Which Edge wool pad is equivalent to the LC Purple Foamed Wool?

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HowardPearson

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I need to get some wool pads that are one step more agressive than the LC purple wool pads to use for heavy polishing. I am debating between the Edge green or yellow wool.



How do the Edge pads do with gumming up? How many will i need for the average 4 door sedan?
 
i dont really have a problem with my edge pads gumming up. but then again i spur mine after each panel.



the agressiveness will depend alot on what polish you use. when i buff out the wetsanding marks at work i am using the green wool pad(which is the light cut pad.)and Wizards Turbo Cut.
 
I use the double-sided Edge yellow and green wool. If you spur frequently they don't gum up and one pad is sufficient for most cars. They do shed quite a bit at first few uses though :shocked
 
The yellow is a noticeable amount of cut over the green.



From mild to wild:

Blue

Green

Yellow

Black



The cut level is consistently higher for each level.



I've seen people post as to "It does not make sense why edge has 4 levels of wool cut." When and if you use them all for different applications, it makes perfect sense.
 
from what i have heard the yellow wool edge pad is equal to or just below the white 3M wool. i dont have the yellow. i got blue green and black. and that black wool is a beast
 
keep_it_clean said:
from what i have heard the yellow wool edge pad is equal to or just below the white 3M wool. i dont have the yellow. i got blue green and black. and that black wool is a beast
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Agree the black wool should be used with respect and be prepared to follow with the green wool/P1500, before you go to a finishing polish and a foam pad.
 
and that is how i use my wool pad combo. even though right now i have only had to use the black just to play around. i have used the black wool with HT 357. now that is some correcting power. HT 357 is for 800grit then using the black wool with it. paint see that combo coming and dang near corrects itself. lmao
 
keep_it_clean said:
and that is how i use my wool pad combo. even though right now i have only had to use the black just to play around. i have used the black wool with HT 357. now that is some correcting power. HT 357 is for 800grit then using the black wool with it. paint see that combo coming and dang near corrects itself. lmao
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Damn! I have used the black with Strada 1000 polish aka rocks in a bottle aka liquid sandpaper and that is enough for me. :)
 
gmblack3a said:
The yellow is a noticeable amount of cut over the green.



From mild to wild:

White!

Blue

Green

Yellow

Black



The cut level is consistently higher for each level.



I've seen people post as to "It does not make sense why edge has 4 levels of wool cut." When and if you use them all for different applications, it makes perfect sense.
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Fixed it for ya. :)



Ya ya... "wool to correct, foam to finish". Pffffft. I love my white Edge wool for finishing work. Foam works great to correct the lean I have on my card table. I just stick it under the shorter leg.
 
I do have a bit of a problem with SIP clogging the Edge wool pads, though. Even with spurring between each application, I end up using two double sided Edge pads to do one car with SIP. I prefer to use purple foamed wool, but when that doesn't have enough spunk, a yellow edge really ups the correction of SIP a notch.
 
keep_it_clean said:
and that is how i use my wool pad combo. even though right now i have only had to use the black just to play around. i have used the black wool with HT 357. now that is some correcting power. HT 357 is for 800grit then using the black wool with it. paint see that combo coming and dang near corrects itself. lmao
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Yeah, and the black wool with Menzerna Power Gloss will give you the *shiniest* silver finish you've ever seen, regardless of what color it was to start with. :)
 
Finishing perfect with wool is pretty much impossible... The fibers of the wool themself instill very fine marring. To ensure a perfect finish, it is necessary IMO to use a foam pad with no mechanical action.
 
It's good to be back... and to pick up on the long lost debates. :)



Yup, I've heard that statement (and the "wool to correct, foam to finish" mantra) many times. And honestly, there have been some times that I haven't been able to finish out with wool. I've had to pull the foam out from under the card table on a few softer clears, but most of the time, I do finish with the white wool. I'm taking a break from finishing a car out with wool right now. It's gonna get HD-Cleanse (yuck) and Vintage afterwards. I'm going to do one side of the hood with white LC foam, and the other with white edge wool. Both will get 106ff. Pictures may not be able to tell the whole story, but let's just see.... :)
 
SuperBee364 said:
I do have a bit of a problem with SIP clogging the Edge wool pads, though. Even with spurring between each application, I end up using two double sided Edge pads to do one car with SIP. I prefer to use purple foamed wool, but when that doesn't have enough spunk, a yellow edge really ups the correction of SIP a notch.
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So does that mean the purple foamed wool is pretty close in cutting ability to the Green Edge wool pad?
 
Kinda, Bert31, but not really... It's closer to the yellow. The great thing about the purple foamed wool is it has almost the correction of the yellow, without the haze and hollogramming you get from the yellow. The purple foamed (as a general rule) even finishes down better than the green edge wool, yet cuts close to the yellow.
 
SuperBee364 said:
Kinda, Bert31, but not really... It's closer to the yellow. The great thing about the purple foamed wool is it has almost the correction of the yellow, without the haze and hollogramming you get from the yellow. The purple foamed (as a general rule) even finishes down better than the green edge wool, yet cuts close to the yellow.
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I see. So it really is not a replacement for a Green Edge Pad either I guess.
 
TH0001 said:
Finishing perfect with wool is pretty much impossible... The fibers of the wool themself instill very fine marring. To ensure a perfect finish, it is necessary IMO to use a foam pad with no mechanical action.
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With a rotary YES, with a PC I seem to get better results from firm pads.
 
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