Need some help picking out Lake Country pads for UC/UP/NXT

[ethereal45]

I have the older style porter cable 7472 DA polisher which doesn't have as much power as the newer ones. I find that smaller pads like the lake country CCS 5.5" pads work better than the meguiars soft buff and soft buff 2.0 pads on this older model. The problem is that Lake Country has so many pads I don't know which ones are ideal.

My current DA game consists of Ultimate Compound, Ultimate Polish, and NXT 2.0 liquid. What CCS pads would be the best for these?

[wifpd4]

Re: Need some help picking out Lake Country pads for UC/UP/NXT

Here is a good starting point. You can download their application guide. Although no specific Meguiar's products are mentioned, there are generalities.

http://www.lakecountrymfg.com/

[ethereal45]

Re: Need some help picking out Lake Country pads for UC/UP/NXT

After talking MOL's greg0303, I decided to get the full 3 pad system from Lake Country's Hydro-Tech line. I will report back on how they work after using them. Much thanks greg for sharing a ton of his expertise with me.

[kimbo51]

Re: Need some help picking out Lake Country pads for UC/UP/NXT

I've had discussions with the guys at eshine.ca about this very subject. They have used numerous Meguiar's products with Lake Country pads and they have never had an issue. From their own experience they advised me to use the following combinations:

Ultimate Compound --> Orange Pad
Ultimate Polish/Deep Crystal Polish --> White Pad
Ultimate Wax/NXT 2.0 --> Black Pad

Hope this helps you and others out there who are trying to find the right match between pads and Meguiar's products.

[umi000]

Re: Need some help picking out Lake Country pads for UC/UP/NXT

from the flat/CCS pad line:

Orange = light cutting
White = polishing
Black = finishing

from the Hydrotech line:

Cyan = cutting
Tangerine = polishing
Crimson = finishing

The HT pads generally have more cut than the equivalent flat/CCS pad, but finish out just as well (if not better).

[greg0303]

Re: Need some help picking out Lake Country pads for UC/UP/NXT

from the flat/CCS pad line:
Orange = light cutting
White = polishing
Black = finishing
from the Hydrotech line:
Cyan = cutting
Tangerine = polishing
Crimson = finishing
The HT pads generally have more cut than the equivalent flat/CCS pad, but finish out just as well (if not better).

Francis,

If you use rotary buffer or forced rotation D/A (Flex 3401, Makita BO 6040, Festool) check out Lake Country's newest system: hybrid pads.
Very impressive.