Manufacturers Pad colors

[wannafbody]

Yep

[CharlesW]

An update that may be of some help.
Patrick at Excel Detail was kind enough to supply me a link that has pad and product recommendations with the pads he is involved with listed.
Thanks Patrick.

Google Docs & Spreadsheets - pads-products

Charles

[Patrick]

Glad to clear the air guys.....

[Poorboy]

I didn`t bother to check either site, but yes, I think they should be the same, but it is pretty easy to make a mistake when putting something like that together.

Charles

I still get confused when people ask me questions without telling me the brand of pad and just a color

[CharlesW]

I still get confused when people ask me questions without telling me the brand of pad and just a color

All they need to do is say what the pad is intended for. Cutting, polishing, finishing.

Charles

[Poorboy]

All they need to do is say what the pad is intended for. Cutting, polishing, finishing.

Charles

that`s exactly how I respond ...I just mention the use so they can figure out what color to use

[jaybs02]

OK, we should be corrected now atleast with the Propel pads.
Let me know if there are any others that need to be changed, a reference to the manufacturers list would be the best source for the info.

Thanks,
"J"

[sunstealth]

what about 3M pads ? thats the only thing i can get locally (eggcrate pads)

[jaybs02]

Looking at 3M`s site I only see 2 different foam pads
A white compounding pad and a black polishing pad, are ther any other colors that you know of?

"J"

[sunstealth]

well ive seen only these 2 colors, what product should i use with these pads ? (going meguiars route)

[jaybs02]

What you are going to use will depend on the condition of your paint.

I would make more use of the polishing pad, because the compunding pad sounds like a heavy cut pad. I have never used any 3M pads so maybe someone who has used them would like to chime in.

"J"

[CharlesW]

Won`t the type of machine being used come into play here?

Sunstealth: Are you using a rotary or a random orbital polisher?

There`s different opinions on this, but I personally wouldn`t use a compounding/heavy cut pad with a RO.

Charles

[Poorboy]

There`s different opinions on this, but I personally wouldn`t use a compounding/heavy cut pad with a RO.

Charles

That would really depend on the product being used with it and with a RO you would definitely need to be using top speeds

[sunstealth]

it`s a rotary (a wen, i know it`s not the best but it fit`s my student finance)

[theclaw]

I`m new around here and I just wanted to bump the thread and say thanks for all the work that went into this. I`ve got some Sonus Green, Orange and Blue pads in the garage from a couple of years ago and this is very helpful.

Jeff