Lake Country Force Hybrid Foam Pads New & Improved!

[Bryan@Autogeek]

Years of careful research and development have led to Lake Country Force Hybrid Foam Pads! This innovative collection of pads is manufactured with the state-of-the-art foam compositions you won't find anywhere else, Lake Country Hybrid Foam, but now new and improved! Each pad has a denser composition and thicker foam to provide more control and superior cutting or polishing action. Lake Country Force Hybrid Foam Pads stand up to the rigors of machine detailing, time after time.

What makes Lake Country Force Hybrid Foam Pads different? Think of it this way: you wouldn't use a soft foam sponge to apply a polish. The abrasives would get lost in the cells. Tighter and dense foam is better to keep the abrasives in contact with the surface being polished. Lake Country Force Hybrid Foam Pads take that rationale a step farther with ultra dense foam compositions that keep the product on top of the foam, where it belongs.

The detailing world is forever evolving and advancing – much to the benefit of all of us! New types of polishing machines are being introduced, and foam pad manufacturers like Lake Country are keeping up admirably. With forced rotation polishers, like the FLEX XC3401, it was found that thicker pads generally outperformed smaller, thinner pads and is more user friendly.

Lake Country Force Hybrid Foam Pads New & Improved​

 

[Mike Phillips]

Thanks for sharing Bryan...


Danielle just gave me the entire set so as soon as I get a chance I'll test them out on the FLEX 3401 and also rotary buffers like the FLEX PE14 and FLEX PE8.


The look and feel in person is very high quality.


By the way, Dave Patterson from Lake Country will be my guest at the upcoming May class and the students in this class will get a chance to use these pads on some amazing cars!



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[fightnews]

I bought a set last month I was waiting for u guys to get them but I had to have them lol. I'll be using them this weekend and also the hdo's..
I'll definitely post a review.

So the foam on the hdo'so are different then the force or no? Comparing the red and black ones from each set they seem the same

 

[fightnews]

What other forced rotation polishers are there besides the flex?

 

[Kamakaz1961]

Dang Nab it! I just bought a 6-pack of the old Hybrids!....LOL But thank you for the new update!

 

[hogie]

I thought everyone was moving to thinner pads lately? Did i miss something here. I thought thicker didn't work your polish as hard.

 

[Paul A.]

Thinner is still the game on free spinning DA's. For forced rotation like the Flex 3401, these thicker pads (and thicker composition) work better for me.

 

[spazzz]

I love em.
I haven't used the orange yet but the grey, white and black are stellar

 

[osiapstndp]

I just saw these on the "what's new" page and I'm so pleased! I recently bought 20 new Force pads, but when I need to replenish my stock I'll go straight to Auto Geek!

 

[BudgetPlan1]

Re: Lake Country Force Hybrid Foam Pads New & Improved!

Gray + Flex + M101 can really take care of bizness.

White + M205 is pretty nice too:

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[mwoywod]

I thought everyone was moving to thinner pads lately? Did i miss something here. I thought thicker didn't work your polish as hard.

Thick pads may not correct as quick on flat surfaces with a free spinning DA, but personally I feel thicker pads are much better at providing a smoother user experience. Plus, the free spinning polishers (both standard and long-throw) on the market today are so powerful and the abrasive technology of compounds and polishes are so incredible, that the additional rotation and correction capability of a super thin pad isn't all that necessary. Personally, unless I'm using the PC7424xp and I need a thinner pad to help maximize rotation, I actually prefer a bit thicker pad simply for the added comfort and ability to help maintain pad rotation on convex surfaces. My favorite pads right now are the Buff and Shine Uro-tec Yellow & uro-cell Orange.

 

[Dan Tran]

Probably not the right place for this.... but speaking of forced, any clue what happened to the FLEX XCE?

 

[kkritsilas]

Off the top of my head (and there are probably others) the Bosch 1250DEVS has a forced rotation mode, as does on of the Makita BO series polishers, The Bosch 1250DEVS has been reviewed by the Junkmanm and can be either a free rotation or a forced rotation polisher depending on the position of the mode lever. The Makita is similat, but I don't know of any reviews of it in a car detailing context.

As far as I know, the backing plates on either of these is 6", only.

Before people come out jumping up and down that these are inteneded for wood working, note that the PC 7424 is as well.

 

[DBAILEY]

I've owned the Makita BO6040 (now its the BO6050) since before Flex ever introduced theirs to the US market. It is a beast of a machine too. It is 6" backing pad only and switchable between forced rotation and free spinning DA. (you must turn off the polisher to switch between modes). I think that the forced rotation is in the opposite direction of the FLEX.

 

[fightnews]

The hdo's pads aren't even think compared to the boss longthrow pads, but the long throws spin better with thicker pads hence the inner flex pad

 

[Newdetailer1]

Can anyone report about these who have used the old LC hydro pads? In comparison is the new Grey the old orange? Is the new Orange the old Blue in terms of aggression? Looking for information before I make a big purchase. I use to only use the old hybrid pads and want more info before moving forward. Thanks

 

[RSW]

I've owned the Makita BO6040 (now its the BO6050) since before Flex ever introduced theirs to the US market. It is a beast of a machine too. It is 6" backing pad only and switchable between forced rotation and free spinning DA. (you must turn off the polisher to switch between modes). I think that the forced rotation is in the opposite direction of the FLEX.

The BO6040 as you know spins counter clockwise, the BO6050 spins clockwise - the way it should - and the PO5000C which is really good. better than both, spins counter clockwise...

The Flex spins counter clockwise and the Festool spins clockwise.

I would expect the grey foam on the new Makita to make having to cut first with a rotary a lot less frequent. My typical heavy correction is rotary to remove the scratch I think should be removed, leaving the ones I think are too deep followed by the Makita (now) PO5000C to remove the swirl marks.

Mike has the pads and the Makita, I hope he does a test.

RSW

 

[Paul A.]

OMG!!! I just ordered and tried this morning the blue foamed wool pads on my Flex 3401 on a heavily swirled and trashed black Ford Expedition this morning. Combined with Menzerna HCC 400 it was absolutely PHENOMINAL.

 

[fightnews]

I've owned the Makita BO6040 (now its the BO6050) since before Flex ever introduced theirs to the US market. It is a beast of a machine too. It is 6" backing pad only and switchable between forced rotation and free spinning DA. (you must turn off the polisher to switch between modes). I think that the forced rotation is in the opposite direction of the FLEX.

Is it a dual action though with a decent throw?

 

[RSW]

Is it a dual action though with a decent throw?

The BO6040 is discontinued and the BO6050 is a dual action, dual mode sander. Both work well but neither is as good as the PO5000C - even though the PO5000C spins counter clockwise in forced rotation mode - pretty much the only mode I run it in.

The throw on the PO5000C is more than enough to randomize the pattern when combined with the basic movement of the machine over the paint. Because it has forced rotation and 790 RPMS it will do significant correction in a reasonable amount of time.

My typical job used to require a first pass with a rotary using something like a Lake Country foamed wool pad and Menzerna 400 followed by a pass to remove swirls with the BO6040 or BO6050 with Jescar final polish then seal or wax. The PO5000C has cut the number of times I've needed the rotary significantly.

RSW