LC CCS Pad Setup

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I am in the process of getting my compounding and polishing kit together, and I could really use some advice on which Lake Country CCS pads to buy. I have read the guides multiple times and read many articles, however I am still not 100% certain. I did recently buy an orange and gray CCS 5.5" pad, but I am about to buy a 6-pack of 5.5" and 4" pads. At the moment I have in my wishlist 2 yellow, 2 orange, 1 gray, and 1 red for both 5.5" and 4". Should I ditch the red? What would you get and why? What do you find yourself reaching for the most? Thank you.
 
I'd stock heavy on cutting and polishing pads.

If I was organizing a kit for a friend, I'd order:

4 Orange
4 White
4 grey (2 for AIO/wax, 2 for ultra fine finishing).
 
Id say keep at least one red pad in your arsenal. They are the best for applying waxes or sealants. You really only need one of them. Otherwise cutting and polishing is the way to go. You didnt mention what type of polisher you have, but perhaps consider the new Thin Pro pads. They work better on just about every machine.
 
I use and love the CCS pads and get amazing results. One thing to keep in mind is they are a tad thicker and will hold more product and thus become saturated and less effective.
Read Mike Phillips article, http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...-how-many-pads-do-i-need-buff-out-my-car.html

I think this will help. Also, different pads for different conditions. I also use the Hydro-Tech and now that I have a GG G-15, I stocked up on all the GG BOSS pads.
 
paul_g said:
I use and love the CCS pads and get amazing results. One thing to keep in mind is they are a tad thicker and will hold more product and thus become saturated and less effective.
Read Mike Phillips article, http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...-how-many-pads-do-i-need-buff-out-my-car.html

I think this will help. Also, different pads for different conditions. I also use the Hydro-Tech and now that I have a GG G-15, I stocked up on all the GG BOSS pads.
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I like the CCS too. When I was lurking more in 08/09 they were pretty popular.

Hydrotech too! Those things are excellent on PC type machines.
 
Thank you all for the help! And, I have read that article, which is very helpful. I think I will stick to the CCS pads for now. Do you all ever use the yellow cutting pad? I have some bad scratches and water spots that will need work. I tried McKee's 37 360 with an orange LC hand pad on my hood with a lot of pressure and didn't notice a change. Clearly I'll need my GG 6" or Cyclo.
 
The CCS Pads are great Pads. I would forget the Yellows and Go with the Orange for Compounding, the Whites for Polishing and the Gray for LSP and at least 1 Red Pad. So 2 Orange, 2 White 1 Gray and 1 Red. You should be fine. If you can get more the merrier. But if it were me for the 6-Pack; that's the way I would go.

Do not forget to Test spot
 
No yellows, OK, and yes, I plan to do a test spot. Thank you guys! I love this work!
 
StealthXJ said:
Thank you all for the help! And, I have read that article, which is very helpful. I think I will stick to the CCS pads for now. Do you all ever use the yellow cutting pad? I have some bad scratches and water spots that will need work. I tried McKee's 37 360 with an orange LC hand pad on my hood with a lot of pressure and didn't notice a change. Clearly I'll need my GG 6" or Cyclo.
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Just did our black 2004 Corvette with lotsa etched water spots. While WG Uber on flat yellow LC pad eventually took the stain outta the middle of the water spots and smoothed the edges to make them mostly go away, it was many, many passes.

Went to Meguires D300 with their microfiber cutting discs, followed by WG Swirl Remover 3.0 with flat LC Orange pad and then WG Finishing Glaze 3.0 with flat LC white pad. Paint is probably 95% now which is likely as good as its gonna get without going to more extreme measures, like wet sanding or rotary.

All this using GG 6" DA w 5" & 3" backing plates. Sure was a learning experience but well worth it.

Topping it all with WG Uber Ceramic. Zaino guy for years...was time to try something new, hopefully more durable although that's what I liked about Zaino...long lasting in addition to looking good and easy to apply.

Did a black 2007 Mazda with just 'Twins' and black, heavily swirled 2016 Subaru with just Twins, both topped with the Uber Ceramic. Great results but takes a bit to figure out what works best on different cars/paint. Subaru very fragile (soft?) paint, Vette apparently very hard paint...need different strategies/processes for different vehicles.
 
So then, maybe I'll invest in a few MF cutting pads for harsher paint.
 
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