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The foam pad - Porter 7424
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08-15-2007, 07:20 PM | #1 |
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The foam pad - Porter 7424
I just sprung for a Porter Cable 7424 random orbital polisher. What is the general consensus on the yellow foam pad that comes along with a standard kit?
I understand it's not hook and loop, but other than that, is it a decent pad for cutting, polishing, etc. ? |
08-15-2007, 08:13 PM | #2 |
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Sorry I don't know about the yellow pad, but I do know there's different pads for each application. Today I bought some pads from Detailed Image....Orange for aggressive polish (I already had those), white for fine polish, and I went blue for sealant (you could go with their black). I guess it depends on where you buy them from. Griot's has 2, orange for all polishes (doesn't matter how much cutting you want, they only sell one) and red for waxing. That's why I went with DI, more specificity.
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08-18-2007, 12:29 PM | #3 |
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My 7424 came with a white pad that was quite obviously crap compared to the Lake Country pads I ordered at the same time. I threw it out.
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Like tinti, I have never used the white pad that came with mine. I have difficulty just throwing things out especially brand new things but I should to remove any chance of using that piece of crap on my paint if I'm down to my last pad.
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08-20-2007, 12:37 AM | #6 |
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I'm no expert, but that's basically it. a cutting pad has more "oomph" than a polishing pad, which in turn has more than a finishing pad.
The color codes vary by manufactuer, but for Lake Country it's (most cut) Yellow > Orange > White > Grey/Black > Blue (least cut). Picus has said to use white and orange for most work, grey for wax application if you're not doing it by hand, and yellow for really nasty swirls. I've followed his advice and it's worked well for me so far. I did poke at the different colors (I have yellow through black) and it seems to my untrained eye that the "cutting" pads are just denser/firmer foam than the finishing pads. I couldn't tell any difference in the surface texture but they definitely feel different when squeezed. I haven't quite figured out how this translates into cutting action, but I'm guessing that the firmer pads keep more compound in contact with the paint. The freebie pad felt more like something you'd sleep on when camping than something you'd use on your car, so I didn't think it was worth keeping around. |
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