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Accumulator · 03-19-07, 04:34

The question I have is perhaps the same one some others are wondering about:

Foam-wise, are the 4" Edge pads the same as the 4" Cyclo-branded pads? Frm my discussions with Anthony O. and Irene B. (at TOL) I thought they were the same but I wouldn't bet my life on it.

The Cyclo pads go yellow-orange-green-white and the green ones a just a bit too aggressive to leave a perfect finish on some paints. The yellows in *this* brand's range are fairly aggressive cutting pads but they seem to lose a little cut after extened use with aggressive products on hard paint. Still, they're not something you'd ever mistake for a regular polishing pad. And as is often the case, the orange ones are mighty stiff/firm.

Like ScottWax, with the Cyclo brand pads I use the green ones more than any others, just doing final polishing and LSPs with the white ones. Never really use the yellow for anything except holding MF bonnets. Sometimes use the orange if I'm trying to get by with only one step by rotary (done first) but more often I use the orange pads on the rotary itself for limited areas.

03-19-07, 04:34	#10 (permalink)
Accumulator Practical Perfectionist Accumulator is offline Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 20,805	Re: Edge Green vs Edge Orange Pads The question I have is perhaps the same one some others are wondering about: Foam-wise, are the 4" Edge pads the same as the 4" Cyclo-branded pads? Frm my discussions with Anthony O. and Irene B. (at TOL) I thought they were the same but I wouldn't bet my life on it. The Cyclo pads go yellow-orange-green-white and the green ones a just a bit too aggressive to leave a perfect finish on some paints. The yellows in this brand's range are fairly aggressive cutting pads but they seem to lose a little cut after extened use with aggressive products on hard paint. Still, they're not something you'd ever mistake for a regular polishing pad. And as is often the case, the orange ones are mighty stiff/firm. Like ScottWax, with the Cyclo brand pads I use the green ones more than any others, just doing final polishing and LSPs with the white ones. Never really use the yellow for anything except holding MF bonnets. Sometimes use the orange if I'm trying to get by with only one step by rotary (done first) but more often I use the orange pads on the rotary itself for limited areas.