Pad Discussions - Page 3

RAG · 02-21-08, 09:30

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Originally Posted by SpoiledMan

OK Let's get on the same page first. What size green pad are you talking about from AG?

6.5" CCS. But my friend, you could easily be right, in fact, via DA I'll concede that the green 6.5" CCS is more aggressive than the white, and by rotary it's too close to call (but personally I'll go with the white). I'm just very partial to the white, in fact, getting back to the question that spawned this discussion, I don't much care for the orange pads any more either...I think the white is 90% as strong as the orange and much more pleasant to work with.

SpoiledMan · 02-21-08, 09:33

OK, I was thinking the more aggressive green.

I find that the 6.5 green will remove as much as the white but finish better. I *hate* the white pad with everything I have via rotary. I've never used the 6.5 green with the DA but the 5.5 is nice.

SpoiledMan · 02-21-08, 09:39

This car was finished with the green 6.5 CCS from AG...

mshu7 · 02-21-08, 09:44

SpoiledMan & Rag,

Do you guys have any experience with the 7.5" Smart Curved CCS pads? If so, what are your thoughts on whichever ones you've used?

SpoiledMan · 02-21-08, 09:45

From AG or CMA?

mshu7 · 02-21-08, 09:47

From AG: CCS 7.5 foam pads, lake country 7.5 inch pads, 7 inch ccs foam pads, ccs pads by lake country, lake country mfg, lake country manufacturing

I was thinking about these for my rotaries (Makita & Metabo). I'm still learning the rotary though.

SpoiledMan · 02-21-08, 09:51

I could have answered that before. I only have experience with the CMA 7.5" pads.

mshu7 · 02-21-08, 09:54

No problem. Thanks.

SpoiledMan · 02-21-08, 09:57

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Originally Posted by RAG

6.5" CCS. But my friend, you could easily be right, in fact, via DA I'll concede that the green 6.5" CCS is more aggressive than the white, and by rotary it's too close to call (but personally I'll go with the white). I'm just very partial to the white, in fact, getting back to the question that spawned this discussion, I don't much care for the orange pads any more either...I think the white is 90% as strong as the orange and much more pleasant to work with.

The CMA orange 7.5" pad has me using them again on the rotary. I don't know if it truly has anything to do with the blue foam that is added but it works a lot better for me than flat 6.5" orange pads.

JuneBug · 02-21-08, 11:47

After all the help RAG gave me yesterday - a lot of rotary advice! THANKS! Anyway, I've got the wanna buff with rotary spirit and now SpoiledMan has me wanting to try those CMA 7.5" pads, they sure look cool, did you get the orange and the green and do you have any tips on using them?

SpoiledMan · 02-21-08, 11:56

No real tips. I'm sure Ryan gave you tone of good info. As a beginner you might want to pick up a blue pad or two for finishing. You'll feel a lot better about yourself at the end of the day.

JuneBug · 02-21-08, 06:12

I got LC blue and 3M Ultrafina blue pads. I was thinking about the 3M soft gray polishing pad and some 106 or 87 depending on the paint on that Acura TL I got coming. It was so dirty I couldn't see any swirls or scratches in it when I did my initial once over. I'll probably need a new clay bar after that! BTW, it's light silver (I think!)