Andrew this video has to be, easily, the most comprehensive look into premium polishing pads i have ever viewed. And I have watched a lot of detailing channels, in search for this kind of information. Up until recently, I have cut costs, buying up many of those "cheap chinese ebay pads". They are exactly that and you are exactly right. I was confused and on the fence about what my best options are and this video got me off said fence. I just ordered a stack of LC HDO orange pads to team up with my new 15mm machine. I believe they are my best option, under my circumstances. A truly gold medal video! Thank you so much! Mother's Farmer 🤣🤣!!! I damn near fell out of the chair!
i love you Sandro, i have basically built my mobile detailing business and have had great success using the advice and techniques you given throughout all your videos. i would say i have watched about 90% of your videos and always looking forward to new informative content you bring to this platform
Hey Sandro! Thanks for sharing this! Having wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of these pads in real work conditions is priceless. Thanks for passing it forward. HUGE! 👊🏾
Mate as usual we are on the same page with what you have listed here. I just love all the pads I have used via your recommendations. So for me the Blue HDO/SDO pads I have been brilliant. I used this on the Astra and now the Holden HQ softish single stage white paint I am now doing correction on. The Orange HDO/SDO again do exactly what you say they do; finish like no tomorrow. What did surprise though was the Shinemate range of Red & Yellow foam pads. They are just so much cheaper than the LC but almost as good in the finish. Very happy with them. The URO microfiber was what I used to do most the cutting on the hard clear paint with Car Pro Clear cut and TLC compounds. But I ran into the problem using this plus the Car Pro Demipad 2000 with the rotary in that the pads had no overhang and thus I did some damage as you experienced. I have purchased the Rupes Yellow wool pad plus the LC Microfiber pads to now try. I know you previously suggested S20 Black (Love this AIO) with Blue SDO pad. Do you think the Rupes Yellow wool pad might be a better option as the old paint does have some problems including I believe CROWSFEET which I was told can never be corrected out this side of a new paint job? I have tried using the Car Pro 3000 Demi pad with both S20 black and Clearcut which certainly have some bite. But I found I have had to use more refining time doing this and wondered if the Rupes option would give better defect removal whilst giving more refinement in a shorter time?? I have the Shinemate 12mm throw RO which again I love thanks to your reviews. All your videos are now my resource for car detailing so thanks again for these videos. Your 100K subscription is well earned.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Thanks, mate. I will try it and let you know how it goes. Will pair it with S20 black, Precision and TLC for a trial. Just one more thing, please. The HDO/SDO pads seem to have stopped sticking to the Shinemate velcro. They are virtually brand new but when I fire up the machine they get thrown or won't stick anymore. Is there a way to fix this without wasting these rather expensive/quality pads????
Excellent content presented in a clear and concise manner that delivers important knowledge to your subscribers. This is a video many of us will refer back to many times. The information on each pads abilities on different types of paint is really useful. I hope you do a video on compounds and polishes using this format.
Thank you very much for putting up such a video of your most favorite pads and advice on each pad! May I sugest to you to make one video about differences and applications or use of closed cell pads vs open cell pads. My take or understanding is that closed cell pads works better on forced rotation dual action machines like Flex specially when cutting clearcoat. I am very interested to distinguish the place and role of closed cell vs open cell pads in as many scenarios as possible.
I have hard clear on my 6th gen Camaro SS. I have Meguiars MF pads and the EuroFiber pads. I also have Lake Country for my various foam pads but they are the CCS line. I don't have any wool, would be nice to try on harder clear like mine. Also thanks for the advise on heat and swapping Megs MF cutting pads more often, I'll keep it in mind as I'm going to do my first coating on the Camaro soon.
the HDO blue I believe is a foam derived from the foam manufacturer that I buy direct from. the SDO is their version and the HDO I believe is a tweaked version of their original foam they make for car plants in europe. remember - Lake country is a foam converter not a foam block manufacturer - not yet at least.
I’m not a professional just an enthusiast who does the best job I can on my cars and family and friends. So for me a uro fiber 50/50 pad with 3D one usually removes what I’m going after. I then follow with rupes yellow pad with AngelWax perfect polish or sonax perfect finish. I sometimes do a final step with a black application pad with perfect polish.
Great video Sandro. I have to agree about the LC HDO pads. I bought some to try with my 3" DA and love 'em. Only problem I have found is that they do heat up after awhile and then want to come off the machine as the Velcro gets warm. So I find I need to change them out fairly frequently.
I just received the Lake Country 3000 pad washer and washed a few pads to test it out, its pretty good and a great way to quickly wash your pads while you're polishing a car to have them clean and ready to go again. Sandro also has coveres this model in a pad cleaning video from a few years back.
Hi Sandro, since the HDO pads are not cheap, wonder how many pads did you used per car? Both blue & orange HDO pads with 5.5" and 3.5".. plan to get some to restore my hatchback soon.. cheers!
Hello, I enjoy watching, or shall I say learning about products, techniques and information on your channel. I'm always a student of we(as detailers) wealth of knowledge because you can never know it all!! So thank you and keep them coming. S/C quick question, I recently placed an order from the website and wondering if you have any idea of when Australia's lines of shipping will be opened back up? I'm in the states and eagerly anticipating trying them out. Please inform. Thanks and may all on here stay blessed and be safe!!
Dear Sandro, this is again an outstanding video. Very informative, well made and pleasant listening. We are very lucky to benefit from your extensive experience. With a so versatile and top performing Rupes yellow wool pad why not using it all the time instead of a foam pad ? In which case a medium cut foam pad would be better ?
Another great video straight on my Detailing favourites list! I was looking at pads for my new polishers (one shinemate Ex603, the other a DAS6) and frankly it's a mine field to throw money at on the off chance it might do what I need. As you know from my last post on your paint correction video i've had success with the Chemical Guys oraage and white hex pads on my ST, but I'm still unable to find anything in my current aresnal to get decent results on my headlights as a buff up of those that I own. (including a load of cheap ebay ones on a drill which i used for literally hours trying which was my introduction to more aggressive detailing). I've no experience with microfibre or wool pads yet and not sure they would be a better option for stage one of the headlight buff (i did a full restore but didn't come out with the clarity I'd hoped with the foam ones, they just don't do enough). From what I gather you get more cut with those microfibre and wool pads so maybe I need to try one. I will def look at the Country Lake pads though next time I look to buy some pads. Thanks so much.
Hi you have the best pad video out there I've been looking around and knowing your a fan of carpro coatings I see carpro have a orange light cutting pad at half the price of lake country Have you tried this pad how does it compare to the ones in your video Thanks Tommy
Hey Sandro! What is your opinion on the lake country CCS pads? What is your experience with CCS vs standard flat pads?? Thank you for all your effort and content!
I was going to tell you in a comment when you were cutting and polishing that Porsche to throw away all your pads except for the Lake Country HDO Blue and Orange pads!
What pad would you recommend on an Audi in a one step polish with just enough cut for fine scratches? Because my car is silver it is really hard to see any scratches even in direct sunlight. With that being said, I’m not worried about scratches other than getting rid of the fine marks caused from previous owner probably using auto car washes to help the gloss once the ceramic coating is applied. Love your channel exclamation point, the absolute most informative car detailing channel on TH-cam.
Thanks and Audi paint usually ranges from slightly hard to extremely hard in clear coat characteristics in my experience, so light swirls would typically require a intermittent foam pad such as the Lake County blue HDO, perhaps with a medium or one step compound. You will need to always confirm this with a test section and there’s also a lot you can tweak with your technique- eg, work smaller section, use a touch more compound and just slightly longer work cycles with a touch more pressure to increase cut, or do the opposite to achieve a better finish.
Sandro, this vid came right on time for me. I'm doing my first polishing job and the pads I have are simply not getting rid of the defects I have (on an Audi). You just answered every question I had! Brilliant video. Incidently, I've since heard that Audi's have pretty hard paint. Is this your experience as well? Thanks again for a top notch, informative video. Big love.
Hey Sandro, sorry for the non stop questions lol. How many pads do you use per car as a professional? and as someone starting out what would the minimum number of pads per car , with brushing and blowing out pads?
I tend to work with 3 pads of each size at a time and keep on rotating them. I’ll tend to work with a few different sized polishers so it could be about a dozen pads total, sometimes more sometimes less. I don’t think there’s a minimum a beginner needs, you’ll use less pads doing lighter correction and more pads doing heavier and munitions-stage work.
Great presentation, very helpful recommendations. I noticed, however, that the pad you showed when discussing Meguiar's microfiber cutting disc (12:30) is actually their 6" finishing disc (DMF6), not their cutting disc (DMC6).
Hi Sandro, I was wondering if also tried the CarPro pads range ? As these seems to have an attractive price tag and also I could really found the "Lake Country" HDO pads here in NZ. Thanks for you videos and all the work!
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Ou that's a shame. Anyway I think CarPro dealers should send you some sample pads to try them out, since you made so many great reviews of their products! I myself bought some basic range of CarPro products based on your positive reviews and I'm sure that there will be plenty of guys who did the same :) !
Yes I have tried them and I do think the new blue pad is worlds better in both performance and durability, at least based on some minor testing. The new yellow also seems a touch better but I don’t think is as much of a difference as the old yellow pad was fine and still quite good.
There is no way that you always make very informative video 😊 but here is something that I am up to. I know is your all time favorite sealant the Wolfgang Deep Gloss and I would delighted to watch your review about the Wolfgang SiO2 Paint Sealant. I'm very curious and there is no video about it over the internet. You would be the first. Pls pls pls pls pls. It would be nice win win for you and for us. Please 😂😂😂😥😥😥😥😥😂😂😂 I'm bagging ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I haven’t tried the Koch Chemie pads, no one sells the brand here locally and I also haven’t tried the all new Rupes DA pads as we are still waiting for them to arrive here but I’ll be keen to try them. I have tried the new Rupes Coarse DA compound as it looks to perform really great!
Car Craft Auto Detailing Thanks for the reply! Glad you are back. I really like your tests and comparisons. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. The new Rupes DA compounds smell really good 😀. I am looking for a pad line (from MF, wool to foam). Looking at Rupes, Lake country and Koch Chemie and have a hard time to make up my mind. Any advice to choose a line. Perhaps it is better to go for the same line in foam so I have three different hardness in foam and have MF and wool for the heavy cut. My initial plan is: MF LC one step 4x75mm and 4x125mm Wool Rupes yellow or blue same as MF Three different hardness in foam with just as many as MF and wool. Biggest problem is to choose between Rupes, Lake country and Koch Chemie foam pads? Any advice?
Hi, given that everyone has a different budget and amount of time in their hands, can you give your favourite list of products to use depending on budget of $10, $20, $50, $100 etc?
Let me first apologize it you have covered this subject but have you found a product for plastic restoration (black)? I just started using a product called renew protect. So far, here on the gulf coast of Texas, it is holding up well. I just wanted your thoughts on a plastic product for restoration. Thank you
I’ve been using LC Ccs pads but I feel like one day I’ll need something with more cut. Cant decide on just grabbing some yellow medium wool or not. Maybe I should switch to HDO pads.
Do you use the same pad for different compound/polishes? For example say you use a blue hdo one week with compound on a car then wash it. Would you use it another week for polish? Or are they all strictly labeled?
Car Craft Auto Detailing Sorry to reiterate, I just want to be sure. You can use the exact same pad? Or once it’s used with compound is that compound permanently embedded in it even after cleaning the pad?
Does HDO Blue compares to Rupes blue or green? I'm trying to fill the gap between MFiber heavy cutting pads and medium cut/finishing foams. Rupes pads are more afordable and easy cleaning but if longevity and performance of Lake Country are superior then it becomes a simple choice. People claim that Rupes blue/green deteriorate fast. If someone can help, I will apreciate the feedback. Don't forget to click the thumbs up for support, this channel is GOLD!!! T.Y.
i do lot do my cutting on the lc wood pads but after seen there the same price as the rupes blue wool so I just ordered some of them to try I hope they do live up to what people tell me
Yes I use them frequently. The are basically very similar to the flat pads performance wise, but run a touch cooler so can be great for softer paints but also loose a fraction of cut.
Great video, but quick question - were you referring to the Meguiar's cutting or finishing pad around 12:30? The DMF6 shown is the finishing pad, but wasn't sure if you were referring to the DMC5 in your explanation. Thanks
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing thank you sir. Also, any interest in explaining SDS sheets and detailing product safety? I'm thoroughly confused by SDS sheets. Meguiar's Wheel Brightener and 3D Wheel Brite are two very strong chemicals with ammonium biflouride which turns into hydrofluoric acid when it contacts water. The 3D Wheel Brite SDS sheet would make you think its it's completely harmless, and yet the Meg's Wheel Brightener SDS sheet almost makes you scared to use the product with its warnings. My goal is to create a resource of highly effective yet safe detailing products someday
So what made you sway away from using it ? The last time I used them was when I corrected my mates golf r that had hard paint and I was impressed with durability of the pads as used three to do his car and they wash out really well for been a firm pad . they also seem to hold on to there cutting ability fairly well too as used them again on a work colleagues merc and performed just like they were brand new .
Yes I’ve used and quite like the LC Force pads, I think if you’re using a gear driven DA like the Mille or 3401 they are really tuned to those machines and work very well.
Recently bought the gear driven polisher from rupes the MILLE, just wondering if anybody has any suggestions on pad combinations that perform well on this machine. Thanks
Are most pads Velcro backed or not I’m stuck on which pads I should shouldn’t buy, hope you reply Sandro because you will defiantly recommend an aussie company great job in detailing ❤️
Car Craft Auto Detailing helped me out heaps Sandro I’ll give shine mate a good suss and you recommend to use foam pads for now why not a wool or MF, thanks for the fast reply appreciate it :)
The first pad look like the pad who was invented by school concepts a germany brand who imho make some. Of the best pads as ones you had showed ij this video
Thank You , I agree with you I will use Menz 400 green line as one step on soft paint which pad do you advise to bring best gloss possible with zero haze ? Via rotary and DA .
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Thanks Sandro, I am not planning to use a rotary. Given I am planning to use the DA, and given it is a medium throw (15mm), then SDO and HDO pads should be better right?
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing thanks! I already have a lot of the Rupes yellow wool, so I’ll just stick to that as my one step fiber pad. I have Rupes blue wool if necessary.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing I got a chance to compare the LC Polishing MF(orange/white) to the B&S Uro-Fiber on my soft black test hood. The LC pad is noticeably smoother on the paint and finishes better than the Uro-Fiber. Definitely like the LC pad better, initially.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing no problem, thank you for being the best detailing channel on youtube, and I watch a lot of pro's. They sell the LC HDO polishing MF(orange/white) here in states, so that's what I got. Also, how does S20 Black work with MF pads?
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing yep I guess that sums it up. so a wool pad would be the best bet for heavy cutting action on rotary you reckon? and I think wool generate less heat than foam pads too
Sandro have you been using the Scholl Consept,Swissvax pads before? They cut very well. The Swissvax pads have very good durabillity but the Scholl Consept pads cuts much much better. I also wanted to ask if you have been using the Carpro microfiber pads im haveing problems using them with my Rupes Mille every time i try to prime the microfiber pad and then add little after blowing out acces product with air the polisher start to grab the paint and jump like the compound was completly dryed out and i have no idea why this happends so hoping you would have a sullution for it.
Although I do use MF pads on my flex force machine from time to time, Microfibre isn’t the preferred pad due to the issues you mentioned. Wool pads will give you an easier ride with the Millie.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing then it is problely that the mf pad does not like the type of compound i was using. I did not know that the Swissvax pads was made by Scholl Concepts they dont look like any pads that i have ever seen from them
Havent tested hdo's but exactly same thoughts about microfiber and wool pads. Imo Rupes blue wool cuts as well as meguiars mf but finish alot better and is more durable however i find megs mf disc nicer to "drive".
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Andrew this video has to be, easily, the most comprehensive look into premium polishing pads i have ever viewed. And I have watched a lot of detailing channels, in search for this kind of information. Up until recently, I have cut costs, buying up many of those "cheap chinese ebay pads". They are exactly that and you are exactly right. I was confused and on the fence about what my best options are and this video got me off said fence. I just ordered a stack of LC HDO orange pads to team up with my new 15mm machine. I believe they are my best option, under my circumstances. A truly gold medal video! Thank you so much! Mother's Farmer 🤣🤣!!! I damn near fell out of the chair!
Really great to hear that, thank you mate!
You make some great content. And I apologize for my error with your name Sandro. I'll be watching more of these awesome vids!
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i love you Sandro, i have basically built my mobile detailing business and have had great success using the advice and techniques you given throughout all your videos. i would say i have watched about 90% of your videos and always looking forward to new informative content you bring to this platform
Hey Sandro! Thanks for sharing this! Having wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of these pads in real work conditions is priceless. Thanks for passing it forward. HUGE! 👊🏾
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Mate as usual we are on the same page with what you have listed here. I just love all the pads I have used via your recommendations. So for me the Blue HDO/SDO pads I have been brilliant. I used this on the Astra and now the Holden HQ softish single stage white paint I am now doing correction on. The Orange HDO/SDO again do exactly what you say they do; finish like no tomorrow. What did surprise though was the Shinemate range of Red & Yellow foam pads. They are just so much cheaper than the LC but almost as good in the finish. Very happy with them. The URO microfiber was what I used to do most the cutting on the hard clear paint with Car Pro Clear cut and TLC compounds. But I ran into the problem using this plus the Car Pro Demipad 2000 with the rotary in that the pads had no overhang and thus I did some damage as you experienced. I have purchased the Rupes Yellow wool pad plus the LC Microfiber pads to now try. I know you previously suggested S20 Black (Love this AIO) with Blue SDO pad. Do you think the Rupes Yellow wool pad might be a better option as the old paint does have some problems including I believe CROWSFEET which I was told can never be corrected out this side of a new paint job? I have tried using the Car Pro 3000 Demi pad with both S20 black and Clearcut which certainly have some bite. But I found I have had to use more refining time doing this and wondered if the Rupes option would give better defect removal whilst giving more refinement in a shorter time?? I have the Shinemate 12mm throw RO which again I love thanks to your reviews. All your videos are now my resource for car detailing so thanks again for these videos. Your 100K subscription is well earned.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Thanks, mate. I will try it and let you know how it goes. Will pair it with S20 black, Precision and TLC for a trial. Just one more thing, please. The HDO/SDO pads seem to have stopped sticking to the Shinemate velcro. They are virtually brand new but when I fire up the machine they get thrown or won't stick anymore. Is there a way to fix this without wasting these rather expensive/quality pads????
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Thanks mate for the help again
Brilliant advice Sandro. You take all the legwork out of the search and decision making on these products and many others.
Damn it. I have a bunch of unused standard lake country flats. Now I want the HDOs 😂. Thanks, Sandro
Loved your video! I really think you got it spot on with direct and to the point. THANK YOU!
Excellent content presented in a clear and concise manner that delivers important knowledge to your subscribers. This is a video many of us will refer back to many times. The information on each pads abilities on different types of paint is really useful. I hope you do a video on compounds and polishes using this format.
This was extremely helpful. Thank you
Thanks a lot for this list Sandro!
Excellent... just starting, great knowledge 👍👍
Hey Sandro... another winner here..! great information for the beginner or seasoned vet. great job mate.
Good information regarding the buff and shine uro fiber!
I ordered one in 5" and 3" sizes to try. I will need to be mindful of the more exposed plate.
Thank you very much for putting up such a video of your most favorite pads and advice on each pad!
May I sugest to you to make one video about differences and applications or use of closed cell pads vs open cell pads.
My take or understanding is that closed cell pads works better on forced rotation dual action machines like Flex specially when cutting clearcoat.
I am very interested to distinguish the place and role of closed cell vs open cell pads in as many scenarios as possible.
I have hard clear on my 6th gen Camaro SS. I have Meguiars MF pads and the EuroFiber pads. I also have Lake Country for my various foam pads but they are the CCS line. I don't have any wool, would be nice to try on harder clear like mine. Also thanks for the advise on heat and swapping Megs MF cutting pads more often, I'll keep it in mind as I'm going to do my first coating on the Camaro soon.
Another awsome video 👏👏👏
Thanks to your videos, I've just ordered the Shinemate EX603 DA polisher and a couple of Lake Country HDO Blue pads 💪
the HDO blue I believe is a foam derived from the foam manufacturer that I buy direct from. the SDO is their version and the HDO I believe is a tweaked version of their original foam they make for car plants in europe. remember - Lake country is a foam converter not a foam block manufacturer - not yet at least.
I’m not a professional just an enthusiast who does the best job I can on my cars and family and friends. So for me a uro fiber 50/50 pad with 3D one usually removes what I’m going after. I then follow with rupes yellow pad with AngelWax perfect polish or sonax perfect finish. I sometimes do a final step with a black application pad with perfect polish.
Great info, as always!! I personally am decked out in Buff and Shine pads, but Lake Country HDO pads are such a great alternative!
I like the Buff and Shine too.
Fantastic information. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!
Great video Sandro. I have to agree about the LC HDO pads. I bought some to try with my 3" DA and love 'em. Only problem I have found is that they do heat up after awhile and then want to come off the machine as the Velcro gets warm. So I find I need to change them out fairly frequently.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing good tip mate. I'll do that next job 👍
Very thorough review Sandro. I keep finding myself going back to the Lake Country HDO pads, they are brilliant pads!
Can you do a video on cleaning and maintenance for polishing pads?
Washing machine, 30 degree Celcius, tumble dry them on medium heat.
Detergent : tide works.
Same for towels.
He did already.
@@JVCIstvan he did? Guys I'll do a search
I just received the Lake Country 3000 pad washer and washed a few pads to test it out, its pretty good and a great way to quickly wash your pads while you're polishing a car to have them clean and ready to go again. Sandro also has coveres this model in a pad cleaning video from a few years back.
Excellent video! Very real talk informative🔥🔥🔥
Great videos guys.
Great vid Sandro, your pad descriptions are spot on, couldn't say better. For me rupes yellow, LC hdo Mf + hdo blue and b&S iron fiber take the win.
Very nice video with great advices & information
Keep up the good work 👏
I like the shinemate pads !, where SPTA which are 100% identical in both the pads and the polishers! These are superb quality for the price.
Sandro you're a legend !!
great review sandro in perfect time .
Hey Sandro I bought the last lake country blue hdo pad at car care products here in Sydney. I bought it because you highly rated it lol
Great video, how about something on keeping your tools in good running order? Please
another great video mate cheers
Great information ! thanks sandro
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great summary!
Great video. How about favorite compounds and best combinations you tend to start with?
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing yes this please!
Yes that would be great, and for different paint types as well. Soft Japanese paint or the harder euro paints for example
Hi Sandro, since the HDO pads are not cheap, wonder how many pads did you used per car? Both blue & orange HDO pads with 5.5" and 3.5".. plan to get some to restore my hatchback soon.. cheers!
Roger that.. cheers!
Hello, I enjoy watching, or shall I say learning about products, techniques and information on your channel. I'm always a student of we(as detailers) wealth of knowledge because you can never know it all!! So thank you and keep them coming. S/C quick question, I recently placed an order from the website and wondering if you have any idea of when Australia's lines of shipping will be opened back up? I'm in the states and eagerly anticipating trying them out. Please inform. Thanks and may all on here stay blessed and be safe!!
genuine and honest information without confusion for car lovers, thank you CCAD.
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Top vid u answered my question from other vid😊
Dear Sandro, this is again an outstanding video.
Very informative, well made and pleasant listening.
We are very lucky to benefit from your extensive experience.
With a so versatile and top performing Rupes yellow wool pad why not using it all the time instead of a foam pad ?
In which case a medium cut foam pad would be better ?
Great video
You should be commended for your willingness to impart your knowledge and detailed review of your tools of the trade.
Great video - thanks
Thanks mate. At the moment I use the same foam pads you do, just ordered some rupes wool, looking forward to comparing it to microfibre.
Another great video straight on my Detailing favourites list! I was looking at pads for my new polishers (one shinemate Ex603, the other a DAS6) and frankly it's a mine field to throw money at on the off chance it might do what I need. As you know from my last post on your paint correction video i've had success with the Chemical Guys oraage and white hex pads on my ST, but I'm still unable to find anything in my current aresnal to get decent results on my headlights as a buff up of those that I own. (including a load of cheap ebay ones on a drill which i used for literally hours trying which was my introduction to more aggressive detailing). I've no experience with microfibre or wool pads yet and not sure they would be a better option for stage one of the headlight buff (i did a full restore but didn't come out with the clarity I'd hoped with the foam ones, they just don't do enough). From what I gather you get more cut with those microfibre and wool pads so maybe I need to try one. I will def look at the Country Lake pads though next time I look to buy some pads. Thanks so much.
Hi you have the best pad video out there
I've been looking around and knowing your a fan of carpro coatings I see carpro have a orange light cutting pad at half the price of lake country
Have you tried this pad how does it compare to the ones in your video
Thanks
Tommy
Thanks but no I haven’t, we don’t tend to get many Carpro pads here locally
thanks for making this! I was looking for an updated review of these pads! Your content is always great and detailed.
Hey Sandro!
What is your opinion on the lake country CCS pads? What is your experience with CCS vs standard flat pads??
Thank you for all your effort and content!
I find the CCS pads run a little hotter than the standards, otherwise they are quite similar
Great video of knowledge of use of pads Sandro. The Lake Country top pad is $11 US for me. Have you tried Rupes Microfiber Pads ?
I was going to tell you in a comment when you were cutting and polishing that Porsche to throw away all your pads except for the Lake Country HDO Blue and Orange pads!
What pad would you recommend on an Audi in a one step polish with just enough cut for fine scratches? Because my car is silver it is really hard to see any scratches even in direct sunlight. With that being said, I’m not worried about scratches other than getting rid of the fine marks caused from previous owner probably using auto car washes to help the gloss once the ceramic coating is applied. Love your channel exclamation point, the absolute most informative car detailing channel on TH-cam.
Thanks and Audi paint usually ranges from slightly hard to extremely hard in clear coat characteristics in my experience, so light swirls would typically require a intermittent foam pad such as the Lake County blue HDO, perhaps with a medium or one step compound. You will need to always confirm this with a test section and there’s also a lot you can tweak with your technique- eg, work smaller section, use a touch more compound and just slightly longer work cycles with a touch more pressure to increase cut, or do the opposite to achieve a better finish.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing thanks so much for the thorough response!!
similar situation, Hope you had a great result. What products you finally used? Pads, compound, polish etc.
@@Zpiet820still haven’t done anything. I bought Sonax all in one.
@@corycooper4955 damn that's taking quite a while to prep😂
What a great Video. I tried the lake country pads years ago. Now im working with the gyeon pads. You worked with them too ? Love your content.
Sandro, this vid came right on time for me. I'm doing my first polishing job and the pads I have are simply not getting rid of the defects I have (on an Audi). You just answered every question I had! Brilliant video. Incidently, I've since heard that Audi's have pretty hard paint. Is this your experience as well? Thanks again for a top notch, informative video. Big love.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing thanks for the response mate. Cheers.
valuable information .. Thanks
Hey Sandro, sorry for the non stop questions lol. How many pads do you use per car as a professional? and as someone starting out what would the minimum number of pads per car , with brushing and blowing out pads?
I tend to work with 3 pads of each size at a time and keep on rotating them. I’ll tend to work with a few different sized polishers so it could be about a dozen pads total, sometimes more sometimes less. I don’t think there’s a minimum a beginner needs, you’ll use less pads doing lighter correction and more pads doing heavier and munitions-stage work.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing okay that is more simple than i overcomplicated it to be. Thank you!!
Great presentation, very helpful recommendations. I noticed, however, that the pad you showed when discussing Meguiar's microfiber cutting disc (12:30) is actually their 6" finishing disc (DMF6), not their cutting disc (DMC6).
Thanks, and yes if you have a look at the on screen text it states that: I didn’t have the cutting disc on hand at the time.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Ah, sorry -- missed that!
Hi Sandro,
I was wondering if also tried the CarPro pads range ? As these seems to have an attractive price tag and also I could really found the "Lake Country" HDO pads here in NZ.
Thanks for you videos and all the work!
Unfortunately we don’t get many Carpro pads here in Australia so I’ve been unable to use or test them out
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Ou that's a shame. Anyway I think CarPro dealers should send you some sample pads to try them out, since you made so many great reviews of their products!
I myself bought some basic range of CarPro products based on your positive reviews and I'm sure that there will be plenty of guys who did the same :) !
Hi Sandro, how is the durability of the rupes current DA blue and yellow pad? Have you try its? If yes is there any improvement on the durability?
Yes I have tried them and I do think the new blue pad is worlds better in both performance and durability, at least based on some minor testing. The new yellow also seems a touch better but I don’t think is as much of a difference as the old yellow pad was fine and still quite good.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Ok noted and thanks for the reply.
Great video like always :)
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Hey mate another great video. But I gotta ask, what you think about CarPro pads?
CarPro make some great pads, but I guess the ones on the video are my personal favourites.
Have you ever tried the Koch Chemie foam pads?
Have you tried the new Rupes DA foam pads and their new Rupes DA fine and DA coarse compounds?
I haven’t tried the Koch Chemie pads, no one sells the brand here locally and I also haven’t tried the all new Rupes DA pads as we are still waiting for them to arrive here but I’ll be keen to try them. I have tried the new Rupes Coarse DA compound as it looks to perform really great!
Car Craft Auto Detailing Thanks for the reply!
Glad you are back. I really like your tests and comparisons. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
The new Rupes DA compounds smell really good 😀.
I am looking for a pad line (from MF, wool to foam).
Looking at Rupes, Lake country and Koch Chemie and have a hard time to make up my mind.
Any advice to choose a line. Perhaps it is better to go for the same line in foam so I have three different hardness in foam and have MF and wool for the heavy cut.
My initial plan is:
MF LC one step 4x75mm and 4x125mm
Wool Rupes yellow or blue same as MF
Three different hardness in foam with just as many as MF and wool.
Biggest problem is to choose between Rupes, Lake country and Koch Chemie foam pads?
Any advice?
Hi, given that everyone has a different budget and amount of time in their hands, can you give your favourite list of products to use depending on budget of $10, $20, $50, $100 etc?
Hi Sandro, hope you and yours are doing well. What's your feelings about the Buff N Shine foam pads?
Let me first apologize it you have covered this subject but have you found a product for plastic restoration (black)? I just started using a product called renew protect. So far, here on the gulf coast of Texas, it is holding up well. I just wanted your thoughts on a plastic product for restoration. Thank you
Hey Sandro,
Have you tried the lake country orange/blue foam backed wool pads?
No I haven’t tried them
I’ve been using LC Ccs pads but I feel like one day I’ll need something with more cut. Cant decide on just grabbing some yellow medium wool or not. Maybe I should switch to HDO pads.
the background music reminds me of Coldplay lol
Do you use the same pad for different compound/polishes? For example say you use a blue hdo one week with compound on a car then wash it. Would you use it another week for polish? Or are they all strictly labeled?
Car Craft Auto Detailing Sorry to reiterate, I just want to be sure. You can use the exact same pad? Or once it’s used with compound is that compound permanently embedded in it even after cleaning the pad?
Does HDO Blue compares to Rupes blue or green? I'm trying to fill the gap between MFiber heavy cutting pads and medium cut/finishing foams.
Rupes pads are more afordable and easy cleaning but if longevity and performance of Lake Country are superior then it becomes a simple choice. People claim that Rupes blue/green deteriorate fast.
If someone can help, I will apreciate the feedback.
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The Blue HDO would be closest to the Rupes Green, but I’d agree that both the Rupes Blue and Green pads do deteriorate much faster than the LC pads.
i do lot do my cutting on the lc wood pads but after seen there the same price as the rupes blue wool so I just ordered some of them to try I hope they do live up to what people tell me
Great video, Thank you !
Any experience with the Sonax rotary pads ?
Thank you, and Happy Sunday !
What about if I haven’t got a machine which 1 do I use. Well done mate great page from Australia 🇦🇺 . Reply please 👏👏👏
Hi Sandro , generally how many panels will cutting pad will last the durability of cutting pad when it start to lose cutting abilities?
Have you tried the diamond pads by shinemate?
Yes I use them frequently. The are basically very similar to the flat pads performance wise, but run a touch cooler so can be great for softer paints but also loose a fraction of cut.
Have you used the koche chemie pads at all yet?
No I haven’t
Great video, but quick question - were you referring to the Meguiar's cutting or finishing pad around 12:30? The DMF6 shown is the finishing pad, but wasn't sure if you were referring to the DMC5 in your explanation. Thanks
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing thank you sir. Also, any interest in explaining SDS sheets and detailing product safety? I'm thoroughly confused by SDS sheets. Meguiar's Wheel Brightener and 3D Wheel Brite are two very strong chemicals with ammonium biflouride which turns into hydrofluoric acid when it contacts water. The 3D Wheel Brite SDS sheet would make you think its it's completely harmless, and yet the Meg's Wheel Brightener SDS sheet almost makes you scared to use the product with its warnings. My goal is to create a resource of highly effective yet safe detailing products someday
Excellent vid Sandro 👍🏻 information is top notch. How do you rate the carpro flash pad ?
So what made you sway away from using it ? The last time I used them was when I corrected my mates golf r that had hard paint and I was impressed with durability of the pads as used three to do his car and they wash out really well for been a firm pad . they also seem to hold on to there cutting ability fairly well too as used them again on a work colleagues merc and performed just like they were brand new .
Sandro. Just checking if you tried the LC Force pads before making this. And would they dethrone any ?
Yes I’ve used and quite like the LC Force pads, I think if you’re using a gear driven DA like the Mille or 3401 they are really tuned to those machines and work very well.
Whats the best pad for one step / aio with rotary?
Recently bought the gear driven polisher from rupes the MILLE, just wondering if anybody has any suggestions on pad combinations that perform well on this machine. Thanks
Are most pads Velcro backed or not I’m stuck on which pads I should shouldn’t buy, hope you reply Sandro because you will defiantly recommend an aussie company great job in detailing ❤️
Car Craft Auto Detailing helped me out heaps Sandro I’ll give shine mate a good suss and you recommend to use foam pads for now why not a wool or MF, thanks for the fast reply appreciate it :)
Car Craft Auto Detailing ahhhh right right thank you so much for the advice appreciate it heaps
Question: How did you make them spin? Seriously
It’s just a camera pan module
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The first pad look like the pad who was invented by school concepts a germany brand who imho make some. Of the best pads as ones you had showed ij this video
Hi Sandro , Rupes said you can’t use the Rupes wool pads blue and yellow in rotary .
Thank You , I agree with you
I will use Menz 400 green line as one step on soft paint which pad do you advise to bring best gloss possible with zero haze ? Via rotary and DA .
Hi Sandro.. just wonder how's the Shinemate Black diamond series performance compare to those Shinemate pads you recommended? Cheers..
Sorry... I mean the diamond cut shape foam surface vs those totally flat foam surface from Shinemate...
Cheers mate!
Hi Sandro, I understand HDO and SDO from LC are your #1 and #2 foam pads. What about LC's CCS pads?
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Thanks Sandro, I am not planning to use a rotary. Given I am planning to use the DA, and given it is a medium throw (15mm), then SDO and HDO pads should be better right?
All the number ones you have is the same as mine. So I think it means something.
Hi Sandro, if the uro fiber pad had more of an overhang, would you have placed it above the LC MF one step/polishing pad?
Good question! I think they are both great one step pads on harder paints, so I’m not sure, but if I used it more potentially yes.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing thanks! I already have a lot of the Rupes yellow wool, so I’ll just stick to that as my one step fiber pad. I have Rupes blue wool if necessary.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing I got a chance to compare the LC Polishing MF(orange/white) to the B&S Uro-Fiber on my soft black test hood. The LC pad is noticeably smoother on the paint and finishes better than the Uro-Fiber. Definitely like the LC pad better, initially.
Thanks for sharing your experience with them, I appreciate that mate!
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing no problem, thank you for being the best detailing channel on youtube, and I watch a lot of pro's.
They sell the LC HDO polishing MF(orange/white) here in states, so that's what I got. Also, how does S20 Black work with MF pads?
Do you think the Meguiars microfiber cutting pad can go with a rotary polisher? assuming that it had been designed with DA use? Cheers
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing yep I guess that sums it up. so a wool pad would be the best bet for heavy cutting action on rotary you reckon? and I think wool generate less heat than foam pads too
The Rupes yellow wool is superb with an AIO for effective and quick enhancements. Used it on both my cars last month.
How does the Rupes blue wool compare to LC MF Cutting pad for cut/finish? Thanks.
Sandro have you been using the Scholl Consept,Swissvax pads before? They cut very well. The Swissvax pads have very good durabillity but the Scholl Consept pads cuts much much better. I also wanted to ask if you have been using the Carpro microfiber pads im haveing problems using them with my Rupes Mille every time i try to prime the microfiber pad and then add little after blowing out acces product with air the polisher start to grab the paint and jump like the compound was completly dryed out and i have no idea why this happends so hoping you would have a sullution for it.
Although I do use MF pads on my flex force machine from time to time, Microfibre isn’t the preferred pad due to the issues you mentioned. Wool pads will give you an easier ride with the Millie.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing then it is problely that the mf pad does not like the type of compound i was using. I did not know that the Swissvax pads was made by Scholl Concepts they dont look like any pads that i have ever seen from them
Thanks Sandro I have a hard time with Rupes pads they don't last at all
Do you have one pad of each or multiples of each?
Havent tested hdo's but exactly same thoughts about microfiber and wool pads. Imo Rupes blue wool cuts as well as meguiars mf but finish alot better and is more durable however i find megs mf disc nicer to "drive".