About to order 5" LC Hybrids...which ones?

[fotomatt1]

So I finally have a Flex 3401, and I'm about to order the LC 4" changeable backing plate, but I also am not sure which color 5" pads I should get if I'm going to get the 6 pack. Right now I'm a weekend warrior, doing my own cars and maybe a car or two for other people on weekends here and there. Any suggestions of what to start out with?

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Congrats!

If getting a 6 pack, I would grab three blue light cutting pads and three white polishing pads to get started. Later on you can pick up more pads and different colors depending on what is needed based on your paint.

What polishes will you be using?

[fotomatt1]

Congrats!

If getting a 6 pack, I would grab three blue light cutting pads and three white polishing pads to get started. Later on you can pick up more pads and different colors depending on what is needed based on your paint.

What polishes will you be using?

Do you think the orange has too much cut for most applications?


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[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Yes. The orange Hybrid pad is the most aggressive foam pad offered by LC. Even more aggressive than the standard yellow cutting foam.

[fotomatt1]

Congrats!

If getting a 6 pack, I would grab three blue light cutting pads and three white polishing pads to get started. Later on you can pick up more pads and different colors depending on what is needed based on your paint.

What polishes will you be using?

I missed the question about the polish. Right now I'm using Menzerna FG400 and PF2500, and occasionally Sonax Perfect Finish. The Sonax PF seems to work extraordinarily well on Subaru paint.

[WaxMaster1]

So I finally have a Flex 3401, and I'm about to order the LC 4" changeable backing plate, but I also am not sure which color 5" pads I should get if I'm going to get the 6 pack. Right now I'm a weekend warrior, doing my own cars and maybe a car or two for other people on weekends here and there. Any suggestions of what to start out with?

Hi fotomatt1, I'm in the same boat as you. I was up late last night looking at the pads and reading up on them as I have a 3401 on the way. I was going to get a 4" LC backing plate and the 6 pack hybrid 5" pads. I was thinking one of each, minus the gold one. I'll be following this thread regarding the suggestions.

[fotomatt1]

Hi fotomatt1, I'm in the same boat as you. I was up late last night looking at the pads and reading up on them as I have a 3401 on the way. I was going to get a 4" LC backing plate and the 6 pack hybrid 5" pads. I was thinking one of each, minus the gold one. I'll be following this thread regarding the suggestions.

I'm actually just waiting for another AG sale to order them. Autopia has a sale but they don't have 6 packs of pads....only individually, and even with the 15% they're more expensive.

[conquistador]

Get 2 orange, 2 white, 2 black. Ideally I'd get 3 of each.

[Ccrew]

I was thinking one of each, minus the gold one.

Only if you're trying to get a feel for what the colors are like, because one of any pad isn't nearly enough. I consider 3 of a pad to be the absolute minimum.

Personally if doing the 6 pack I'd do Quantity 2 of them and do 4 Orange, 4 white, 4 Black.

[WaxMaster1]

Get 2 orange, 2 white, 2 black. Ideally I'd get 3 of each.

Only if you're trying to get a feel for what the colors are like, because one of any pad isn't nearly enough. I consider 3 of a pad to be the absolute minimum.

Personally if doing the 6 pack I'd do Quantity 2 of them and do 4 Orange, 4 white, 4 Black.

Thanks guys. Pretty popular consensus. What if the cars I do really don't need any correction? Still get the Orange? or substitute something else?