[member=19075]DrD[/member]
Standard foam pads for auto detailing have velcro backs that should attach to the rotex pad. I have a dedicated polisher, so I don't use my rotex. You'll find 6-6.5" pads that should work fine on the 150mm backing plate on the rotex.
Most of the detailing sites have holiday sales around 10-20% off and free shipping over a certain amount, so adding the polishes into one order for a memorial day sale might work to your advantage. Get on their mailing list and you'll be notified. The links below are from one of the larger sites.
Pads - Order the orange pad for use with the 400 compound and order the white pad for use with the 3500 finishing polish.
http://www.autogeek.net/lc-ccs-6inch-pads.html
Here is a chart of the Menzerna polishes for reference:
http://www.autogeek.net/menzerna-of-germany.html.
400 compound:
http://www.autogeek.net/menzerna-fast-gloss.html
3500 polish:
http://www.autogeek.net/menzerna-super-nano-polish.html
I've linked to the smallest quantities available (8 oz). They do have larger, but don't get larger than 16oz unless you plan to do this a lot. A little goes a long way with this stuff. Typically, once you have the pad well-primed with polish, you'll use 2-3 nickel size drops per 4 sq ft area.
You'll also need a pad cleaning brush. This is nothing more than a stiff bristled nylon brush. I can't find it on that website, but I'm sure they have it. You could substitute a scrubbing brush from your local grocery store. You just want to run it over the face of the pad with the machine running to clear out any dried residue after doing each panel. The dried polish residue can re-introduce scratches into the paint. 5-8 seconds should do it.
Regarding the imperial hand glaze, for all purposes, it's not abrasive enough to perform a paint correction. It does contain fillers to make the paint look shiny and solvents that will cleanse the paint, but that will wash away after the next car wash. It won't actually fix the problems on the paint surface, you need to remove some clearcoat to fix it. The products have come a long way in the last 15-20 years. Prior to that, polishing was achieved with a rotary polisher and a wool pad, which could burn through the clear really quick if you weren't careful. These remain the mainstay of body shops and car dealers that have to get things done quickly, and you'll often see the holograms left by these machines under full sun, even on a brand new car worked by an experienced detailer (imagine what happens when they hire an inexperienced kid to do the work). The foam pads, orbitals and superfine abrasives today remove far less material and can jewel the paint to a level you won't achieve with your hands. They have progressed to the point where any DIYer can pick them up and do a fantastic job with a very short learning curve and little risk for damage (meaning you have to try really hard to do damage).
