White polishing pad that comes with PC 7346sp, completely useless?

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bast525

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Bought a Porter Cable 7346 from Lowe's yesterday. It came with a white foam polishing pad, and I'm wondering if this thing is any good. It doesn't look or feel particularly cheap or abrasive. I want to do some light polishing on my '07 Mazda, get rid of some light swirl and water spotting. I'm on a tight budget and won't be able to buy more pads for a bit.



So can I use this? Is it useless? Is it going to hurt the finish? I'm going to be using it with Meg's ultimate compound or Presta ultra cutting creme light.
 
Scottwax said:
Throw it in the trash immediately. It is garbage.
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If you don't have the money to go and buy pads, use the included pad!!! It is good for light polishing, and even applying your wax. I wouldn't use it with compound though... it probably wouldn't cut too well!
 
I tossed the OEM white pad and wished I had it later. Perfect throwaway for polishing metal or doing something rough like bunged rocker panels. Stash it and one day it'll be the perfect tool for some crappy, pad-ruining job.



TL
 
DetailKnight said:
If you don't have the money to go and buy pads, use the included pad!!! It is good for light polishing, and even applying your wax. I wouldn't use it with compound though... it probably wouldn't cut too well!
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Made the mistake of using the included pad and it marred the crap out of the hood I used it on.
 
Call me a hoarder but I've still got mine. I figure one day I'll get some awful wax or something that sets up like cement and I'll wrap the old MF bonnet over the PC pad and buff away.
 
I used mine for polishing a stainless steel sink, worked wonderfully. Keep it away from automotive paint as Scott said. It is NOT suitable for that in any way shape or form.
 
TLMitchell said:
I tossed the OEM white pad and wished I had it later. Perfect throwaway for polishing metal or doing something rough like bunged rocker panels. Stash it and one day it'll be the perfect tool for some crappy, pad-ruining job.



TL
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David Fermani said:
Exactly what I used mine for.
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You must be some kind of genius! Great minds and all that. :becky:



TL
 
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