When should we use a wool pad?

[MidnightHour]

Reading most of the posts about different pads, it sounds like the majority here is to not use a wool pad, just stick with a white foam pad and use a stronger polish. When is it OK to use a wool pad? When would I want to use a wool pad instead of a strong foam pad? What should I watch out for when using a foam? The way you guys talk about wool pads, it sounds as if they're almost as unforgiving as direct-drive buffers!

 

[wash_me]

I use a wool pad alot with my PC, I think the wool pad works best with a compound because the product beaks down better. Foam pads work great for polishing thou.

 

[mlebarron]

I used a wool pad with my PC to remove bad swirls, maybe the Jeep paint is actually tougher (as someone says in the thread )... who knows... but it worked wonders

 

[MidnightHour]

Do wool pads compliment a polish like DACP well? I would follow up with SMR and white CMA pad if that makes a difference.

 

[shaf]

Just use wool if the polish you're using (usually some strong-ish product at this point) isn't working fast enough with foam. It's just another way of getting more aggressive without switching products, that's all.

 

[MidnightHour]

Thanks. That's what I assumed, but I didn't want to assume wrong.

 

[imported_Greg1]

I've used the wool pad with blue moose trying to round off where a person keyed my friend. That is a pretty intense combination, but definitely made it look better.

 

[airjames]

whatever happened to a yellow foam pad????

 

[Magellan498]

Nothing...



I suppose people just are forgetting to mention the yellow (cutting) pad. Basically the abrasive order is the polishing pad, cutting pad, then the wool.

 

[imported_memnuts]

Wool Pad and PC combination is extremely safe combo. Just start with the mildest polish/smr/compound and work you way up until blemish is eliminated. PC does not create enough heat or friction to cause major uncurable damage.

 

[tangix2001]

If the paint is in bad enough condition nothing is quicker at breaking it down than a rotary and wool pad. Some people seem very leary abot resorting to a wool pad and I understand the apprehension, but I think they are easier to control than the foam pads. This seems more so on a rotary than a orbital though.

 

[2wheelsx2]

Does the PC work effectively with a wool pad? Or only a certain type of wool pad (I understand there are different levels of cutting wool pads)?



I thought I had seen a thread where someone mentioned that wool pads with a PC leaves a lot of marring which takes a long time to remove with foam pads later, and that wool pads are best left for rotaries which generate much more heat? :nixweiss

 

[shaf]

Yeah, there are different grades of wool pads, with different materials and ply/pile styles making the difference.



There's not a ton of info/experience on using wool unfortunately, and I get the feeling that it comes down to what product you use and the wool you use. Some people have had pretty good experiences with wool if I remember right, but sure, I can see how someone could've gotten marring...



If some of you haven't done so already, check out Alboston's thread in the Hall of Fame about this.