6 inch pads at Harbor Freight...

**wannafbody** · 11-23-2012, 10:22 PM

Stopped by Harbor Freight and found some 6 inch pads with 5 inch velcro on the back for $3.99 each. I bought a black finishing pad and a blue polishing pad. Initial impression is that these are pretty good quality pads(foam didn`t feel cheap) providing the velcro doesn`t separate.

**C. Charles Hahn** · 11-24-2012, 12:04 AM

Kinda figured they would have to start carrying pads since they now have the DA polisher... wonder whose pads they`re selling under the house brand?

6" Compound/Cutting Foam Pad

6" Polishing Foam Pad

6" Finishing Foam Pad

**pwaug** · 11-24-2012, 08:08 AM

When I looked at them in the store they appeared to be similar to Buff & Shine pads.

**Dan** · 11-24-2012, 08:31 AM

Wow...hope these work out... I gotta say I like the price. Foam pads have been overpriced for ages.

**gocubbies** · 11-24-2012, 08:38 AM

HF by me has SA pads last i knew. But if they carry B&S now i need to make a visit and stock up

**shortspark** · 11-24-2012, 08:56 AM

At this price of four dollars they are throw aways, assuming they are of decent quality to begin with. For those of us who detail just one or two cars once or twice a year there would be no need to buy pad cleaners and struggle with cleaning - use once and toss. They describe the attachment as "hook and loop". Will this "hook and loop" work with the Griot 6" DA? I ask because I really am not sure what "hook and loop" is and my pads just stick on the Griot.

Well, I just returned from HF and purchased three of the black finishing pads. They are pretty good quality I think and "hook and loop" simply means a velcro backing, just like the ones from Griot and Uber that I have used in the past. For $3.00 they are a good buy. It will be some time before I get to try them out but I think they will be just fine.

**RenuAuto** · 11-24-2012, 01:23 PM

Call me crazy but I had a dinner with a couple very well known detailers and one said that he throws all his pads in the wash with his microfibers. Been doing that for over a year now and it`s made my life about six hundred times easier and I haven`t had any ill-effects yet.

**Richard Grasa** · 11-24-2012, 02:05 PM

The website says they are normally $6.99 and on sale for $3.99. I think I`ll be taking a drive to the store before the sale is over.

EDIT, just got back from HF and the quality def seems good, esp for the price. Looking forward to trying them out. I just picked up 5 pads, some steel wool and a set of detail brushes for about what I`d usually spend for just 2 pads. I love HF!

**Richard Grasa** · 11-25-2012, 03:43 PM

Had a chance to try the pads on a black 2013 Kia Optima today (tested them quickly on my own vehicle last night before putting them to a customer`s vehicle), and I must say they are good quality. His trunk lid was full of RIDS, so I did one pass with the cutting pad with Opt Hyper Compound, then one pass with the polishing pad with Hyper Polish. Not a full correction with one pass, but it cleared up 95% of the RIDS and finished down very nicely. Very nice clarity as you can see in this lousy cell phone pic, though it was very overcast. Checked it under the LED`s and it looked very clear, no haze whatsoever. Oh, and no comments on the receding hairline, got it? LOL

**MirandaDetailin** · 11-25-2012, 05:32 PM

YES Finally mentioned these! HF was caring these pads and I bought some to try out. Yeah pretty surprising results. The black pads are great for wax and sealants and the blue pads work great for polishing. The orange pads do a good job to. Even with a rotary! So CHEAP, how could I not buy them!

They even have a slightly raised velcro backing. I washed and dried them(box fan lying down) the same way as all my other pads. They seem very durable.

**Boston Man** · 11-27-2012, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by ExplicitDetails

Had a chance to try the pads on a black 2013 Kia Optima today (tested them quickly on my own vehicle last night before putting them to a customer`s vehicle), and I must say they are good quality. His trunk lid was full of RIDS, so I did one pass with the cutting pad with Opt Hyper Compound, then one pass with the polishing pad with Hyper Polish. Not a full correction with one pass, but it cleared up 95% of the RIDS and finished down very nicely. Very nice clarity as you can see in this lousy cell phone pic, though it was very overcast. Checked it under the LED`s and it looked very clear, no haze whatsoever. Oh, and no comments on the receding hairline, got it? LOL

What hairline?

**gocubbies** · 11-27-2012, 09:08 PM

My HF dont have these pads. But they did have 1 6" DA and damn it felt heavy

**Richard Grasa** · 11-27-2012, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Boston Man

What hairline?

The almost non-existent one on the top of my head. I swear it retreats more by the hour. That pic makes it look alot worse tho, it always looks like I have nothing left at all up there in every pic I`m in.

**deeman** · 12-01-2012, 09:37 PM

I jut reviewed these in the HF DA thread. Bottom line for me, they are junk. The exposed velcro on the backing plate chews up the backside of the foam. I only got 4 body panels before they were garbage. They also seperated when I tired to carefully remove them from the backing plate. It may be my technique, but I am returning them.

**blucpe** · 12-02-2012, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by RenuAuto

Call me crazy but I had a dinner with a couple very well known detailers and one said that he throws all his pads in the wash with his microfibers. Been doing that for over a year now and it`s made my life about six hundred times easier and I haven`t had any ill-effects yet.

I`ve always done this, could`nt understand the seperate wash and special detergent to wash micro. i always try and make my life easier as long as there are no ill effects.