new polisher

[dbreeze225]

hey guys so i am pritty new to using DA polishers....i got one in auto zone for about $150 made by shurhold...i actually didnt buy it for a car. i coat tables and other type of furniture with epoxy glaze (if you never seen it basically ever see a bar top that has a real real thick clear coat thats it) it takes along time to dry so dust settles on it so i used to wet sand 3000 grit then use meguiars ultra cut compound and the wax it back to glossy finish. always did it by hand and the stuff reacts just like car paint. so i got great results with the da polisher...since it worked so good i am planing on cleaning up a couple of cars with it problem is i went online to look up different types of pads and its a overload of information. some companies i came across are..buff and shine, lake county mfg., meguiars, surbuff,portor cable,and well many more for that matter...did a lil research and lake county always had good comments so then i came across all these different types of pads...flat pads, CCS pads, hydro tech foam pads, constant pressure hi gloss foam pads, waffle pro, wool pads....and that is just lake county mfg. then of coarse there are cutting, polishing and finishing though out wich that is like the only part i think i understand. if any one can help and point me in the right direction i would appreciate it whether its companies or info on different types of pads and how they work. ANYTHING would help as i said i am new to these machine's so any tips at all about pads or on just using them would help!
thanks ahead of time

 

[Rsurfer]

First of all, welcome to the forum. Do you have a Velcro backing plate and not a stick on sanding plate?

 

[DaveT435]

I would go with the Lake Country flat pads. What kind of cars are you going to be working on? Four cutting or light cutting depending on what kind of vehicles four white polishing and four black finishing. That would be a good start.

 

[dbreeze225]

yeh its a velcro plate...also a 2013 chevy equinox, 2010 toyota corola, and a older ford truck (not sure of year probily somewhere around 1997 and not sure model either off top of my head but it is very small probilly one of the smallest trucks made by ford).....i was watching a video on you tube and then proceeded to check out there web site (Car Wash, Wax, Polishes, Microfiber Towels and Best Auto Detail Supplies - Chemical Guys Professional Car Care Products - Wholesale and Retail) they do have some lake county stuff but they have one package called "chemical guys hex logic" basicly flat pad with a bunch of hexagons carved into it they sell seperatly or had a package i thought seemed like a good deal .....7 pads from heavy cutting to ultra fine finishing and a cleaner for $60 seemed like good deal anyone know anything about these pads any good?....i see some pads are flat some have this hex pattern, some have lil circles in them some are "waffle pattern" do these pads work any better than the others i read they keep pad cool or hold compound and release when needed but is there any significant difference in performance???