5.5" SUPER THIN FOAM PAD OPTIONS for your Dual Action Polisher

I like the Lake Country thin pro pads a lot. Since they are consistent in the foam color and composition with CCS pads, easy to make that switch.
 
Thanks for the reply, Mike! Great explanation.

I'm really surprised you had to use the gray pad on that example car to get out the water spots. That's a seriously aggressive pad!
 
I've used the ThinPro pads with my GG6 for a few sessions and love them. I was using HydroTech before and the ThinPros are working much better for me. They seem to have about normal heat buildup resistance and rotate really well.
 
I love the ThinPro Grey pads, made my life so much easier on heavier defects and both the 3401 and Rupes 15 love it.
 
Zubair said:
I love the ThinPro Grey pads, made my life so much easier on heavier defects and both the 3401 and Rupes 15 love it.
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I can't stand the THIN grey pad on the 3401. ;) I think the thicker force grey pad will work much better.
 
WRAPT C5Z06 said:
I can't stand the THIN grey pad on the 3401. ;) I think the thicker force grey pad will work much better.
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I agree but no denying the Meguiars Burgandy thin cutting discs and LC ThinPro Grey works well on it too. The BnS Low-Pro's work best. The Hybrids I have will not be replaced as the cuts nowhere near modern pads and am counting on the Force pads to win me over.
 
WRAPT C5Z06 said:
I can't stand the THIN grey pad on the 3401. ;) I think the thicker force grey pad will work much better.
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I find dense THIN pads on gear-driven tools makes them tend to what to hop or chatter when buffing. You don't get this with thick foam pads.

Thins SOFT foam pads buff smooth on gear driven tools like the FLEX 3401 just not the thin foam cutting pads.


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tenblade2001 said:
do these pads offer any advantage with a flex 3401?
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Not in my opinion or experience.

In my FLEX 3401 how to book I recommend thick pads and specifically the Lake Country Hybrid pads and stick to that recommendation today.


Ebook version

How to use the FLEX XC 3401 VRG Dual Action Polisher for both Show Car Detailing and Production Detailing


Paperback version

How to use the FLEX XC 3401 VRG Dual Action Polisher for both Show Car Detailing and Production Detailing


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I have the book...have all your books in fact. I didn't know if these were out at the time or had changed your mind. Thanks Mike.
 
*bump* there's been talk about some wanting new pads, here's some excellent info from Mike...
 
I just found the first picture in this thread shared on our D101 Facebook page as a Tip - use thin pads because they rotate better...

Thought I would check on the actual thread and found these two posts since I last visited this thread...


tenblade2001 said:
I have the book...have all your books in fact.

I didn't know if these were out at the time or had changed your mind.

Thanks Mike.
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In context, these pads were not available when I wrote my FLEX how-to book and if they were I would NOT have recommended any of them for use with the FLEX 3401 or any gear driven orbital tool.

Sure thin pads will work on gear-driven orbitals but there's not a "need" to use them, so might as well use thicker pads and the buffing experience is smoother. Don't we all want smooth, low vibration buffing?



VISITOR said:
*bump* there's been talk about some wanting new pads, here's some excellent info from Mike...
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Thanks for bumping this thread.

When I write an article I do my best to make the information both accurate and timeless. That is to say, the information in this article is just as accurate today as it was when I wrote it.

Just because an article or thread is old does not make the information less valuable, in fact it's relative. And that's why bumping old threads is perfectly okay as it helps new people that have not seen the thread/article and thus my need the info.


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