Lake Country ThinPro Foam Pad System 6.5 Inch???

[xspwrstang]

I`m ordering some new pads and came across these Lake Country ThinPro Foam Pad System 6.5 Inch over at AG. Anyone use these yet? I`ll be using them on my PC but I`m not sure how they compare to the original pads. Appreciate any input thanks.
Lake Country ThinPro Foam Pad System 6.5 Inch New for 2016!

[RaysWay]

They`re awesome for any free spinning DA (basically any polishers besides a 3401 or rotary). The thin pads are super easy to clean too since there`s no place for the polish to hide. Just be sure to swap them out more frequently than the thicker pads since they become over saturated with compound/polish residue easier than the thicker pads.

[nothingface5384]

I ordered 1 and a bunch of the low pros by buff n Shine to compare against my boss pads
Thin pros looks the thinest while the low pros being the thickest

[xspwrstang]

Ah never thought about that, good to know. Thanks Vega.

[RaysWay]

Ah the boss pads are awesome too. Sort of similar design but the Lake Country ThinPros are more aggressive.

[xspwrstang]

I`m needing a more aggressive pad system. Maybe this is what I need. We get 95*-100+* weather about 4 months out of the year so the paint surfaces take a beating. My old Sierra had some surface scratches that just never came out (orange pad w/3M compound).

[xspwrstang]

I ordered 1 and a bunch of the low pros by buff n Shine to compare against my boss pads
Thin pros looks the thinest while the low pros being the thickest

Have you used it yet? Can you apply a good amount of pressure on them? I`m thinking the downward pressure would be less than that of the ticker pads?

[Stokdgs]

While I like and have been using Lake Country pads for over a decade, I dont really care for anything that big in diameter..

Especially with any D/A, you now have more pad to have to spin...

In my experiences the next size smaller - the 5.25-5.5" pads are much easier to use, and will rotate easier since they are smaller in diameter.. They are also easier to put into smaller places where the bigger size wont fit as easy...

For example, way back when the first Flex 3401VRG forced rotation D/A came out, I bought one just to see what this was all about, and pretty soon everyone who had bought one figured out that it would be easier to handle with a smaller pad, so some guys actually took the backing plate and cut it down to accept the pads in that 5" range, and the machine became so much easier to use...

Later on, Flex came out with their own smaller 5" backing plate for this machine and later still, they came out with even smaller backing plates for it...

I only use Rotary Power and can handle any size pad with no issue, but I still like the next size down pad size for anything Im doing except something really big like a giant Van or an Airplane..
Good luck !
Dan F

[xspwrstang]

Hmmm...5.5" pads sound really interesting. Maybe I`ll just do that and see if I see a difference. I`d like to step up to the rotary but I see so many cars down here with buffer trails all over them and that`s just something I`m not willing to risk. And holy cow!!!..."an Airplane". I live in Texas but even I think that`s too BIG for me to handle, lol. Thanks Dan.

[Stokdgs]

Hmmm...5.5" pads sound really interesting. Maybe I`ll just do that and see if I see a difference. I`d like to step up to the rotary but I see so many cars down here with buffer trails all over them and that`s just something I`m not willing to risk. And holy cow!!!..."an Airplane". I live in Texas but even I think that`s too BIG for me to handle, lol. Thanks Dan.

Xspwrstang -

Where are you at in South Texas ?

My Dad`s family all emigrated from Spain and ended up in Edinburgh, McAllen, area, where all the best Ruby Red Grapefruit in the world are grown..
We would go down there every summer to visit his Parents and brothers and all I can remember is that it was really hot and humid and the water in McAllen was awful..

One of his brother`s had a Feed Store in McAllen - Franco`s Feed and Seed, and I loved that place !

Yes, the smaller diameter pads I promise you, will be easier to handle, and since they are smaller than the next size up, less money..

If these pads you spoke of come in the Hydro-Tech foam, the Cyan (light blue) color Hydro-Tech foam pad will really cut well with about any compound, and if you take the time to finish it and not let it dry out, it will finish down really well..
Sometimes, it finishes down good enough to go with your LSP and be done...

Good luck with your research !
Dan F

[xspwrstang]

Xspwrstang -

Where are you at in South Texas ?

My Dad`s family all emigrated from Spain and ended up in Edinburgh, McAllen, area, where all the best Ruby Red Grapefruit in the world are grown..
We would go down there every summer to visit his Parents and brothers and all I can remember is that it was really hot and humid and the water in McAllen was awful..

One of his brother`s had a Feed Store in McAllen - Franco`s Feed and Seed, and I loved that place !

Yes, the smaller diameter pads I promise you, will be easier to handle, and since they are smaller than the next size up, less money..

If these pads you spoke of come in the Hydro-Tech foam, the Cyan (light blue) color Hydro-Tech foam pad will really cut well with about any compound, and if you take the time to finish it and not let it dry out, it will finish down really well..
Sometimes, it finishes down good enough to go with your LSP and be done...

Good luck with your research !
Dan F

LOL...I`ve had more than a lifetime of grapefruits! It seems like everyone down here has at least 2-3 grapefruit trees in their backyard or in my dad`s case we had EIGHT! I`m about 10 miles from McAllen and it`s still as hot and humid as ever and the water is still horrible. Small world huh, lol. Thanks for all your input Dan, I did look up the Hydro-Tech 5.5 and I`m thinking of going with one of each to try them out and they even have one in a ruby red color! lol. Thanks again!

[Stokdgs]

Xspwrstang -
Wow , it IS as a small world indeed !
Sorry the water down there has not improved..

Yes, the Hydro-Tech Cyan color is the highest level of cutting, the next level is the Tangerine, and the Red has no cut at all...
This line of foam is very good at not absorbing the product, keeping it on the panel where it belongs...

I think the idea of the thin foam has merit because again, you are taking off weight which will allow the pad to rotate more easily so that the product can be worked down to the end..

If they also improved the pad material so it works better then that is also a plus...

I can tell you that after years of using the Hydro-Tech`s I have had great results; they really work great and I hammer them pretty hard sometimes, and always on a Rotary...

Love the story about the grapefruit trees !! Wow - 8 of them !!!!! You guys were NEVER out of those awesome Ruby Reds, were you...
Good luck !
Dan F

[The Guz]

I would stay with 5-5.5" for pads on a PC as stated up above. The LC thin pads are available in that size as well. The only complaint I have about the hydro techs is their longevity. The other pads that work very well on the PC are the new thin 5" Meguiar`s foam pads.

[allenk4]

I think the idea of the thin foam has merit because again, you are taking off weight which will allow the pad to rotate more easily so that the product can be worked down to the end..

Dan F

The reduced mass may help some, but the main reason thin pads work better with free spindle machines is that the power/oscillation is transmitted more efficiently from the backing plate to the face of the pad. Less energy is absorbed by the thin pad material than the thick. This allows the face of the pad to actually make closer to a full 8mm oscillation.

Forced rotation machines (rotary, Flex 3401) do not suffer from this phenomenon and can handle thicker, larger pads

i have recently switched back to 6 1/2" Lake Country Hybrids on my 3401. The increased surface area of the pad decreases my polishing times an estimated 20%.