Microfiber pads

[Crooz1n]

Has anyone tried microfiber (surbuf) type pads with Adams products?

Just wondering if they might speed up the correction process.

[THE Mook]

Are you speaking of the Blue MF Applicator pads we sell?

 

Mook

[Chewy]

Are you speaking of the Blue MF Applicator pads we sell?

 

Mook

 

Nope I believe he's talking about the MF pads used on the PC or Flex.

 

I believe Adams tested them and came to the conclusion that they weren't all that.

[Crooz1n]

That's the ones Chewy .

Megs has their version and Surbuf makes one.

Works on DA type buffers.

I'm a rank amateur when it comes to correction so that's why I came to the pros.

[Doug123]

For Adam's polishes, the pads and the polishes are perfectly matched. The pad does a little work and the polish does a little work, and ~presto~ the swirls disappear!

[Chewy]

That's the ones Chewy .

Megs has their version and Surbuf makes one.

Works on DA type buffers.

I'm a rank amateur when it comes to correction so that's why I came to the pros.

 

I listen to Dylan and Adam when they talk. The crew up there tests these "fads" or new products to see if they need to offer them. Dylan made it sound like they weren't worth the bother, and since I've used the foam and it works the bee's knees, I don't see a reason to change.

[Crooz1n]

Thank you very much. Since my experience has been limited to Corvettes and their hard as heck clearcoats that's good to know.

[Team Adam's]

I have multiple sets of all the mf pads out there right now that I've played with... IMO they're nice, but the caking up and limitations keep me going back to foam, at least for now.

 

We're testing a variety of products to go with a similar pad technology, but thats all we're doing right now - testing.

[Crooz1n]

Thanks for the info D !!

[Skywalker]

I have multiple sets of all the mf pads out there right now that I've played with... IMO they're nice, but the caking up and limitations keep me going back to foam, at least for now.

 

We're testing a variety of products to go with a similar pad technology, but thats all we're doing right now - testing.

 

Yeah, you definitely need to use compressed air and a brush to *uncake* the pads.

 

They work great though. Less pressure needed, more correction than foam, and with some of the newer finishing MF pads, great finishing ability.

[Chadg]

I've been wondering about this as well. I only have one green SSHR pad and unfortunately have to do my wife's entire car with SSHR and a green pad because my father-in-law decided to remove bird droppings with nothing but water and a bath towel. Then after he cleaned the initial spot he decided to go ahead and wipe the entire car down like that . . .

 

So I got about 1/2 done with the car yesterday with the green pad (about 5 hours of polishing the hood, roof and trunk - it's an SLK so it's a small car) and my pad just started clogging too badly even with using a pad brush repeatedly. I decided to quit for the day, clean the pad with APC and let it dry to fight another day.

 

I never thought I'd have to do an entire car with the green pad because I would never let my paint get that bad so I only have one of them (whereas I have 2 orange pads, 2 white pads and 2 black pads, but sometimes things are out of your control . . . so I was thinking maybe a microfiber pad may last longer for bigger jobs like that.

 

I'm definitely curious to hear more thoughts on how

[LDM]

I've been wondering about this as well. I only have one green SSHR pad and unfortunately have to do my wife's entire car with SSHR and a green pad because my father-in-law decided to remove bird droppings with nothing but water and a bath towel. Then after he cleaned the initial spot he decided to go ahead and wipe the entire car down like that . . .

 

So I got about 1/2 done with the car yesterday with the green pad (about 5 hours of polishing the hood, roof and trunk - it's an SLK so it's a small car) and my pad just started clogging too badly even with using a pad brush repeatedly. I decided to quit for the day, clean the pad with APC and let it dry to fight another day.

 

I never thought I'd have to do an entire car with the green pad because I would never let my paint get that bad so I only have one of them (whereas I have 2 orange pads, 2 white pads and 2 black pads, but sometimes things are out of your control . . . so I was thinking maybe a microfiber pad may last longer for bigger jobs like that.

 

I'm definitely curious to hear more thoughts on how

 

I wouldn't say that MF pads last longer. I did a full correction on my brother's truck Saturday, and you have to clean out the pads after each panel. We have an air compressor so it wasn't really a big deal, but I've heard that pad brushes aren't as effective as compressed air with MF pads. Even with cleaning after each panel I still used two pads for the truck.

 

That being said, it did save me a lot of time compared to if I went the Severe Swirl Remover -> Swirl & Haze Remover -> Fine Machine Polish route. The MF compounding seemed to cut better than SSR, saving on the number of passes there, but still finished nice enough that I was able to finish with a white pad and FMP, thus turning a 3-step process into a 2. I know I could've eventually gotten the same results using just the Adam's system, but it takes a lot longer. The Adam's polishes are less aggressive to make it safer for beginners, but I knew this truck was in rough shape so I looked elsewhere to save some time.