Sparktrician said:
Shane, I was thinking of some of the attachments shown in the video in
this message. More specifically, I've not noticed the waffle-cut pads used for finish polishing as well as the compounds. I currently use felt pads on my RO125 for finish polishing headlight lenses, but haven't seen similar felt pads for the RO90.
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I own, and have used pretty much all the pads Shane listed in the various sizes for both my RO90 and my Shinex. I also have the Coarse Yellow Pad , 150mm size, and the Medium, all-around Orange pad as well in both 150mm and 90mm[list as 85mm if I remember right] I own a couple more of the 150mm pads from Festool that fall in between the Coarse and very Fine pads
The Black waffle or Honeycomb pads are great for following curves on a surface easily. My favorite waxing applying pads.
They will break down easier than the firmer/tougher pads, but that's to be expected.
Coarse pad/Yellow pad is great for tough/rough work that you would use a fairly coarse compound on. You have to have a light touch with a rotary machine or polisher as more material can be removed off the surface before you know it when using this pad.
Medium/Orange Pad. My most used pads by far since it works well with Swirl Remover, Paint Glaze, Sealant, Polishes of multiple grits etc. Just vary the pressure and time the pads on the work to add to your control in addition to the grit of the compound you're using. A real workhorse of a pad.
For cleaning any of the above pads, I switch from dishwashing soap or other regular soap and now just use Griots Micro-Fiber/Pad cleaning solution. You don't need much, and it really cuts through any of the wet or dried residue to leave a fresh clean pad surface for the next time you're using the pad. Don't know what's in this stuff, but I demo'ed some to a Festool Rep last year, he was amazed like I was the first time I used it. [eek][/list]
