Lake Country HDO/CCS

[chilly]

It's somewhat important for pad companies to offer pads for the "nano" style polishers.

The availability of those sizes in the Uro-Tec and SDO foams is an attractive buying point.

I even like Rupes foams, but that blue coarse pad is almost identical to the old UHS grey pads, which I didn't enjoy using! The blue HDO/SDO/Uro Dark Blue are way better for me.

Part of this is my own OCD but I think that’s a big part of why a lot people get into detailing

I like symmetry and simplicity if I can get away with it

Back when I first got started detailing and was figuring stuff out I was doing my own cars but I was doing cars for friends and family as well

I just asked for the cost of materials so I was able to try a lot of different pads and products under different circumstances and on different brands of cars

I still had pads 20 years later that simply didn’t work for me and just sat in a bin

I’m trying not to repeat that


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[dlc95]

Part of this is my own OCD but I think that’s a big part of why a lot people get into detailing

I like symmetry and simplicity if I can get away with it

Back when I first got started detailing and was figuring stuff out I was doing my own cars but I was doing cars for friends and family as well

I just asked for the cost of materials so I was able to try a lot of different pads and products under different circumstances and on different brands of cars

I still had pads 20 years later that simply didn’t work for me and just sat in a bin

I’m trying not to repeat that


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Symmetry and simplicity. I like that!

I got back in after my fiancé and I split up in late 2007. That summer after (2008) is when I started taking care of my neighbor's cars, until he moved in 2017.

In 2013 I got serious and the product boom happened a couple years after. I was trying all sorts of pads, but not so much polishes. I was pretty dialed in with Meguiar's and very happy with them.

I ended up selling off a LOT of superfluous products, and pads. In 2015 the Facebook Detailers Trading post was hot. I'd post something and within hours it would sell. When those died I started using ebay.

So I can relate.

The only criticism I have of the LC pads is that sometimes the hole is off center which makes the pad vibrate like crazy. That and my coworker has a technique that separates the velcro from the foam. The ones I've been using have been holding up great!

[chilly]

The only criticism I have of the LC pads is that sometimes the hole is off center which makes the pad vibrate like crazy. That and my coworker has a technique that separates the velcro from the foam. The ones I've been using have been holding up great!

Wow, not liking that, but that could and probably does happen with any brand

I think because I started out with a PC 7424 (not an XP) I developed a very light touch with a polisher and pads

I never overwork them and generally get a long life out of them

Also as the years go by I have cut way back on how much work I do in a given period of time, usually a couple of panels a day or even less, so I don't need 10 of every pad (notice I said NEED, not WANT)... lol

I have months until I am ready to plop down $$$ on polishers, pads, and liquids so I will just keep reading and making notes of your guys experiences

I have to say I have taken notice that Scott (Sizzle) uses Griots BOSS CC and PC on a wide variety of paints/car brands, but then he could probably make a car shine with a rock

That is the kind of simplicity I am after, assuming it works for me of course

I know enough to know it is NEVER as simple as that, and there will always be the outlier that you struggle and fight with until you have that AH HA moment

I think that is why we wake up one day and realize we have 7 different compounds and 10 different polishes we don't use regularly and we can't remember when we bought them or what we bought them for

Maybe as I get older and more forgetful I need to keep a diary of cars and the stuff that worked, assuming I take on ANY extra work after getting my new garage up and running

Sorry, didn't mean to be so long winded

[DanaDetailingPros]

Lake Country HDO CCS Pad Blue 5.5" | For 5" Backing Plate
2 x Lake Country HDO CCS Pad Blue 5.5" | For 5" Backing Plate
Lake Country HDO CCS Pad Orange 5.5" | For 5" Backing Plate
2 x Lake Country HDO CCS Pad Orange 5.5" | For 5" Backing Plate
5" Uro-Fiber Finisher Pad | Buff and Shine All Black Microfiber
1 x 5" Uro-Fiber Finisher Pad | Buff and Shine All Black Microfiber
Lake Country CCS Precision Rotary Pad Orange 6" | For 5" Backing Plate
1 x Lake Country CCS Precision Rotary Pad Orange 6" | For 5" Backing Plate
Rupes Rotary Polisher Side Handle | Bigfoot Anti-Vibration Handle
1 x Rupes Rotary Polisher Side Handle | Bigfoot Anti-Vibration Handle
3" Uro-Fiber Pads 2 Pack | Buff and Shine Black and White Microfiber
1 x 3" Uro-Fiber Pads 2 Pack | Buff and Shine Black and White Microfiber
5" Uro-Fiber Pad | Buff and Shine Black and White Microfiber
1 x 5" Uro-Fiber Pad | Buff and Shine Black and White Microfiber
Rupes Yellow Wool Pad Medium 3.5" | For 3" Backing Plate
1 x Rupes Yellow Wool Pad Medium 3.5" | For 3" Backing Plate
Rupes Yellow Wool Pad Medium 5.75" | For 5" Backing Plate
1 x Rupes Yellow Wool Pad Medium 5.75" | For 5" Backing Plate
Microfiber Suede Ceramic Coating Applicator | 4" x 2.5" x 1.25"
3 x Microfiber Suede Ceramic Coating Applicator | 4" x 2.5" x 1.25"
Thanks Big D

[PaulMys]

Maybe as I get older and more forgetful I need to keep a diary of............ SQUIRREL!!!!!!

[chilly]

I am NOT that easily distracted...

Hey look, a shiny rock...

Pretty...

Wait, what were we talking about?

[chilly]

Lake Country HDO CCS Pad Blue 5.5" | For 5" Backing Plate
2 x Lake Country HDO CCS Pad Blue 5.5" | For 5" Backing Plate
Lake Country HDO CCS Pad Orange 5.5" | For 5" Backing Plate
2 x Lake Country HDO CCS Pad Orange 5.5" | For 5" Backing Plate
5" Uro-Fiber Finisher Pad | Buff and Shine All Black Microfiber
1 x 5" Uro-Fiber Finisher Pad | Buff and Shine All Black Microfiber
Lake Country CCS Precision Rotary Pad Orange 6" | For 5" Backing Plate
1 x Lake Country CCS Precision Rotary Pad Orange 6" | For 5" Backing Plate
Rupes Rotary Polisher Side Handle | Bigfoot Anti-Vibration Handle
1 x Rupes Rotary Polisher Side Handle | Bigfoot Anti-Vibration Handle
3" Uro-Fiber Pads 2 Pack | Buff and Shine Black and White Microfiber
1 x 3" Uro-Fiber Pads 2 Pack | Buff and Shine Black and White Microfiber
5" Uro-Fiber Pad | Buff and Shine Black and White Microfiber
1 x 5" Uro-Fiber Pad | Buff and Shine Black and White Microfiber
Rupes Yellow Wool Pad Medium 3.5" | For 3" Backing Plate
1 x Rupes Yellow Wool Pad Medium 3.5" | For 3" Backing Plate
Rupes Yellow Wool Pad Medium 5.75" | For 5" Backing Plate
1 x Rupes Yellow Wool Pad Medium 5.75" | For 5" Backing Plate
Microfiber Suede Ceramic Coating Applicator | 4" x 2.5" x 1.25"
3 x Microfiber Suede Ceramic Coating Applicator | 4" x 2.5" x 1.25"
Thanks Big D

Somebody needs an intervention...

[DanaDetailingPros]

RIGHT! What's the threads title again for post your new goodies you received?

[chilly]

RIGHT! What's the threads title again for post your new goodies you received?

Post Your Unpacking Pictures

[dgage]

RIGHT! What's the threads title again for post your new goodies you received?

Someone is trying to make us jealous.