Guidelines

What Pad do I use for polishing?

What Pad do I use for polishing?

I often recommend microfiber cutting pads, orange light cutting pads, white polishing pads, and black finishing pads (or similar options from other brands) as the basic pads to produce great results on almost every type of vehicle when paired with appropriate products.

Are polishing pads color coded?

Yellow is a heavy cutting pad, orange is a medium-heavy cutting pad, green is a heavy polishing pad, white is a medium-light polishing pad, blue is a glazing pad, black is a finishing pad and finally, red is for a perfect ultra-fine finishing pad. Let’s dive deeper into buffing pads and their colors.

What is the most aggressive polishing pad?

The three types of wool pads are four-ply, blended and finishing pads, and each of these pads have varying levels of abrasiveness. For example, four-ply is considered to be the most aggressive of the three, while finishing pads are made from soft, natural fibers, and are ideally used for finishing the polishing job.

How many buffing pads do I need?

As a general recommendation, if you are providing paint perfection service on a sedan, have two pads per step available. That is, two compounding pads, two polishing pads, and two finishing pads.

Can you polish a car with one pad?

Re: Detailing with only one pad Showroom paint correction can not be done with 1 pad. Very difficult and it will take longer. Paint/gloss enhancement if your going to go around the car for 2 hours yes you can use 1 pad. It really all depends on what your trying to get out of your polishing experience.

When to replace Porter Cable polisher part number 54745?

OEM Part Number 54745. Made in United States. The Porter-Cable 6-inch polishing pad improves the performance of the 7424 polisher. Over time, the pad on a polisher wears from normal use, decreasing its performance. To keep your polisher running at its peak, replace the pad when it becomes worn.

Which is the best pad to use on a 7424 polisher?

The Porter-Cable 6-inch polishing pad improves the performance of the 7424 polisher. Over time, the pad on a polisher wears from normal use, decreasing its performance. To keep your polisher running at its peak, replace the pad when it becomes worn. It mounts easily using the built in mounting thread.

Is there a Porter Cable polishing pad for 7424?

This is an O.E.M. authorized part. Fits various Porter Cable models. OEM Part Number 54745. Made in United States. The Porter-Cable 6-inch polishing pad improves the performance of the 7424 polisher. Over time, the pad on a polisher wears from normal use, decreasing its performance.