Best pad for paste wax

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When applying paste wax by machine, Which Lake country pad is best ? There are red, blue and grey which all say they can be used for waxing. I wanted to know which pad most people are using?
 
Any of the soft finishing pads will do a great job for applying a finishing wax or paint sealant.

Anytime you're machine applying a cleaner/wax to a neglected finish you should be using a polishing pad or even something more aggressive depending upon what you're working on and what you're trying to accomplish.


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Emm said:
I haven't tried those yet, are they that much better then the regular red pads?
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I'm no expert, so I really should not have answered your question. I haven't tried all the pads. My thought process is to use the 4" pads for less waste of wax. Whether that's true or not I'm not sure, but I at least "feel" the 4" pad is soaking up less wax. I don't notice much difference in time using 4" versus 5.5" and I have to bust out the 4" pad anyway for some tight spots, so I only use one pad this way instead of two.

I chose to go with hydro techs for the reason you just asked. Hydro Techs only have three choices. The CCS and flat pads have too many choices. With hydro techs I don't have to think. :props:
 
I guess my question is why so many wax pads? What is the difference, red,blue and grey?
 
TornadoRed said:
I'm no expert, so I really should not have answered your question. I haven't tried all the pads. My thought process is to use the 4" pads for less waste of wax. Whether that's true or not I'm not sure, but I at least "feel" the 4" pad is soaking up less wax. I don't notice much difference in time using 4" versus 5.5" and I have to bust out the 4" pad anyway for some tight spots, so I only use one pad this way instead of two.

I chose to go with hydro techs for the reason you just asked. Hydro Techs only have three choices. The CCS and flat pads have too many choices. With hydro techs I don't have to think. :props:
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Makes sense, I will try the HT pads

Thanks
 
Emm said:
I guess my question is why so many wax pads? What is the difference, red,blue and grey?
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I am not sure about the difference between the red and blue pads but the grey (or black as some call it) is just a bit firmer than the red and blue pads. However, I would not say it is firm enough to call it a polishing pad if that makes since.

I have both blue and grey pads. I use the blue pads to apply waxes, sealants, cleaners, glazes and the such that have no abrasive in them to paint that I have just finished jeweling. I use the blue pad because I have the paint from a polishing perspective right where I want it. However, if I am working with a car that has paint in good shape but I just want to give it a slight boost in gloss, before applying a sealant or a wax, I may apply an AIO or glaze with a slight amount of abrasives in it like Poli-Seal or Clearkote Red Moose Machine Glaze because the slight firmness of the black pad seems to help the tiny abrasives in those products do their job. After applying that AIO or glaze I will often go to the blue pad to apply the wax or sealant.
 
I had the same question when I ordered my PCXP and pads. I talked to Matt and asked him what the difference was between the LC blue, red and black/grey pad. I don't know if I should say "recommended," but he informed me that the black/grey pad wouldn't absorb as much of the wax/sealant, meaning that I would be getting more product onto the car instead of soaked up into the pad. Naturally I went with the black/grey pad and I've found that it works great. Whether is soaks up less than blue or red, I have no idea as I've not use either of them to compare.

Mark
 
Thanks, I'm going to order a bunch of pads red,blue, black and the HT pads and see which I like best.
 
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