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    Re: Microfiber cutting pads

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    MF make for a much cleaner process. foam pads,especially cutting pads, can be a mess.
    If I can get the same result with a MF pad as a wool pad with a rotary, then Count Me In. Nothing worse then chasing the cleanup of a wool pad.

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    Mike why don't you like microfiber pads? I get great results using Meg's microfiber pads and CarPro Essence. What would you suggest to get the max cut with Essence. Have you tried any of the new Buff and Shine blue heavy cut foam pads? Menzerma products don't seem to play well with Rupes pads and I have been using Meg's microfiber pads with good results, but you are the guru of all things detailing and would appreciate your input on what is best.

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    Re: Microfiber cutting pads

    Quote Originally Posted by rlmccarty2000 View Post
    Mike why don't you like microfiber pads? I get great results using Meg's microfiber pads and CarPro Essence. What would you suggest to get the max cut with Essence. Have you tried any of the new Buff and Shine blue heavy cut foam pads? Menzerma products don't seem to play well with Rupes pads and I have been using Meg's microfiber pads with good results, but you are the guru of all things detailing and would appreciate your input on what is best.
    Tossing my two cents out there....I use MF Pads sparingly only because I think they work better on specific paints. Audi's which I do work on for obvious reasons tend to respond well to them but there is still a need to polish and remove a slight hazing. That said, I see more hazing or not as perfect of a finish-out with MF on other paints. Just depends as I have seen awesome results with a simple Orange Pad. If you need more cut, move to a thinner/flat orange pad vs the thicker ones. If you still need more, move to a more aggressive product with the same pad. If it's horrible try those same products with a yellow pad.

    Again, just my two cents. I think the product is more impactful and important than the pad as the product is what's actually touching the paint and doing the work.
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    Re: Microfiber cutting pads

    Meguiar's microfiber cutting and finishing pads are pretty much all I use for correction stages. If the paint doesn't respond well to microfiber pads I'll switch to LC thin purple foamed wool on a long throw DA. Foam cutting pads can also work great in certain situations. It really all depends on the paint system you're working on and whatever you find out in your test spot procedure.
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    Re: Microfiber cutting pads

    Thanks for all the questions about why I don't like microfiber pads... nothing against them it's just if I need to remove a lot of paint quickly I'll break out either the rotary buffer or the Flex 3401 and be done with it.

    Then clean it up using foam on any dual action polisher.


    I used my first Meguiar's MF pad back in 2005 these were their OEM pads and not available to the public. I'm pretty familiar with what they can and cannot do.


    Here's the first car I buffed out using the OEM Meguiar's microfiber pads with M86, this was back in 2005

















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    Re: Microfiber cutting pads

    Ok, I get it. Nothing wrong with a microfiber pad, you can just use a Flex 3401 or a rotary to remove paint faster. Thanks, I use Rupes polishers and don't have a Flex or a rotary, so it will just take me longer using a microfiber pad. I just really like how Essence and a microfiber pad work together. It is my favorite combo pre coating right now.

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    I'm waiting for my g21 griots . In the mean time I try a MD pad on my gg6 and wow!
    congrats on the new purchase, you're going to love it!
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    Re: Microfiber cutting pads

    I love MF pads, especially since I purchased a air compressor. Cleaning pads made simple. It never seems foam pads are as clean as MF pads during the process. I've been thinking of trying MF finishing pads next but cant think of what the difference is between the MF cutting and MF finishing. Is it the GSM? I guess it depends on who manufactures the disc. I don't mind foam when it comes to waxing so much as theres less need for residue control.

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    Re: Microfiber cutting pads

    I don't love using microfiber pads, but love what they can do. Foam is a lot easier to keep clean, but for heavy, heavy cut I like the Megs damf system, and the Rupes Zephir/Blue microfiber pads.

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