Wool pads

[buckeye24]

What's the best brand of heavy cutting wool pad
polishing wool pad
and would it be ok to try and down size to a 1 inch 2 inch 3 inch backing plate on my Mikita rotary buffer or do I really need to buy a min rotary buffer

 

[Paul A.]

With regard to using your Makita rotary with smaller pads, that's exactly what I did and I have no problems with it. Yes, there is an argument to be made for a smaller form machine for tight spaces and less weight...especially if you're doing a lot of it but I don't. I do maybe spot corrections here and there and headlight restorations.

I outfitted my Hitachi rotary with 2" and 3" backing plates (actually slightly smaller) and 2" and 3" pads. I found the Flex rotary outfits work on my machine just fine. I also have 2 - 1" extensions I use in those hard to reach spots.

 

[buckeye24]

It's going to be down sized for boat detailing only and thank you for your help that cleared things up