Oldie, but goodie pads....

[RaydiantDetail]

Yes! I still get use out of my blue and tangerine hydrotechs on AIO jobs!

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[WRAPT C5Z06]

Heck yeah, Mark!

I still love these things too.

My findings are similar with the tangerine. In fact, my current avatar was polished using Menzerna PF2500 and the Tangerine Hydro.

They're still being made, and Buff and Shine has their Uro-Cell, closed cell pads available too.

Great pads for sure!

I've always noticed your avatar pic looked great, Dan! I have a few of each pad from the Uro-Cell and do not like them nearly as much as the Hydrotech line. I did a bunch of testing(on my black test hood) with the Hydro's versus other pads in their respective categories, and I'm *extremely* impressed with the Hydrotech lines finishing ability! For me, I tend to get caught up in the newer products always coming out, but some of the "old guys" are just as good, or better!

[dlc95]

I've always noticed your avatar pic looked great, Dan! I have a few of each pad from the Uro-Cell and do not like them nearly as much as the Hydrotech line. I did a bunch of testing(on my black test hood) with the Hydro's versus other pads in their respective categories, and I'm *extremely* impressed with the Hydrotech lines finishing ability! For me, I tend to get caught up in the newer products always coming out, but some of the "old guys" are just as good, or better!

I also prefer the LC Hydros too. I also believe they finish better, and the design is better. I'm not a fan of beveled pads on 8mm tools.

I hear ya on the products too. I'm way behind though, coming into DA polishing in 2013. But some of it is marketing, promotion, mak8ng money.

I recognized this in the drum industry. If a company didn't release anything new through the year, they were looked down upon, so these companies would release a new trinket, only to discontinue it a year later, because it didn't sell, or was redundant within the line.

As far as the Hydrotech pads, I believe their cut to finish ratio, and unique cell orientation make them a viable tool still today. They are trying to replicate the effect of the closed cell, stiff pads buy making very small cell, stiff pads, like the HDO/SDO blues, but personally I prefer the Hydrotech.

Many times that Tangering and 2500 was the hero of the day!

[Dr Oldz]

I have been using these since they came out. Love all of them. Closed cell foams got a bad rap a while back cuz of heat issues. I honestly never had a heat issue because I change my pads very often. These pads also work really well on rotary polishers. Good post, Mark!!