So whats the new hotness in pads I need to replace about 30 of them

[-Longhorn-]

All mine are old and crusty. Got about two seasons out of them. They are the LC CCS pads. Your recommendations.....

 

[JonMiles]

if you have a rotary, you should pick up the edge pads...they're awesome, and you never have to center them. Quick changes are nice too, you can work with the cutting and switch to a polishing pad in about 3 seconds. They glide like ice across the surface of the paint.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

All mine are old and crusty. Got about two seasons out of them. They are the LC CCS pads. Your recommendations.....

I hate assuming, but here goes...

Since you posted this in a forum for DA style polishers, if you haven't tried out the Surbuf pads then maybe check them out, they work great for the correction step when doing a multiple step process but for now do the follow-up finish polishing with a soft foam polishing or finishing pad. I'm new to the Surbuf pads having learned about them from my friend Kevin Brown, so far impressed with them and have only used them with SMAT products and from what I've read they work best with SMAT products. I'll have to test them with DAT products on black paint myself to see how the combination performs before posting on that topic.

Surbuf MicroFinger Buffing Pads now at Autogeek!

The section below was sanded using the #3000 Unigrit Foam Finishing Disc on the Meguiar's G110v2 on the 5.0 Speed Setting for about 5-6 Section Passes.

Here are the results after Machine Compounding using the Surbuf MicroFinger Buffing Pads on the Meguiar's G110v2 on the 6.0 Speed Setting with M105 Ultra Compound for about 5-6 Section passes.

We followed this with M205 Ultra Finishing Polish on a W9207 Foam Finishing pad on the 5.0 Speed Setting using the G110v2 for about 4 passes with medium pressure and then two more section passes with just a little more than the weight of the machine to keep the pad flat to the surface. The results you see here are only after polishing with M205, there is no wax or paint sealant applied at this point.

The test section was also wiped clean using straight Mineral Spirits to remove any residual polishing oils.

Note the Dime in this picture carefully placed onto the paint

Close-up to show there are no sanding marks left on the surface, no tick marks or haze. There is a spec of dust just to the lower left hand corner off to the side of the dime that we left there to show just how close we are to the paint when taking this picture. This paint is LSP ready.

On the Autogeek.net Website

Surbuf R Series 4 Inch Buffing Pads 2 Pack
Surbuf R Series 5.5 Inch Buffing Pads 2 Pack
Surbuf R Series 6.5 Inch Buffing Pads 2 Pack



If you're using a first generation PC or equivalent, then stick to 5.5" pads for correction work no matter which design you go with as these older tools are better able to keep this size pad rotating.

If you're using a new XP or one of th other second generation DA style polishers, then they rotate the 6.5 pads plenty good for most correction work.

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

I still want some of those new Meg's unigrit foam discs!

Just biding my time until I see you or Meghan post a "They're here in stock" thread, Mike! Then I'll place an order for them along with the surbuf pads.

 

[O.C.Detailing]

I just ordered 6 of the 5.5" Surbuf pads. Hopefully they'll get here quickly and I can post a review of them. From what I've been reading, I can't wait to get them since I seem to get the cars that have all been through hell itself...