The Departure Lake Country Hydrotech

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Sign of the times I guess.

All these pads used and developed pre-Rupes seem targeted for termination.

I spoke with customer service from LC a couple days ago, and I asked about the status of the Hydrotech pads since I didn't see them on their site.

It was confirmed that they are still being made for select outlets, but will be getting phased out after the supply of foam was depleted.

So if you're a fan, you might want to stock up!

Thankfully, Buff and Shine has the Uro-Cell pads, which are of a similar foam composition. I had some, but I liked the LC Hydrotech style better for the PC.

The Uro-Cell aren't recommended for the large orbit tools, but I'm going to give them a try anyways.

So long, Hydrotech. I enjoyed ya.
 
I stocked up on hydrotechs when PBMG had them heavily discounted, the cyan and tangerine specifically. Ended up getting 20 pads for less than $100, one hell of a deal.
 
This is one of the reasons I bought the Buff and Shine 6 packs of plain old flat foam pads for years for my PCs

They worked just fine (they still do), were relatively cheap, and they never fundamentally changed year after year, and 15+ years later they are still available

They obviously have better pads now but there is something to be said for old standbys

Sad to see a trusted and familiar product go away
 
MisterSnoop said:
How is Rupes involved with this?
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When Rupes first arrived on the scene, the large orbit of the machines would put a lot of stress on the traditional pads.

In Rupes own line of pads, people found that the yellow in particular to be very useful and thus they became the new standard. Just take a look around the industry and you'll see that the premium offerings are usually based on the initial Rupes design. This style pad was found to hold up better to the extreme lateral movement of the large orbit tools. They also became popular for people using Porter Cable and Flex 3401 style machines as well.

Buff and Shine Uro-Tec
Buff and Shine Low Pro
Lake Country UDO
Lake Country HD Orbital (discontinud)
Lake Country HDO
Lake Country SDO
Griot's Boss Foam Pads
Hex Logic Quantam
Carpro pads
Various import SPTA style foams
And way ore that I'm probably not even aware of.
 
SNP209 said:
I stocked up on hydrotechs when PBMG had them heavily discounted, the cyan and tangerine specifically. Ended up getting 20 pads for less than $100, one hell of a deal.
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Same! I think I got the last of them. The 1.25" tall version?
 
chilly said:
This is one of the reasons I bought the Buff and Shine 6 packs of plain old flat foam pads for years for my PCs

They worked just fine (they still do), were relatively cheap, and they never fundamentally changed year after year, and 15+ years later they are still available

They obviously have better pads now but there is something to be said for old standbys

Sad to see a trusted and familiar product go away
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Buff and Shine was always my go to. I do still use them with the Porter Cable quite a bit.

The Hydrotech was a unique line that I personally enjoyed. It is a bummer to see them be phased out, but from a business standpoint I can see why.

Just "guessing" here but don't be surprised if Lake Country eliminates the relatively revamped flat, and CCS lines of "cut back" pads down the line.
 
craigdt said:
Thats too bad, they being replaced with something?
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Just the HDO/SDO.

They're finding that the foams in the HDO/SDO lines can cover the ground that the Hydrotech and even the standard flat/ccs cut back lines can cover. Often out performing the legacy pads on a wider range of tools.
 
dlc95 said:
Buff and Shine was always my go to. I do still use them with the Porter Cable quite a bit.


Just "guessing" here but don't be surprised if Lake Country eliminates the relatively revamped flat, and CCS lines of "cut back" pads down the line.
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With the trend towards tapered and rounded edge pads I would say that is a pretty safe prediction

Maybe it is time to buy a few of the 6 pack deals of the flat pads in my favorite colors and sizes

I bought a couple of the CCS 6 packs back when all I had was a single PC and I honestly never could see anything special or different about them

The regular flat pads from both B&S and Lake Country are still great for stuff like RVs and other vehicles with tons of flat real estate where you just need to cover ground
 
dlc95 said:
Same! I think I got the last of them. The 1.25" tall version?
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I ended up purchasing 24 cyan and 24 tangerine that are 5.5"x7/8" and 10 of each that are 3"×1.25".

The 5.5"x7/8" were on sale for 3/12.99 and before purchasing I was curious about pros and cons of closed cell vs open cell, that is when I came across Mike's post about closed cell having less tensile strength which leads to less durability overall. So I thought to myself "If I just get a whole bunch of em' I can just cycle through all of them and durability wouldn't be much of a concern." Pretty sure I got 25% off on top of that so it was a no brainer for me.

I'm just a weekend warrior so having this many pads should be more than enough to get me by. I've used them a few times in conjunction with TW "One and Done" and have been pleased with the results. In the pictures below the roof was done with cyan pads and the hood is where I used tangerine.
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SNP209 said:
I ended up purchasing 24 cyan and 24 tangerine that are 5.5"x7/8" and 10 of each that are 3"×1.25".

The 5.5"x7/8" were on sale for 3/12.99 and before purchasing I was curious about pros and cons of closed cell vs open cell, that is when I came across Mike's post about closed cell having tensile strength which leads to less durability overall. So I thought to myself "If I just get a whole bunch of em' I can just cycle through all of them and durability wouldn't be much of a concern." Pretty sure I got 25% off on top of that so it was a no brainer for me.

I'm just a weekend warrior so having this many pads should be more than enough to get me by. I''ve used them a few times in conjunction with TW "One and Done" and have been pleased with the results. In the pictures below the roof was done with cyan pads and the hood is where I used tangerine.
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Gorgeous results

Nice score


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SNP209 said:
I ended up purchasing 24 cyan and 24 tangerine that are 5.5"x7/8" and 10 of each that are 3"×1.25".

The 5.5"x7/8" were on sale for 3/12.99 and before purchasing I was curious about pros and cons of closed cell vs open cell, that is when I came across Mike's post about closed cell having less tensile strength which leads to less durability overall. So I thought to myself "If I just get a whole bunch of em' I can just cycle through all of them and durability wouldn't be much of a concern." Pretty sure I got 25% off on top of that so it was a no brainer for me.

I'm just a weekend warrior so having this many pads should be more than enough to get me by. I''ve used them a few times in conjunction with TW "One and Done" and have been pleased with the results. In the pictures below the roof was done with cyan pads and the hood is where I used tangerine.
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Woah!

You ended up with way more than I did!

I may stock up like that though. I love the way these pads finish out.
 
dlc95 said:
Woah!

You ended up with way more than I did!

I may stock up like that though. I love the way these pads finish out.
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Yeah I was surprised by how well the cyan finished out since it is supposed to be the heavier cutting pad. I actually used them yesterday to remove some scratches on my brother's gf's car caused by her son dragging a stick across it. I don't have any pics to share, but the cyan pads teamed up with TW One and Done (I really dig this stuff), took out the scratches in 3 passes.
 
SNP209 said:
Yeah I was surprised by how well the cyan finished out since it is supposed to be the heavier cutting pad. I actually used them yesterday to remove some scratches on my brother's gf's car caused by her son dragging a stick across it. I don't have any pics to share, but the cyan pads teamed up with TW One and Done (I really dig this stuff), took out the scratches in 3 passes.
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I've only really paired them with Menzerna polishes. I'll have to try my 3D stuff with them.
 
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