Meguiar's Cutting Disk

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OK, so it was past time to buy some of those microfiber pads that everyone is raving about.
We shall see!
I'll have them just in time to correct a black BMW
Ordered six of them, if I like them I'll order more.

Will six pads be enough to work on one car?
....and, how do you guys care for them?
I've tried other MF pads in the past but went back to my foam pads.
 
Most of the time I use around 4 of them for an average size sedan or coupe. The 3 inch versions are wonderful as well. They're very easy to clean on the fly with a pad brush. When I'm done with them, I wash them in a sink with a pad brush and pad cleaner. Keep them clean and free up the fibers before every work section and you'll love the way they correct.
 
haris300 said:
Most of the time I use around 4 of them for an average size sedan or coupe. The 3 inch versions are wonderful as well. They're very easy to clean on the fly with a pad brush. When I'm done with them, I wash them in a sink with a pad brush and pad cleaner. Keep them clean and free up the fibers before every work section and you'll love the way they correct.
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Would a MF cleaner (microfiber) be better than a Pad cleaner (foam)? Feed back please
 
Are you going to use them on the 3401?
 
I've been enjoying DAMF discs for four years, but I have yet to try them on the Flex. I've heard so many others report that they *don't* play well with the Flex and its forced oscillation that I'm in no rush to put the combo to paint.
 
Rsurfer said:
Would a MF cleaner (microfiber) be better than a Pad cleaner (foam)? Feed back please
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I've been letting my MF discs soak in Detailer's Pro Pad Rejuvenator with pretty good success. I also have Griot's Garage Microfiber and Foam Pad Cleaner for spraying directly onto the pad before cleaning with a brush. Using both of these while cleaning in the sink works very well for me.

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I've used Pinnacle's spray on pad cleaner as well. All of them seem to work just fine. I guess I don't really have an answer as to which works better, but I actually find cleaning MF discs easier than cleaning foam pads regardless of what cleaner I use.
 
I haven't tried it myself, but I know a guy that puts them in his washing machine and swears by it.

As for myself, I blow them out with compressed air, let them sit in my bucket of solution, then rinse in the sink, then a little more air to help em dry.
 
I love them Kevin!

I'd say you can easily do anything out there with 6 of them. I've done many a vehicle with only 2, (although not hammering it the whole time). :) Being as you MUST clean them with air, spinning them one way, then the other, not only does that fluff them back up really well, but it cools them also. :dblthumb2:

Another thing with them being cleaned via air it gets them pretty darned clean. You can actually clean one and put it aside, then pick it up the next day. Sure... I'd not do that all the time, especially as working with DAMF pads you want to work "surgically clean" but other than removing the color of the compound from them, washing in the evening isn't absolutely necessary (should you find yourself just not having the time).

Of course the D300 compound is AMAZING! That by itself is my favorite compound these last couple of years. It's what I did that Laguna Blue C7 with (and a white foam pad non the less). Of course there were a couple of spots I used the DAMF pads on, but overall the entire vehicle was done with D300 then D301. :)
 
fly07sti said:
I haven't tried it myself, but I know a guy that puts them in his washing machine and swears by it.
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That's what I do, after 6 days a week of compounding and polishing vehicles all day, last thing I want to do is clean pads so into the washing machine they go. :xyxthumbs:
 
I had a couple of first-gen cutting and finishing discs delaminate on me, noticeable after taking them out of the washing machine, so I started washing them by hand. I think they improved the bond between the h&l and the foam among other things in later versions but honestly they take a minute to clean and rinse out in the sink.
 
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