SurBuf pads & my Flex 3401 vrg?

**Donavin629** · 07-27-2010, 06:36 PM

been seeing SurBuf pads being brought up here and there.. was trying to find some flex users with these pads.. any tips or problems i need to be aware of.. right now im going with lake country yellow cutting pads and im getting some pretty great results.. but some cars i feel i can get better but i dont wanna spend 2 days doing it.. do these pads work that well?

thanks

**Thomas Dekany** · 07-27-2010, 11:44 PM

If it work with the pc, it will work with the 3401. I use black wool, gray wool and the purple wool. None of these shed.

**Accumulator** · 07-28-2010, 12:02 PM

I haven`t tried it yet, but people I consider 100% reliable all say it works great and their opinions are good enough for me (and I`m not the most trusting guy around either

). Aggressive approach though, I heard it`s like "damp-sanding with 6000 grit".

**imported_MCA** · 10-14-2011, 11:04 AM

Sorry to necro-thread but there is some good/similar info that I need in here...

Originally Posted by tdekany

If it work with the pc, it will work with the 3401. I use black wool, gray wool and the purple wool. None of these shed.

Thomas - could you provide a link to the wool pads that you mention above? I have a 3401 and looking for some pads that are above the LC yellow cutting pads in terms of correction power. I was leaning towards purchasing a few Surbufs but your comments have me interested in researching wool pads. I was always under the assumption that wool was strictly for rotaries.

TIA

**Thomas Dekany** · 10-14-2011, 11:12 AM

weakest to most aggressive

purple foamed wool pad, (available everywhere)

gray wool pads, 7 inch Pre- washed lambswool Kleen Car | auto detail training | commercial steam cleaner | Steam machines

tuf buf black wool pads, TufBuf Black Natural Lambswool Polishing Pad [TUFB-01] - $2.09 : MICRO-SURFACE FINISHING PRODUCTS, INC

**mongo** · 10-14-2011, 02:07 PM

you can try shurbuff pad with meg 105 three passes a spray of water three more passes comes out out great.

**Envious Eric** · 10-14-2011, 10:16 PM

thomas, you find the black micro surface is stronger than the pfw? I thought it to be the other way around...and that the black finished out better too!

**Thomas Dekany** · 10-15-2011, 10:38 AM

Eric - the black wool is way more aggressive than the pfw.

Originally Posted by toyotaguy

thomas, you find the black micro surface is stronger than the pfw? I thought it to be the other way around...and that the black finished out better too!

**imported_MCA** · 10-17-2011, 10:00 AM

Hey all - many thanks for the prompt response on wool pads. With the purple foamed-wool pad being the least aggressive of the bunch, is it still considered more aggressive than a standard LC Yellow cutting pad?

**Envious Eric** · 10-17-2011, 11:14 AM

the LC yellow is a junk pad IMO, I stopped using them after getting the PFW about 3 years ago. pfw marring is much easier to clean up compared to yellow marring.

Ill have to revisit the black wool pads again.