Lake Country Pads

Beemerboy

Beemerboy

Just One More Coat
I'm getting ready to place my spring order for detail supplies...have to buy new pads for the rotary and orbital....


For the orbital...I was looking at Troys store front and the lake country look like a good pads...I have to use the 5.5 for my De Walt orbital...I'm also trying to give Troy the biz for putting up with me:D

Any feed back on those and or other pads that can be recommended?

The ones that I've been using are Megs knock off...good but I can go threw them pretty quick
 
I like the LC pads better than the Megs pad. I too, feel like they are short lived. I bought a bunch of Edge pads about a year back and haven't purchased a pad since. I'm probably behind the times if they've changed in any way since that time.
 
I use the LC 5.5" yellow, orange and white. They're good sturdy pads and and they're long lasting.

Highly recommended! (4-pack is a better value.....);)
 
GearHead_1 said:
I like the LC pads better than the Megs pad. I too, feel like they are short lived. I bought a bunch of Edge pads about a year back and haven't purchased a pad since. I'm probably behind the times if they've changed in any way since that time.
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I'm using Edge pads for my rotary and that's what I plan to stay with

Luster said:
I use the LC 5.5" yellow, orange and white. They're good sturdy pads and and they're long lasting.

Highly recommended! (4-pack is a better value.....);)
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Thx...read some great stuff about them
 
Can't go wrong with Lake Country CCS pads and if you have a problem just call them and they will help you out.:bigups:bigups
 
I like the LC 5.5 flat pads. I CANNOT stand the CCS pads. You would think LC and/or vendors would catch wind of all the bad reviews and bring back. re-stock the flat pads.
 
TexasTB said:
I like the LC 5.5 flat pads. I CANNOT stand the CCS pads. You would think LC and/or vendors would catch wind of all the bad reviews and bring back. re-stock the flat pads.
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I like the 5.5 flat pads also, but I also like the CCS. Why would you say that you don't like the CCS pads?
 
In my opinion and experience, the little "pockets" hold too much junk. example: Caked polish. It then leaves pig tails across the paint, thus leaving the finish less than desired. I just have no luck with them.

User preference I guess.....
 
I really like the variety of aggressiveness and size that the LC pads come in. I think one can get good results with just about any manufactures pads though and I like to have some from a few manufactures to chose from when you get those tricky paints. :bigups
 
I've always used LC but prefer larger pads that can go on the rotary too. The larger pads also come with a pre-formed back, which has never failed and is easy to center. I've used mainly the VC and CCS pads.
The VC are my favorite, but some people find they splatter a bit more than a flat pad. I've not had any issues with the CCS, even though I've seen some of the pig tails, they have not been an issue and also use them as a sign that it's time to check the pad for product build up or dirt.
 
I've been using the LC CCS OEM 6.5" pads for a while now on my G110 and my rotary and I like them alot. They are really versitile.
 
TexasTB said:
In my opinion and experience, the little "pockets" hold too much junk. example: Caked polish. It then leaves pig tails across the paint, thus leaving the finish less than desired. I just have no luck with them.

User preference I guess.....
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I would suspect they would say you are not cleaning your pads enough. Mike Phillips was recommending it after just a few panels to keep the pad clean since dried polish and whatever is being removed from the paint (including crud) is collecting on the pad.
 
Did that. Even tried 1 pad per panel. It just doesn't satisfy me. I do not get desired results using the PC. It seems to not build up enough heat. Using them with Menz is the pits. Though I would use them over Edge 2k pads any day of the week.
 
Since we're talking about LC pads, for correction, what's better: foam or wool?

What exactly are foam and wool used for specifically? I'm a bit of a noob with rotaries and I'd like to add it to my menu this summer so I'm trying to get as much info as possible.
 
OCDinPDX said:
Since we're talking about LC pads, for correction, what's better: foam or wool?

What exactly are foam and wool used for specifically? I'm a bit of a noob with rotaries and I'd like to add it to my menu this summer so I'm trying to get as much info as possible.
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Foam pads come in a varaity of strengths meaning cut...anything from heavy cut to finishing....wool on the other hand is a cutting material...its ole school but still widely used in body shops
 
Beemerboy said:
Foam pads come in a varaity of strengths meaning cut...anything from heavy cut to finishing....wool on the other hand is a cutting material...its ole school but still widely used in body shops
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So for a rotary noob, would you recommend starting out with foam pads? I've run a random orbital with foam so I'm fairly familiar with it in that application.
 
OCDinPDX said:
So for a rotary noob, would you recommend starting out with foam pads? I've run a random orbital with foam so I'm fairly familiar with it in that application.
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Yes I would get a foam polishing pad to start and play around with that...wool is for heavier cutting..its creates heat and lots of it...I use it for polishing non-coated aluminum and cutting paint of imperfections...not saying that a good cutting foam pad will not its just the wool is the a tad better IMO
 
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