Wool Pad Question

Coupe said:
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.
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With a larger pad centering becomes more important, so with the edge 2k system it is never a concern. $15-18 depending on where you get the adapter at. I still use velcro for the CCS pads that I use.
 
WilliamHBonney said:
So what are the good wool pads to get now? Can someone provide a link please?
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Very good question... also, how would you rate a heavy cut foam pad aganist a wool as for as toughness goes. I always seem to shy away from anything heavier than a light cut foam pad for fear of damaging the clear coat with my rotary. I am still a novice and have had success with a light cut pad; yet I am not sure if its luck or skill, so I am afraid to jump to the next step?



Whats the deal with heavy polishing anyway. Obviously wetsanding removes lots of clear depending on pressure and grit, but how abrassive is wool and heavy cut foam in comparison?



Sorry for the stupid questions. I want to take it to the next level but really can't afford that mistake we like to a call a "learning experience"



DG
 
Danspeed1 said:
Very good question... also, how would you rate a heavy cut foam pad aganist a wool as for as toughness goes. I always seem to shy away from anything heavier than a light cut foam pad for fear of damaging the clear coat with my rotary. I am still a novice and have had success with a light cut pad; yet I am not sure if its luck or skill, so I am afraid to jump to the next step?



Whats the deal with heavy polishing anyway. Obviously wetsanding removes lots of clear depending on pressure and grit, but how abrassive is wool and heavy cut foam in comparison?



Sorry for the stupid questions. I want to take it to the next level but really can't afford that mistake we like to a call a "learning experience"



DG
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Wool pads are available in all levels of aggressiveness, from the most aggressive twisted wool types, down to super-soft finishing pads. IMHO, they are so much easier to use than foam. Especially the double sided Edge 2000 6 inch pads. Just the right size for maximum maneuverability and ease of use. Lot's of people will say that you'll get a better finish using a foam finishing pad, but I'm slowly trying to convince them that a white Edge wool pad finishes just as well as foam.



If you'd really like to give wool a shot, get pads in several different levels of aggressiveness. Start out with the lighter cut pads, and move up as you need to and as your confidence grows.



Wool is also much safer to use on heat sensitive parts of your car. Plastic bumpers can be buffed with wool with a higher margin of safety than foam. You still need to be careful, though.
 
SuperBee364 said:
Wool pads are available in all levels of aggressiveness, from the most aggressive twisted wool types, down to super-soft finishing pads. IMHO, they are so much easier to use than foam. Especially the double sided Edge 2000 6 inch pads. Just the right size for maximum maneuverability and ease of use. Lot's of people will say that you'll get a better finish using a foam finishing pad, but I'm slowly trying to convince them that a white Edge wool pad finishes just as well as foam.



If you'd really like to give wool a shot, get pads in several different levels of aggressiveness. Start out with the lighter cut pads, and move up as you need to and as your confidence grows.



Wool is also much safer to use on heat sensitive parts of your car. Plastic bumpers can be buffed with wool with a higher margin of safety than foam. You still need to be careful, though.
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I might just give that a try,... I'll have to wait a few weeks though,... just plunked down another $75 for more supplies... my girlfriend is watching :argue ...



DG
 
test out your skill on her car before you do the ss again

each time you wheel a car it can end badly very quickly

right before your eyes !
 
VA - The roof and boot had been repainted and was very thick paint and hard clear



My favourite wool pads are Meg's cut n shine, Edge black and yellow and the foamed wool (purple)



The roof had extremely severe marks and really, prima swirl is not that harsh. Only 1500

I use foam 95% of the time as wool cuts real quick.

I might get some chatter on the day (I am getting good at controlling it) from the yellow LC and black edge but from LC orange down, it's really easy

LC pads look to get their aggression from stiffness, whereas Edge are flexible and quite rough feeling so sometimes the edge come out when an LC refuses to play nice.



The edge green foam I will never use again as it's always causing hop and chatter.



I had tried these areas of the WRX with softer alternatives but it did not come up whereas the other side with it's original paint came up a treat with LC orange and SIP



Is their 4 inch wool pads available. If not I'll make some up from my old meg's 8 inch pad.

In actual fact I do alot of most sedans with the 4 inch pads which never chatter and glide along the paint perfectly every time.
 
I go into a few body shops (high end) that don't use any wool pads after sanding. They claim that if there aren't deep sanding marks (3000 grit) put into the finish, then you can opt to not use a wool pad. Some prefer to use a cutting foam. Different strokes for different folks.
 
Just wondering if this could be done.



I am going to wetsand my car down with 2000 grit sandpaper. Can I use this Lake Country Purple Foamed Wool + Meguiars #84 to remove my wetsanding marks?



Would this combo work? LC says it can remove 1500grit, so I don't think it should be a problem.



Any thoughts? Thanks :cool:
 
Although I haven't used that particular combination before, I believe it would work well for you.



Let us know how it goes!
 
My93Civic said:
Just wondering if this could be done.



I am going to wetsand my car down with 2000 grit sandpaper. Can I use this Lake Country Purple Foamed Wool + Meguiars #84 to remove my wetsanding marks?



Would this combo work? LC says it can remove 1500grit, so I don't think it should be a problem.



Any thoughts? Thanks :cool:
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Don´t believe anything that you can read on a bottle of compound on or a buffing pad bag. It´s all about how hard the clear is. We had serious problems to eliminate 4000 grit on a BMW. I took us loong time with a cutting wool pad and Menzerna powergloss(who will according to Menzerna eliminate 1500grit with ease).



And why finish with 2000. Easier to remove 4000grit then 2000. You will save a lot of time to use a 4000grit.
 
porta said:
Don´t believe anything that you can read on a bottle of compound on or a buffing pad bag. It´s all about how hard the clear is. We had serious problems to eliminate 4000 grit on a BMW. I took us loong time with a cutting wool pad and Menzerna powergloss(who will according to Menzerna eliminate 1500grit with ease).



And why finish with 2000. Easier to remove 4000grit then 2000. You will save a lot of time to use a 4000grit.
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Sorry I should have stated this is going to be done on SS paint. I can't get 4000grit up here locally where I live in Canada. Max I could find locally is 2000grit.
 
I have loved my purple LC foam wool and blackfire SRC compound! Gets the job done in short order, rather than multi passes of orange LC pad and SRCC.



The blackfire is awesome stuff.
 
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