uber pads, is the orange same foam as hydrotech?

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I'm looking for some discussion about uber pads. I have 2 griots 6" DAs, I do a volume business, using one step and now the mf system for correction. I recently got a 5 pack of 6.5 uber pads to test out. Using mg66 or m151 we found the orange med polish pad to remove more defects and finish better than the green polish pad, the orange is supposed to cut better so one would expect it finish out duller. The orange pad is made from a different foam and seems a whole lot like the tangerine hydrotech pad, which was my favorite for one step but the durability was not good on those. The HT pads seemed hard to clean and broke down after cleaning and a couple cars. The uber are machine washable and I've done several cars with one pad. one of them sunk in the center on the first car because I was pushing it to see how much correction it would do. Flat pads and Ht's dont like going over speed 5 on the griot. too much heat. Both pads are holding up well as long as I dont get them too hot. If we have to push a pad that hard we just do the mf system, it is sooo sweet.

We also did a test with d300 and the orange pad, quick passes created a nice finsh however it was still a 2 step process and does not correct as well as the mf pads. But it was much faster.
Anyway I was hoping others had experiences with Uber pads to share. I've searched several forums about them. It seems the green pad is more popular and people feel the orange one is too firm. I thought that of the Hydrotech tangerine. That type of foam has the ability to finish out very well for the amount of defect removal one gets. I ordered another pack of these, this time just the orange ones. Local detail vendors have light polish and finish pads but I have not found anything that works as well as the tangerine ht and now these orange uber pads.
comments please
 
This is not an official statement: the Hydro-Tech pads are made of a different type of foam material than the Buff and Shine pads. What you will want to do to find similarities in foam pads is find the PPI or Pores Per square Inch rating. The higher the PPI rating the softer the pad. I really wish Autogeek would carry Buff and Shine pads but given the amount of volume they move on Lake Country, I don't see that happening.
 
Yeah, the orange uber pad is a different foam than the other uber pads. Looks to be the same euro foam used on the hydrotech. was hoping someone had more experience than I do with these and was willing to share.
thanks
 
I can say that its not the same foam. i am contimplating offering another orange foam that has much more cut to it.
 
HT pads are closed cell foam.

So:
Are the buff and shine open or closed cell foam?

Are the uber pads open or closed cell foam?
 
CEE DOG said:
HT pads are closed cell foam.

So:
Are the buff and shine open or closed cell foam?

Are the uber pads open or closed cell foam?
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I think the orange and white are closed cell, while the rest are open.
 
I have not used buff and shine pads. There are threads suggesting many of these pads are made at the same plant with different labels on the backing. I do know the orange uber pads do a wonderful job of one step polishing and are more durable than the hydrotech. I have been able to do more cars with the same pad and machine wash them without having the velcro backing look like its weakening. I can not say this for the hydrotech pads.

I also see no reason to have an orange pad with more cut. Now that the mf system is out if anything requires more than a one step that system has been able to handle it.

The amount of finish created in any process probably has as much to do with the technique as it does with the liquid and pads. After exchanging some emails with Kevin Brown and applying suggestions from him, results have improved a great deal.
 
carsmetic said:
I have not used buff and shine pads. There are threads suggesting many of these pads are made at the same plant with different labels on the backing. I do know the orange uber pads do a wonderful job of one step polishing and are more durable than the hydrotech. I have been able to do more cars with the same pad and machine wash them without having the velcro backing look like its weakening. I can not say this for the hydrotech pads.

I also see no reason to have an orange pad with more cut. Now that the mf system is out if anything requires more than a one step that system has been able to handle it.

The amount of finish created in any process probably has as much to do with the technique as it does with the liquid and pads. After exchanging some emails with Kevin Brown and applying suggestions from him, results have improved a great deal.
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I think Uber pads are Buff and Shine pads. I think it's the same company.
 
Dubbin1 said:
Why do you "think" that?
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I thought that Uber pads were made by the same company that makes the Buff and Shines. But I could easily be mistaken for something else. I don't remember everything that I read correctly. :props:
 
IOMCAMARO said:
I thought that Uber pads were made by the same company that makes the Buff and Shines. But I could easily be mistaken for something else. I don't remember everything that I read correctly. :props:
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Uber's=buff and shine, I have both :xyxthumbs:
 
The 4-in Cyclo pads (sold by AG) are also buff and shine pads.
 
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