Soft Buff Pad

[pdlee]

What product or products would be used with the new 7"soft buff pad? Are there microfiber bonnets that fit over these as well?

[Carfire]

Re: Soft Buff Pad

With my experince the bonnets do not fit.
I should tell Rick at ADS that so he takes those out of the packages.
I believe some great products would be M105, M205, M83, M80 and for wax M26 and/or M21

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Soft Buff Pad

Our foam polishing pads are very versatile; you can use all of our Consumer paint care products like our swirl and scratch removers, Deep Crystal Polish and all of the waxes except the spary-on waxes.

Pretty much the same thing for our Professional Line.

What are you working on?
What are you trying to accomplish?

[pdlee]

Re: Soft Buff Pad

I guess what I'm trying to say is when would I would use a finishing pad vs a polishing pad. I'm working on a 2007 Nissan Sentra Black with swirls cobwebs minor scratches and bug stains.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Soft Buff Pad

You would use the polishing pad for correction work and after all the correction work is finished you would use the finishing pad for applying your choice of wax, usually some type of finishing wax.

You could use a polishing pad to apply your wax also but the idea is to use the least aggressive product to get the job done; since a polishing pad is more aggressive than a finishing pad, if the correction work is done then might as well use a finishing pad to apply the wax.

Personal preference but most people finish with a finishing pad.

[pdlee]

Re: Soft Buff Pad

Thanks Mike. It makes sense now. I hadn't seen anyone write about using the finishing pads. Appreciate your patience.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Soft Buff Pad

Thanks Mike. It makes sense now. I hadn't seen anyone write about using the finishing pads. Appreciate your patience.

Just to note, for the exact opposite reason a person would choose a finishing pad for doing the finish waxing on a previously cleaned and polished surface, when using a cleaner/wax on a neglected wax you would choose a polishing pad because you would want your pad to offer a little more bite or cleaning power to better take advantage of the cleaning ability of a cleaner/wax.

Just didn't want anyone to think all waxes are applied with a finishing foam pad, it's a case of selecting the right pad, (and chemical), for the job.

[Robby144]

Re: Soft Buff Pad

Im new as well and for my own information I want to make sure I have understood everyone: Polishing pads are more aggressive than finishing pads, and one should use the least aggressive product to get the job done. Ergo it is best to start with a finishing pad IF ONE IS ONLY WAXING. And If one is removing heavy scratches, scuffing, oxidation, etc. then one would use the polishing pads and mirror glaze products to remove said scratches, THEN use the finishing pad to apply the wax. Am I correct?


P.S. What is the difference between the "Diamond" polish and finish foam pads and the "SoftBuff" polish and finish pads? Are the Diamond pads more aggressive? Or just merely a different product?

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Soft Buff Pad

I'm new as well and for my own information I want to make sure I have understood everyone: Polishing pads are more aggressive than finishing pads, and one should use the least aggressive product to get the job done. Ergo it is best to start with a finishing pad IF ONE IS ONLY WAXING. And If one is removing heavy scratches, scuffing, oxidation, etc. then one would use the polishing pads and mirror glaze products to remove said scratches, THEN use the finishing pad to apply the wax. Am I correct?

You are correct but keep in while the polishing pads are more aggressive than the finishing pads, the word aggressive can make it sound like the polishing pad is very aggressive and that's not the case. You'll see when you get one into your hands.

Also, there's different types of waxes and you match the pad to what you're trying to do and what you're working on. If you have a neglected paint finish and you're going to use a cleaner/wax then you want a polishing pad not a finishing pad because you want a foam formula that will work better with the chemical cleaners and the abrasives in the cleaner wax to better clean the paint.

If you have a finish in excellent condition or you just cleaned and polished a neglected finish so that now it's in excellent condition then you could choose the finishing pad because there's no need for the extra cleaning power provided by the polishing pads.

P.S. What is the difference between the "Diamond" polish and finish foam pads and the "SoftBuff" polish and finish pads? Are the Diamond pads more aggressive? Or just merely a different product?

If you're talking about the pads in the Solo System with the diamond cut pattern instead of a flat surface then the yellow foam is the same for all our pads that are yellow.

Not 100% sure if the foam formula for the black finishing pads in the Solo Line is the same foam formula for the new washable 7" black foam finishing pad but in the BIGGER picture they're both finishing pads and after you purchase one or the other you would use it to apply a wax or a light cleaner/polish depending upon what you're working on.

What are you working on?

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Soft Buff Pad

Pad links...

Solo Pads

All the other pads