 
Maxy, what I get out of Patrick's comments is that although the orange foam may be more aggressive, because it is stiffer, it doesn't cut as much as the yellow foam (due to "surface contact & pressures may actually be less"), unless you soften it as he suggests.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Maxy, what I get out of Patrick's comments is that although the orange foam may be more aggressive, because it is stiffer, it doesn't cut as much as the yellow foam (due to "surface contact & pressures may actually be less"), unless you soften it as he suggests.
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I understand your point. But he says that the orange pad is in fact, more aggressive. I'm saying that the foam itself is more aggressive, even though the yellow may conform to the shape of the panel better.
 
Before ordering a few days ago I had a talk with Patrick, from the item description I thought the orange was more aggressive, but he corrected me saying it was actually the yellow that is more aggressive. Or was it the other way around? Either way I am happy with the results of both the pads and Patrick's service. I will be ordering some MF and WW soon from him.



Edit: I guess it was the other way around. On the website it says its the most aggresive pad. Patrick if you are viewing this I think putting the pads in order from most gentle to most aggresive on your website would make it easier.
 
I have read the above comments and checked Exceldetail.com which now cleary labels the Orange as having more cut than the Yellow. I will change the table to put the Propel Orange under MED CUT and the Yellow under LIGHT CUT.

Can anyone comment on how the Propel Orange compares to a LC Yellow or how the Propel Yellow compares to a Sonus Orange in terms of cutting ability ?



@liam + blackntan

I think the best way to include the polish abrasive list in my post would be to close the original thread and transfer the info to the first post in this thread as a second table. Myself (or a moderator) would then need to update it from that point on, instead of beanbag. Having two live threads trying to give the same info would be inefficient. I would be stepping on his toes a bit by 'stealing' that info so I will PM him and see what he says.



@Patrick - I have sent you a couple of new emails.
 
You need to change the listings for your Edge faom pads .



White = Ultra fine Polish

Blue = Finish ( most used Polish pad)

Green = Light Cut

Yellow= Med Cut

Black = Heavy Cut
 
You know what else wouldbe cool? Is if there was user feedback, as to products used with all of these pads! That would enhance this great information already provided!
 
This is an excellent chart. Good research. :up



Kraig, you're right...the Sonus orange is very stiff and probably equates with the Propel orange.
 
I have edited the first post to fix the formating for the table, the abrasiveness thread link and moved Sonus DAS orange to medium cut.

Also fixed my spelling for burgundy :)
 
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