Witch pads should I get? ???

i own a mobile detailing business. I have used da and rotary buffers both before also orbital buffers at shops and dealier ships . I believe we used the meg pads, But i know there are so many choices out there just tring to find the most recommended to start out with . Im sure ill be purchasing different ones to try out in the future.
 
Sorry about that . WHICH .Is that better for yall ? haha hehe . Back to the subject plz.
 
Yeah back to the subject, you have received some great advise so far, the choice is yours!
 
dad07 said:
Bobby your white looks a little pinkish to me......lol

for foam :Cyan,Tangrine,and Crimmson ( Lc low profile hydrotechs)are what I turn to when I use foam. For the most part I am MF pad dependant.
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I know!! :laughing:

While I was color coding the test, I thought how will I color the word white? It is in the text color pallet and when I selected it this was the result..... :laughing:
 
Infiniti said:
There has been talk that someone did like CCS over Hydrotech thanks for letting us know it was you. As long as you like them that is all that matters. I started out using CCS pads and now have since purchased hydrotechs and of course the optimum microfiber pads.
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Ok
 
RhetoricMixes said:
5.5 pads are a good choice for any of the newer da's. You just opened up a can o worms asking about pads though, everyone prefers one or the other. I personally use a combo of hydrotech pads from lake country and B&S pads. Best opinion I can give you if buy a few from each manufacturer and use what you like.
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Yeah buddy! :rolleyes:


jgibson2980 said:
Hello everyone I am getting ready to purchase the gg 2nd gen polisher that comes with the bonus pads . My question is as stated in the subject witch pads? I know I should go with the 5 inch backing plate. So I was wonder what works the best in yalls opinion? O and also about how many of each should I purchase?
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The numbers you gave to Bobby are pretty good. What is more important is what are you going to need? What problems do you have with your current paint? How many different paints/vehicles?

I mean if you don't have deep scratches and are only working with one or two cars then you can narrow down the pads you'll need. Yellow are fine to have around, and are as much cut as you're gonna' get (with foam), but you may can get away with only orange as your hardest cutting pads. Personally I'd rather have 6 of one than 3 of each.

The reason why is this; Say you are only using say 205 and working on clearing out swirls front to rear. If you get to going on a car and want to whip through it you'll need to change pads quite a bit. Try doing half the hood and pull the pad off then feel the back. It'll be fairly warm! Keep doing the hood with it and the middle will start to collapse. Do a clean on the fly and lay it down to cool and grab another one. You'll be able to go back to the 1st one after you finish the hood and do a fender with it. Then back to the 2nd one for the other fender. Thing is... by then they'll both be used up and need to go in the bucket to soak (either that or you need a pad cleaner).

Thing is, after the first 2, you'll need a 2nd pair. The last thing you can do is work with a wet pad, so if you don't have enough to keep working you'll have to stop, clean them all, spin dry, let them air out, then start back to work. Much easier to have half a dozen of the THREE colors you use the most and say 3 of each of the softer ones. (Maybe a few of the harder ones for down the road as well.) :dunno:

Which ones, flat, CCS, Hydro, etc. now that IS a can-o-worms. ;)
fyi, I like 5½ & 6½, CCS, Flat, Hydro & Microfiber. Have not tried the Meg's pads yet but I know they are a KILLER pad, just a ton of money compared to the LC units. (Oh, and another reason to run with 5½'s is the money saved buys a LOT more pads over the larger ones!)
 
cardaddy said:
The reason why is this; Say you are only using say 205 and working on clearing out swirls front to rear. If you get to going on a car and want to whip through it you'll need to change pads quite a bit. Try doing half the hood and pull the pad off then feel the back. It'll be fairly warm! Keep doing the hood with it and the middle will start to collapse. Do a clean on the fly and lay it down to cool and grab another one. You'll be able to go back to the 1st one after you finish the hood and do a fender with it. Then back to the 2nd one for the other fender. Thing is... by then they'll both be used up and need to go in the bucket to soak (either that or you need a pad cleaner).

Thing is, after the first 2, you'll need a 2nd pair. The last thing you can do is work with a wet pad, so if you don't have enough to keep working you'll have to stop, clean them all, spin dry, let them air out, then start back to work. Much easier to have half a dozen of the THREE colors you use the most and say 3 of each of the softer ones.
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+1 And yet you see so many posts complaining that thier GG6 eats pads at speed 5-6 then find they've tried to do an entire car with one or two pads. Fortunately I was taught this process early on and urged to purchase 4-6 of each of the more aggressive pads and have never had a problem with destroyed pads.
 
I have several lc ccs pads, but I'll be changing over to 5" lc hybrid pads with the lc backing plate for the 3401 since my car needs smaller pads to handle all of the curves.

Since I don't have to do any major correction and all I have to fix is a few minor swirls I wil be going with the blue and white pads for my next order from ag. I'll probably add the other color pads down the road in case I ever need to polish a friends car that might need more correction.

I also need to set a plan for polishes to get. It'll probably be the same plan as my pads. Get a medium and finishing polish and add a compound later on.

And I want to practice more so I should go to the junkyard and find a hood.
 
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