Polishing Pad for Drills

[saxnbass]

Anybody ever use one of these? How is it? Seems like it would work great.

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Finishin...shing_Pad.html

[superjesus]

looks like a good idea, but i'm not so keen on using a drill for polishing. i happened to catch a show on car polishing once. on the show, they used the same pad on a drill and on a 2 handed auto polisher. the drill is considerably faster than a polisher and so more care must be taken when using a drill to do the job of an auto polisher.

[The Craw]

Those pads are actually made by Meguiar's, they're available in 5 1/2" and 8" sizes and they're meant to be used with automotive buffers (and with compounds intended for power buffing or polishing). I wouldn't use one with an electric drill.

[Scott in Dallas]

Originally Posted by The Craw

Those pads are actually made by Meguiar's, they're available in 5 1/2" and 8" sizes and they're meant to be used with automotive buffers (and with compounds intended for power buffing or polishing). I wouldn't use one with an electric drill.

The abrasive compounds Stewmac sells for use with these pads seem to be for power buffing. IMHO if someone is going to take the plunge and learn how to do it, they are much better off starting with a drill before going to a high speed buffer. A random orbit polisher would probably be the best bet for good results without a lot of expertise.

[The Craw]

Originally Posted by Scott in Dallas

The abrasive compounds Stewmac sells for use with these pads seem to be for power buffing. IMHO if someone is going to take the plunge and learn how to do it, they are much better off starting with a drill before going to a high speed buffer. A random orbit polisher would probably be the best bet for good results without a lot of expertise.

Actually these pads were designed for dual action random orbit polishers, not the big 10" or larger high speed buffers. It's much easier to get good results with them than with a drill, especially if someone lacks expertise. That's why I wouldn't recommend using a drill even starting off.