Rotary Pads

[D&D Auto Detail]

I use CCS 5.5" pads. I find the orange pad hard to control. The less pressure you put on it the better. I want to try the green pad. I like the 5.5" pads because they are easier to control compared to larger ones and you're focusing on a smaller area which means better results.

[RCBuddha]

Originally Posted by D&D Auto Detail

I use CCS 5.5" pads. I find the orange pad hard to control. The less pressure you put on it the better. I want to try the green pad. I like the 5.5" pads because they are easier to control compared to larger ones and you're focusing on a smaller area which means better results.

Do you have a link to the 5.5" pads?

[D&D Auto Detail]

Pakshak has them.

[RCBuddha]

Originally Posted by D&D Auto Detail

Pakshak has them.

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[D&D Auto Detail]

No problem. Let me know what you think about the orange pad. The stiffer the pad the harder it is for me to control. The yellow pad is actually easier to control then the orange because its softer. But if a car is so bad that it needs yellow, then I just go to wool. I think the green pad might be the way to go instead of the orange pad.

[derekbmw]

i use 5" CCS from Danase

[weekendwarrior]

Originally Posted by wannafbody

What backing plate do you have? Does it have a centering button? If so the CMA pads I mentioned have a center hole in the velcro for perfect centering.

I have the Meguiar's W64 backing plate, as well as the flexible Lake Country backing plate - both 5" (well, the LC plate is 4.75").

[SShine]

I use 7.5" pads on the roatry and I have no problems controling them *shrug*

[TH0001]

I think they recently changed the orange pad texture. The 6.5 inch pads where always hard to control (orange) because they felt stiffer (for the PC I think). Now the 7.5 inch pads feel stiffer (new CCS compared the older CCS), and are harder to control on a rotary.

[wannafbody]

I don't like the orange on the rotary it's too stiff. The green and yellow works better.

[SShine]

Well my oranges are the old curved edge ones. I still like using yellow more anyways.

[TTWAGN]

Having used all brands of pads the best on the market are definitely the meguiars solo pads.

Wool pads are much better on a rotary in my opinion when it comes to swirl removal. They are softer so they are flatter on the surface and are less likely to produce holograms than a similar cut foam pad.

They are also much smaller than your normal 8inch rotary pad so they are easier to control.

Wool pads are without a doubt the best pad to use on a rotary when it comes to removing imperfections.

The solo foam pads are very good for finnishing as well. They seem to easier to control than the Edge and lake country pads.