Microfiber pads for the 3401

[Aaryn NZ]

Aaryn now has me interested in trying the low lint wool!

Haha!

They’re the real deal Paul A. I grabbed a bunch when I was over for Detail Fest & I’m sure glad I did.

This picture here is ONLY CarPro ClearCUT on a Lake Country Manufacturing Low Lint Wool pad. Just that! Nothing more.

I did refine & seal the job later but that’s pretty sweet for a compound on wool.





Aaryn NZ.


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[dlc95]

Haha!

They’re the real deal Paul A. I grabbed a bunch when I was over for Detail Fest & I’m sure glad I did.

This picture here is ONLY CarPro ClearCUT on a Lake Country Manufacturing Low Lint Wool pad. Just that! Nothing more.

I did refine & seal the job later but that’s pretty sweet for a compound on wool.





Aaryn NZ.


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Wow that thing was hammered!

[TTQ B4U]

I use LC Hybrid pads on my 3401. When compounding I use their orange pad. I just had a car that I probably could have used a pad that was more aggressive. I compounded with FG 400.

I was curious if a microfiber cutting pad would work on the Flex??
Any suggestions?? I’ve heard pros and cons using microfiber with the 3401.

Thanks!!

Never liked MF with forced rotation. Too grabby. Purple or Blue Wool pads are the way to go. For heavy compounding they cut fast and finish out extremely well leaving only a very slight haze to polish out.

[MrRoo]

I did my brothers tundra a few months ago. About the same as that last pic. One stage of clear cut did wonders. I used Lake Country micro fibers in my Boss 21. Love them. Cut and finish great.


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[WRAPT C5Z06]

Haha!

They’re the real deal Paul A. I grabbed a bunch when I was over for Detail Fest & I’m sure glad I did.

This picture here is ONLY CarPro ClearCUT on a Lake Country Manufacturing Low Lint Wool pad. Just that! Nothing more.

I did refine & seal the job later but that’s pretty sweet for a compound on wool.





Aaryn NZ.


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Insanely good results!


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[Mike Phillips]

Did a little Google searching. Used these words,

Lake Country Microfiber Pads Grabby Mike Phillips


Found this article about 5 search results down. Heck - I forgot I even wrote it. Time stamp = 09-10-2013, 10:17 AM


That "Grabby" feel - Thin vs Thick MF pads on Dual Action Polishers



And it was actually THIS thread from 2012 where the term grabby was coined to describe THIN fiber pads on gear-driven tools.


2012 Dodge Challenger + Menzerna Color Lock Makeover

I've been asked a lot since microfiber pads have been introduced which pads for which tools and here's what I know...

For tools with a free floating spindle bearing assembly, the thin, stiffer microfiber pads work well.

For any of the gear-driven tools, for example rotary buffers and the Flex 3401, then microfiber pads with a thicker foam core buff better while thin microfiber pads are grabby.

By the words buff better I mean they are not grabby like the thin pads and thus it's a LOT easier to guide and glide the buffer over the paint without fighting the grabbing effect.

This is why I had both Robert and Paul test out the different types of pads on the same tools with the same products on the same paint system, so all variable were reduced to just the thickness of the pad.

Generally speaking, thicker pads feel smoother on gear-driven tools.


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