Which pad combo for the boss?

rottenII

rottenII

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While waiting for a no exclusions sale (COME ON Autopia, I have Christmas money waiting to be spent) so I can order a Boss polisher kit, I`m trying to decide on a good combination of the Griots boss pads. I have plenty of soft LSP pads so I`m primarily interested in correction and polishing pads. If you were to order three of the "any combo" six packs, what combination of pads would you order?
 
rottenII said:
While waiting for a no exclusions sale (COME ON Autopia, I have Christmas money waiting to be spent) so I can order a Boss polisher kit, I`m trying to decide on a good combination of the Griots boss pads. I have plenty of soft LSP pads so I`m primarily interested in correction and polishing pads. If you were to order three of the "any combo" six packs, what combination of pads would you order?
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I`d go with Fast Correcting Foam, Correcting Foam and Perfecting Foam. Haven`t used em but I generally look to get the 3 `basics` with any set of pads. Heavy cutting, light cutting and polishing. Maybe some microfiber pads too for those tougher jobs. I always buy my `main pad` sets in quantities of 6 of each type so I can usually get a whole job done with fresh pads, switching to new often. Can never have enough fresh pads...

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Thanks Budget. That sounds like a good plan. I`ll grab 6 each of the foam correction/polish pads and maybe grab a few microfibers on top of that.
 
Does anyone use the LC HD Orbital pads on their Griots long throw machines? Seems like a simple system if the foam is good.
 
I would skip the fast correcting foam pads and go straight to the BOSS microfiber pads. Better cut, finish and very smooth. Paired with the fast correcting cream it`s a knockout combination.

The orange BOSS correcting pads and yellow perfecting pads are great too.

I pretty much always use the BOSS microfiber pads with fast correcting cream for the cutting process.
 
I`m finding this interesting, even though I currently have zero plans to buy a Boss15 (or a Rupes15 either). Currently ;)

Do the Boss MF pads finish out OK or do you guys prefer something else for the Final Polishing?
 
Accumulator said:
I`m finding this interesting, even though I currently have zero plans to buy a Boss15 (or a Rupes15 either). Currently ;)

Do the Boss MF pads finish out OK or do you guys prefer something else for the Final Polishing?
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Cant speak for boss MF pads, but I got LSP ready results on a black Mercedes with B&S cutting MF and HD Adapt. Of course it`d look better with final polishing but still came out nice.
 
jrock645 said:
Cant speak for boss MF pads, but I got LSP ready results on a black Mercedes with B&S cutting MF and HD Adapt. Of course it`d look better with final polishing but still came out nice.
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Ah, OK...though that "look better with Final.." is probably the kind of thing I`m concerned about. Note that I`m the guy who finds M205 unacceptable with regard to Final Finish regardless of pads ;)
 
Accumulator said:
Ah, OK...though that "look better with Final.." is probably the kind of thing I`m concerned about. Note that I`m the guy who finds M205 unacceptable with regard to Final Finish regardless of pads ;)
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Honestly with harder paints I have got pretty darn close to LSP ready with BOSS microfiber pads. But typically a quality finish polish with Menzerna SF3800 or BOSS perfecting cream does the trick.
 
Justins00SS- Am I understanding you correctly (gee, I`m starting to think I might be slow today :o ) in that for the absolute ultimate Final Finish you`d still use some Finishing Pad instead of any type of MF? I`m talking Extreme Autopianism that might take a glossmeter to evaluate.
 
Accumulator said:
Justins00SS- Am I understanding you correctly (gee, I`m starting to think I might be slow today :o ) in that for the absolute ultimate Final Finish you`d still use some Finishing Pad instead of any type of MF? I`m talking Extreme Autopianism that might take a glossmeter to evaluate.
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Absolutely. I would finish with a black or white pad depending upon how much haze there is after the microfiber cutting pad.
 
Justins00SS- OK, now I follow.

I`ve heard that MF cutting and finishing pads aren`t all that different, but I`ve never finished out with either.
 
Accumulator said:
The general idea is that long-throw machines like low-profile pads, right?
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That`s one consensus; free spinning tools like the lower profile, including the long throws. There are also many Flex users who like the B & S low pros as well. Apparently they are quite rugged pads.

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BudgetPlan1- Yeah, seems that everybody who tries the B&S pads likes them, like...any B&S pads.

Maybe it`s a matter of degree...what "low" profile means in this context. I sure don`t like thick pads on the Flex3401! Other than my (Meguiar`s) MF disks, all my pads are pretty much the same thickness, and/but none of them are really thin, at least not in my (not too educated) opinion, and/but I see some *really* thin pads on the market these days.
 
trashmanssd said:
Justin. What would be your most used one step pad and polish on your g21
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Probably would have to be a orange LC pro thin pad with Menzerna pf2500. Or if I can get away with it for more correction the same orange LC pro thin pad with fast correcting cream.

As always a test spot or two usually will tell me what`s best.

For an AIO like HD Speed I also use an orange LC pro thin pad.

It really comes down to what the paint wants and needs. TBH I am not to fond of a one step correction. Not to be confused with a AIO. Unless the vehicle is already really nice then it`s easier for me to do a 2 step and then LSP.
 
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