New EDGE DA pads review (as promised D!)

[JimS]

Originally posted by The Edge
ask Dwayne he has been using them for about a week

I think I asked a rather stupid question. If there was excessive vibration with the adapter and new pad it`s doubful you`d be marketing them.

It`s just that I had tried the adapter and the big pads...the ones meant for a rotarty...and I put them on my PC. I found that was not a combination that works well. It shook so bad I couldn`t hold the PC.

I`m sure that this new combination works much better.

[Aaron@IAP]

Jim,
The rotary pads are too large for the counter weight on the 7424. The new pads are 6 inch and are weighted for that counter balance.

[TQB]

Thanks for the great review Groebuck.

They sound like one awesome pad.

[Clean Dean]

Not only do have have good taste, but you are articulate also !!! :-p

But seriously, great product review !!! :cool

[awd330]

Originally posted by JimS
Has anyone tried the new pad on the adapter? How does it work. Is there any excessive vibration with the extra size?

Jim: I tried the new pads with the adapters today. See my review in this thread -

Edge2000 DA Pads: A first look

[awd330]

Originally posted by awd330
I`m ambivalent about the product sitting on the pad rather than soaking in. While I like the idea of the majority of the product being in contact with the finish rather than wasted in the interior of the pad, I`ve found that it is sometimes difficult to gauge the true "wetness" of the new pad. When using a swirl remover type of product, I work the product until it seems to start to dry and haze. That`s where I normally stop and wipe off the residue. In the case of the new pads, the product seems to periodically migrate to the surface which in turn rewets the product. So, I need to work it for a longer period of time before the pad eventually dries up. My theory is that this new foam needs to have less product to work effectively, but I need some more time to experiment before drawing any conclusions.

I had the chance to experiment some more with my new Edge Durafoam DA light cut (green) pad this weekend. I used it with SSR2.5 on an Orient Blue (dark metallic) BMW. This was my first opportunity to try the pad on a very dark colored finish. I`m happy to report that the light cut texture provided enough cut to remove spiderwebbing, but didn`t introduce any new marring on its own.

I`ve also found a solution to the product migration issue that I reported earlier. It seems that this particular pad works best if primed with a single mist of water combined with about one third less product than I usually use with a Lake Country pad. This is good news as I can cover the same amount of area with less product. Note: This observation applies to a green pad using SSR2 or SSR2.5. Your mileage may vary.