Thumbs Down on LC HT Pads

[Artbuc]

Just used the cyan with Meg UC. Pad cut ok but the nap is too tight to properly grab my backing plate. In fact, the pad wouldn't stay on at speed 5 on my PC DA. I'm going back to Meg pads.

 

[RhetoricMixes]

Foam pads dont have nap so im a little confused on that statement. What machine were you using? What size was the pad? What kind of paint were you working with? Have you considered replacing your backing plate since the pads wont stick to it?

 

[Big Boi]

Thats great newz!

CM8 6MT has been nudging me to get Megs pads for some time now. Just placed an order for them this mourning. It was a toss up between Megs and LC HT's! Now I know....

 

[psynx]

Thats great newz!

CM8 6MT has been nudging me to get Megs pads for some time now. Just placed an order for them this mourning. It was a toss up between Megs and LC HT's! Now I know....

lol this is like the 3rd thread i read about how bad LC pads are. meg's are awesome pads so are their MF pads. Buff n shine make great foam pads too, i would stay away from LC. about the only ones that have worked for me are the hybrid pads

 

[Artbuc]

Foam pads dont have nap so im a little confused on that statement. What machine were you using? What size was the pad? What kind of paint were you working with? Have you considered replacing your backing plate since the pads wont stick to it?

The LC HT foam pads have a white cloth backing that attaches to to the backing plate. The cloth on the Meg pads is nappy (fuzzy) and really grabs the backing plate. You have to work to peel it off. My HT's are 5.5" low profile and my backing plate is a Meg 4.5". There is only about 1/4" between the OD of the backing plate and OD of the "attaching" cloth on the back of the HT so the contact area is pretty good. I was working on my Toyota with clear coat/metallic paint. I would rather get Meg pads than buy a new backing plate which may or may not work any better than the one I have now. The LC HT pads are pretty cheesy compared to Meg...just my opinion.

 

[spiralout462]

I have to really put forth some effort to separate my Hydrotechs from the LC backing plate. 5"bp and 5.5" pads. I have been nothing but pleased with all Lake Country pads, however I haven't tried Meg's since I haven't felt the need to.

 

[CM8 6MT]

lol this is like the 3rd thread i read about how bad LC pads are

There will be more to come. I havent tried Buff n Shine pads. A friend of mine has those LC HydroTech pads that work decent.

Meguiar's Pads > Lake Country Pads

 

[psynx]

There will be more to come. I havent tried Buff n Shine pads. A friend of mine has those LC HydroTech pads that work decent.

Meguiar's Pads > Lake Country Pads

:iagree::whs::awesome::righton::cheers:

 

[Infiniti]

I purchased my hydro tech pads after ready Corey's review on them. I have had really good results with them but only use the Cyan and Tangerine.

 

[Fishincricket]

I purchased my hydro tech pads after ready Corey's review on them. I have had really good results with them but only use the Cyan and Tangerine.

Me too, and this is after using the LC CCS pads that came with the GG combo I bought here...

I guess this just means I am gonna be completely blown away by the Meg's pads , eh? lol :wahoo:

 

[Big Boi]

Me too, and this is after using the LC CCS pads that came with the GG combo I bought here...

I guess this just means I am gonna be completely blown away by the Meg's pads , eh? lol :wahoo:

Urs came with CCS pads?

Mine came with LC CCP pads oke:

 

[ihaveacamaro]

There will be more to come. I havent tried Buff n Shine pads. A friend of mine has those LC HydroTech pads that work decent.

Meguiar's Pads > Lake Country Pads

Just decent? I get really good results with the LC Hydrotech low profiles. The megs are better? Any specifically?

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

I have to really put forth some effort to separate my Hydrotechs from the LC backing plate. 5"bp and 5.5" pads. I have been nothing but pleased with all Lake Country pads, however I haven't tried Meg's since I haven't felt the need to.

+1. These stick like glue to the LC BP.

Meguiar's Pads > Lake Country Pads

Lake Country Hybrids>All others

 

[CM8 6MT]

Just decent? I get really good results with the LC Hydrotech low profiles. The megs are better? Any specifically?

Im using the Soft Buff original series. Why have a yellow, orange, white & green pad? Pretty useless when you can decide how much you want to cut by using the correct product, technique & pressure.

Anyway, IMO LC pads are cheap. They cost about $2 to make. Anyone who wants to question quality vs quality just take a look at how many people are using LC MF discs, vs how many people prefer Megs MF or Optimum MF discs. Secondly, HydroTech's are about as close as you can get to Megs foam pads.

I dont know, Megs invented the foam pad some 30 years ago. I doubt they have a clue what their doing

 

[ihaveacamaro]

Im using the Soft Buff original series. Why have a yellow, orange, white & green pad? Pretty useless when you can decide how much you want to cut by using the correct product, technique & pressure.

Anyway, IMO LC pads are cheap. They cost about $2 to make. Anyone who wants to question quality vs quality just take a look at how many people are using LC MF discs, vs how many people prefer Megs MF or Optimum MF discs. Secondly, HydroTech's are about as close as you can get to Megs foam pads.

I dont know, Megs invented the foam pad some 30 years ago. I doubt they have a clue what their doing

I wasn't saying Megs was bad, just saying that I've had good luck with my LC pads. With an endorsement like that though, I'll be sure to pick some up soon :dblthumb2:

and ptff the LC pads don't cost $2 to make.... I bet they cost less!

 

[rwright]

Anyone who wants to question quality vs quality just take a look at how many people are using LC MF discs, vs how many people prefer Megs MF or Optimum MF discs.

I have yet to have either of 2 LC microfiber pads fail but more than 20 Meguiar's and about 8 Optimum pads have. In fact, I'm willing to bet you can't find very many if any threads about a LC microfiber pad failure. Meguiar's did address the glue issue but I haven't used mine yet to see if they hold up. I have 6 from the new batch that I hope to abuse this upcoming weekend.

 

[CM8 6MT]

Roshan, I will buy you one so you can try just for kicks. I'll shoot you a PM.

 

[CM8 6MT]

I have yet to have either of 2 LC microfiber pads fail but more than 20 Meguiar's and about 8 Optimum pads have. In fact, I'm willing to bet you can't find very many if any threads about a LC microfiber pad failure. Meguiar's did address the glue issue but I haven't used mine yet to see if they hold up. I have 6 from the new batch that I hope to abuse this upcoming weekend.

You are correct. When the first gen Soft Buff's came out alot of people where having delamination issues, alot. Since then the newer gens have fixed that issue. I never used them when they came out defecive, I was using LC pads exclusively.

 

[rwright]

You are correct. When the first gen Soft Buff's came out alot of people where having delamination issues, alot. Since then the newer gens have fixed that issue. I never used them when they came out defecive, I was using LC pads exclusively.

My post had nothing to do with foam pads, only microfiber pads.

 

[CM8 6MT]

My post had nothing to do with foam pads, only microfiber pads.

I need to get some sleep. Regardless, Megs MF discs also suffered from similar delamination issues. Also since corrected. Usually hic ups like this happens when new products are introduced to the market.