Wool Pad Question

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Danspeed1

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This is a dumb question,



I don't know where i heard this but after being on this site a few months I know I am under some sort of misconception. I believe the body guy I used to work for (who knew less then me) led me to believe that wool pads are outdated and unnecessary. Thus, I have been using foam for everything, which has worked out just fine. But I see all the really good detailers, the pro's, using wool and I can't help but wonder if I am missing out on something. So what about wool, whats its uses, why use it, benefits over foam,... just want to learn about the strenghts and weaknesses I guess?



Inform me,



DG :waxing:
 
I believe it's strengths are it cuts faster and at speed, has the grunt to mow down those ******* scratches and acid rain marks.

It's also easier to work with. Strong LC foam pads tend to be hard to manouvere due to the stiffness of the material. A wool pad just glides along and gets those marks out that foam can struggle with



I used a foamed wool pad today on a shagged WRX roof. Took it all out with prima swirl and 1000 rpm. No holograms and only a little tiny bit of mess from the pad



Use it when a yellow foam pad doesn't do the job, even with a strong leveler or compound.

Great for severe oxidation removal and a must have when working on 60's to 80's singe stage paints that are chalky.



If your after completely flawless results on a really nasty super swirled/scratched paint job, 100% twisted wool and foamed wool pads on hand will make it possible.
 
Are you using a PC or rotary? With a rotary I like the green edge wool alot with Presta 1500 polish. This will still require follow up with a foam pad to remove any holograms.



I do all of my cutting with wool and finishing with foam.
 
Yea your body guy has no clue. Wool is still very much used and extreamly useful. Foam pads have their place but I would never get rid of a wool pad for a foam pad. Wool pads work faster. Are a lot more durable. easily handled, And are beyond any doubt a proven technology. I tend to use foam pads for final work only. Even if foam can cut it's just faster and easy to use the wool pads.
 
wool cuts better than foam cutting pads. The polish sticks to the stands which are dragged along the surface of the paint rounding the edges off scratches and defects.
 
In my experience (and I know others here have a LOT more than I) .... wool cuts faster, seems to polish "deeper" (I can't explain this, just a gut feel), runs cooler, and glides easier where foam can sometimes hop or chatter. Like many other here, I prefer wool for cutting and correcting, but I almost always finish with foam.
 
SVR said:
I used a foamed wool pad today on a shagged WRX roof. Took it all out with prima swirl and 1000 rpm. No holograms and only a little tiny bit of mess from the pad



Use it when a yellow foam pad doesn't do the job, even with a strong leveler or compound.

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that's some serious aggression being thrown at soft as can be subie paint.
 
VaSuperShine said:
that's some serious aggression being thrown at soft as can be subie paint.
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But possibly quite necessary. It's hard to second-guess someone's pad and polish choice without actually seeing the paint involved, don't you think?
 
Back in the day all i could get was twisted wool, extreme cutting along with holograms. Moved to foam and now back into polishing wool.
 
Wools pads are far better at cutting paint faster than foam. Just be sure to spur the wool fibers when it loads up with product.
 
WilliamHBonney said:
Right I dont want to have to buy the adapter and all that jazz
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totally agree, the pad diameter even if the same 8" the packing plate

has to be a different size! :werd:

Thanks I will stick with my Foam pads and follow up with White or German green Pad.
 
All you have to do it buy an adapter, no big deal.



The nice part about it is you only need to buy 1 adapter and it fits all sizes of pads. Unlike the traditional BP and velcro pads where you have to buy a BP for each different sized pad, which obviously is quite expensive to do.
 
SuperBee364 said:
But possibly quite necessary. It's hard to second-guess someone's pad and polish choice without actually seeing the paint involved, don't you think?
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absolutely, that's not what i meant, i should have said, damn that thing was trashed i bet.



not to mention it couldve very well been a respray who knows.
 
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