Polishing with Wool? Old School? Dated?

[ABQDetailer]

Hey what`s up with everybody using foam instead of polishing with wool? I`m thinking about buying some Presta wool pads and noticed they sell Black (heavy), Yellow (Polish/Light Cut), Green (Polishing), Blue (Finishing)...all WOOL pads! Never seen a wool finishing pad before!



So what`s the scoop? Is this old/dated technology?



Or is it due to foam being eaiser to maintain and it doesn`t shed like wool?



Does anybody have any experience with Presta wool pads? I`ve also been looking at Schlegel and Buff and Shine. I`ve already used 3M wool and wanted to find an alternative as 3M is very expensive!

[holland_patrick]

Presta is the same as edge(I beleive same cut/color)





I love my wool pads.. and use then often but finish with foam....

[Flashtime]

Stay away from the *SM Arnold, especially the 3.5" pads. The velcro backing

comes apart easily. It`s ok, if you don`t mind regluing them. The Presta compunds

and polishes are pretty good (residue is easy to clean). The black wool pad is nice,

and low linting. Haven`t tried the other wool pads (yet)... But i really do like the

LC 6.5 wool pad as i can tilt it 90 degrees and use the edge.

[Accumulator]

ABQDetailer- The newer wool pads from Presta/Edge and LC (i.e., their Purple Foamed Wool) are nice and *safe* substitutes for foam when it comes to doing serious correction. But even with the softest wool finishing pads, people such as SuperBee364 have found that they get a better final result doing their finish-polishing with foam.

[imported_themightytimmah]

I love wool and keep a wide variety of different types around. It cuts a lot cooler (temp wise) than foam, which helps down here as paint temps pre-polishing often approach 100*.



Wool is the only cutting pad that I`ll use on bumpers, as I`ve found orange foam pads pose a risk of paint burns on a bumper. Wool is also smooth - it doesn`t tend to jump and grab.



However, wool isn`t capable of finishing out like foam. It`s a good first step for a 3-step or 4-step polish (e.g. black wool + rocks in a bottle, green wool + mild compound, white foam + swirl mark remover, blue foam + final finishing polish)

[wannafbody]

Wool is faster and safer than cutting foam.

[ABQDetailer]

Cool so an Edge adapter will work with the Presta pads then? I was looking for an excuse to buy a Edge Industrial adapter anyways...

[Way2SSlow]

I`ve only got a little bit of experience with the Edge wool at this point, but so far I`m loving it!

[JohnKleven]

I use wool all the time, but anytime I start with wool it`s a 4 step process with foam.





John

[RDAVEX7]

Cool so an Edge adapter will work with the Presta pads then? I was looking for an excuse to buy a Edge Industrial adapter anyways...



Yes because they are the same pad`s. I like the Presta/Edge black wool pad as my first step for heavy oxidation and scratches. The Presta wool, green light cut, and blue polishing pad`s are ok in my book.

[Joel_MD]

I have noticed there seems to be something magical about using LC purple foamed wool with Meguiar`s 105 compound. I don`t use the old school wool pads myself.

[Lumadar]

I have noticed there seems to be something magical about using LC purple foamed wool with Meguiar`s 105 compound. I don`t use the old school wool pads myself.



You are not alone :getdown :getdown

[imported_Totoland Mach]

I use wool pads a lot! Like Tim said, they don`t produce the intense heat that a foam compound pad is capable of and they can actually finish down pretty well with the right product.



This 645 had a very soft clear that was making me crazy because nothing seemed to work without causing more scratches. I tried a number of foam/wool pads and products. Finally settled on wool with 3M SRC, then a pass with foam spritzed with quick detailer only. That seemed to be the best combo.



Started with this:



http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/04%20645Ci%20Black%20SRC/645CiStartingFinish2.jpg



Ended with this:



http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/04%20645Ci%20Black%20SRC/645CiHoodReflectionInShop.jpg



Toto

[rwisejr]

Toto quiet is kept but I think you could get the same results using a rag attached to a defective polisher and some spit !!!!:D:D Cause your the man !!!!!!!!!!