Lake Country HDO Foam Pads

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Lake Country HDO 5.5 Inch Foam Pads

Lake Country 5.5 Inch HDO Foam Pads were designed for use with the Griot's Garage BOSS G15 Long-Throw Orbital Polisher, or other similar long throw polishers. The face of the Lake Country 5.5 inch HDO Foam Pad is 5.5 inches with a 5 inch backing. A 5 inch backing plate is recommended for best results.

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Lake Country 6.5 inch HD Orbital Foam Pads

Lake Country HDO Foam Pads are specially designed foam pads that were developed for long-stroke dual action polishers. With the increasing popularity of long-stroke (also referred to as large throw) dual action polishers, the market demanded a line of foam pads designed specifically for these types of machines. After months of strenuous research and development, Lake Country is proud to introduce the HDO Foam Pads.
 
I wonder how much more improved they are compared to the HD Orbitals... I checked these new pads out a few weeks ago on LC website and the illustrations seem to depict these having less of a flare compared to the previous Orbital pads, I'm not sure if that's exact in real life, but why would they screw up their own illustrations if it wasn't true?

Also, their description page has a couple of obvious mistakes:
-On the top page descriptions they state the same exact features for both the HDO Finishing Pad and the HDO Waxing Pad.
-And on the bottom of the page [more detailed descriptions] they seem to have mixed up the names between the HDO Finishing Pad and the HDO Waxing Pad... Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't the Red pad be the Finishing pad and the Black pad be the Waxing pad, not the other way around?

Nailing the details of detailing products is a pet peeve of mine.. Proofreader must've took the day off. Lol.


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Big fan of the microfiber cutting pad.

the HDO pads on the flex XFE really does make a nice match.

the higher center gravity of the pad makes it virtually vibration free and that enables you to polish with 1 finger.

Here is me @ Detail Fest doing product demos with the McKee's polishes.



Fast Compound + Blue HDO Orbital
Followed By
Fast Polish + Black HDO

 
These look nice - will have to surprise my BOSS15 with some new pads.


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Joe@NextLevelDetail said:
Big fan of the microfiber cutting pad.

the HDO pads on the flex XFE really does make a nice match.

the higher center gravity of the pad makes it virtually vibration free and that enables you to polish with 1 finger.

Here is me @ Detail Fest doing product demos with the McKee's polishes.



Fast Compound + Blue HDO Orbital
Followed By
Fast Polish + Black HDO

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joe, what are you guys using/how are you putting those swirls in the hood? ive tried different methods but nothing comes out like the ones in your picture
 
Cruzscarwash said:
joe, what are you guys using/how are you putting those swirls in the hood? ive tried different methods but nothing comes out like the ones in your picture
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for this demo hood I use a plastic bag, Any grocery bag or even a ziplock bag will install those heavy swirls. Alot of people really get shocked when they see how a simple plastic bag can scratch the paint this drastic.

you typically dont want to use a blunt object as that can cause deeper scratches that cant safely be removed, And doing demos of course you get out 99% of the damage but they will still ask about that last remaining deep scratch where you went a little to aggressive lol.
 
The pads did work well at the show. I'll most likely pick up the whole lineup and compare to my Low pros which is another fav pad lineup of mine currently
 
Do these use the hybrid foam. I just bought the new force flex pads and they use the hybrid stuff. I didn't see anything that talked about what type of foam these pads use? Seeks weird that they don't tell u o u what type of foam they are using?
 
Eldorado2k said:
I wonder how much more improved they are compared to the HD Orbitals... I checked these new pads out a few weeks ago on LC website and the illustrations seem to depict these having less of a flare compared to the previous Orbital pads, I'm not sure if that's exact in real life, but why would they screw up their own illustrations if it wasn't true?

Also, their description page has a couple of obvious mistakes:
-On the top page descriptions they state the same exact features for both the HDO Finishing Pad and the HDO Waxing Pad.
-And on the bottom of the page [more detailed descriptions] they seem to have mixed up the names between the HDO Finishing Pad and the HDO Waxing Pad... Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't the Red pad be the Finishing pad and the Black pad be the Waxing pad, not the other way around?

Nailing the details of detailing products is a pet peeve of mine.. Proofreader must've took the day off. Lol.


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i noticed this too, its still not fixed or clear
 
Joe@NextLevelDetail said:
for this demo hood I use a plastic bag, Any grocery bag or even a ziplock bag will install those heavy swirls. Alot of people really get shocked when they see how a simple plastic bag can scratch the paint this drastic.

you typically dont want to use a blunt object as that can cause deeper scratches that cant safely be removed, And doing demos of course you get out 99% of the damage but they will still ask about that last remaining deep scratch where you went a little to aggressive lol.
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For a testing hood, there must be an extra thick layer of clear sprayed??
 
Im very interested of those HDO mf pads. I wonder are they better or worse than Buff and Shine uro-fiber pads?
 
I just realized they've made these smaller than before... 5.5"&6.5" instead of 6"&7"
Man, I'm glad I was able to buy a good batch of the old full size HD Orbitals :)

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Another thing I can't help but notice: This new Lake Country Microfiber pad is white. That's great. The Griots Boss Microfiber pad is black... I dunno about you, but why would I want a microfiber pad to be black instead of white? Wouldn't white be much better, that way you can easily see how much residue has accumulated in the pad and gauge if it's time to switch to another pad? Don't the black fibers prevent the user from being able to really tell if the pad is 100% clean?

Makes me want to choose these microfiber pads.

Just like choosing a black colored microfiber for any paint duties, why would you want a black towel if you can't even see if it's accidentally gotten soiled during use. Or am I wrong?
 
I would think it would be easier to see how clean a black MF pad is than a white MF one. Most polishes and spent CC would be whitish in color.
 
Eldorado2k said:
Another thing I can't help but notice: This new Lake Country Microfiber pad is white. That's great. The Griots Boss Microfiber pad is black... I dunno about you, but why would I want a microfiber pad to be black instead of white? Wouldn't white be much better, that way you can easily see how much residue has accumulated in the pad and gauge if it's time to switch to another pad? Don't the black fibers prevent the user from being able to really tell if the pad is 100% clean?

Makes me want to choose these microfiber pads.

Just like choosing a black colored microfiber for any paint duties, why would you want a black towel if you can't even see if it's accidentally gotten soiled during use. Or am I wrong?
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Absolutely agree. Although I am not a fan of MF pad as I preferred wool. Having said that, I dont understand the reason of using a black mf in a pad too. Perhaps its raw material limitation or some other reason.
 
Whites good for seeing paint transfer but I like the black to see the built up polish, it's easy to see on the black pads imo.

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