Wool pads with the rotary

ebpcivicsi · 10-21-05, 05:01

Who uses them?

Which ones do you prefer? Twisted or the knitted ones?

How do you wash/care for them?

I have been using a little of both lately. I use the twisted for heavy compounding and the knitted for light compounding. I like the fast cutting, but hate the linting. I have just been spurring mine, but have heard of people washing them??

Rollman · 10-21-05, 01:10

I just started to use the Edge 2000 wool pad's for both the rotary and PC . Edge wool pads are the only pad's with a built in wear indicator that let's you know when it's no longer safe to buff with the pads. The wool Edge pads come in 5 different grades just like the foam pads. (blue,green,yellow,black and 100% lambs wool) Spur between panels and wash just like you would your foam pads. Some guys use those pads washes with good results. I was told by Aaron as you get better at using wool the linting won't be an issue . You can't beat them when it comes to how fast they cut , a real time saver.

papi_jay · 10-21-05, 02:55

I've used twisted wool blend yellow pads ( I guess 50/50 blend ) for water etching with heavy cut Malco tru-Grit with sucess .
Followed up with 3m 05933 and a yellow foam - cleaned up nicely .
I just wash them in barely warm water with Dawn original , agitate some by hand let soak few hours , rinse thoroughly and put back on rotary to spin dry then further dry face up .
I REALLY want to try lake country's foamed wool pads

SVECobraR · 11-29-05, 10:20

no more responses?

percynjpn · 11-30-05, 04:44

I'd like to know if anyone has used the CYCLO wool pads.

ebpcivicsi · 11-30-05, 05:22

Since I posted this I have indeed begun to wash mine in the sink just as I would a foam pad. I then spin dry on the rotary and hang to dry. So far, all is well.

Accumulator · 11-30-05, 06:05

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Originally Posted by percynjpn

I'd like to know if anyone has used the CYCLO wool pads.

Maybe you're gonna have to try 'em out yourself

Doesn't seem like anybody's tried them.

I dunno, IMO using the Cyclo with more aggressive pads, instead of using a rotary with *less* aggressive pads, just seems like the wrong way to go. But then that's assuming there's a rotary on hand....

ebpcivicsi · 11-30-05, 06:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Accumulator

Maybe you're gonna have to try 'em out yourself

Doesn't seem like anybody's tried them.

I dunno, IMO using the Cyclo with more aggressive pads, instead of using a rotary with *less* aggressive pads, just seems like the wrong way to go. But then that's assuming there's a rotary on hand....

*Exactly*, if DACP or SSR2.5 will not remove the marring with the cyclo + orange pads, I go straight to the rotary. IMO, that is safer than trying to use wool pads with the PC or the cyclo. You might end up dulling the finish to a point that cannot be restored (via the PC or cyclo).

G35stilez · 11-30-05, 06:28

I've only used the deep pile untwisted ones. I ordered a smaller one from Lake Country to try out. I forget if it was twisted or not. I, thankfully, don't find myself using them a lot.

To clean, I soak in some APC/water solution in a bucket, usually overnight, rinse out, then spin dry.

4830Deuce · 11-30-05, 06:56

I actually used a meg's twisted wool (not sure %'s on it) on my daily driver white truck which had super swirls...worked out very nicely, I was really a negitive thinker about wool pads till I used it with my rotary and PG....worked awesome, and finnished really nicely...

-Justin

4830Deuce · 11-30-05, 07:02

I actually used a meg's twisted wool (not sure %'s on it) on my daily driver white truck which had super swirls...worked out very nicely, I was really a negitive thinker about wool pads till I used it with my rotary and PG....worked awesome, and finnished really nicely...

-Justin

MorBid · 11-30-05, 11:41

I have and use several on my rotary. I have a black lambs wool pad I got from Optimum Car Care, the afore mention Meg's twisted wool pad, and a LC Foamed wool pad.

I also have several various wool spot pads as well.

I would say the Meg's twisted wool is the most aggressive and sheds, where the others are less aggressive and don't shed.

I like to use wool pads when I have some really bad marring or swirls that would take longer to finish out with a foam pad.

Wool pads get a bad rap cuz they shed like crazy (although more and more manufacturers are coming out with one's that don't or at least shed less) and because of their aggressiveness.

If you know how to use them and which one to use they are a very handy item to have around in your kit.

I hand wash mine in a sink with as little soap as possible under running water, rinse them out good then spin dry them.

You have to have and use a good spur with wool pads when your using them and spur frequently, otherwise the product will "cake up" and start digging into the paint