Polishing By Hand: Foam or Microfiber

[shadow85]

Do you prefer using a foam pad or a microfiber pad when polishing by hand? Is this a significant difference?

 

[BobD]

I prefer a foam pad.

 

[jam]

I don't have a great deal of experience, but I believe that a microfiber pad has a more aggressive "cut" than a foam pad.

 

[Accumulator]

IME the aggressiveness works like this:



Most: cotton terry

Medium: yellow foam "wax applicator" pads

Lest: MF



I tend to prefer MF for polishing by hand, but I think it's really just personal preference unless you need to be especially aggressive or gentle.



If you're doing a lot of polishing the foam will probably be the better choice as the MF/cotton tends to load up with product and get all matted down. The foam absorbs the old product and is pretty easy to clean out as needed.

 

[BigJimZ28]

they few areas on my cars I cant polish by machine

I just pull the foam off the PC/Rotary I am using and foldif neede to make it fit that area

 

[jam]

IME the aggressiveness works like this:



Most: cotton terry

Medium: yellow foam "wax applicator" pads

Lest: MF



I tend to prefer MF for polishing by hand, but I think it's really just personal preference unless you need to be especially aggressive or gentle.



If you're doing a lot of polishing the foam will probably be the better choice as the MF/cotton tends to load up with product and get all matted down. The foam absorbs the old product and is pretty easy to clean out as needed.

I stand corrected. Good to know!:xyxthumbs

 

[ALAN81]

FOAM the mf pads soak up too much product

 

[imported_smprince1]

For some bite/cutting, I like the terry cloth wrapped foam applicators.



For final polishing, I like the foam applicators.