The orange light cutting pad is perfect for applying medium cutting polishes and compounds that reduce and eliminate swirls and fine scratches. The Lake Country Orange Cutting Pad is a special blend of foam that allows abrasive polishes to work deep into the clear coat’s surface, delivering highly effective cutting power. Cutting into the clear coat is essential for the removal of swirls and fine scratches. It will only reduce a micro thin layer of clear coat, where the majority of the swirls are. This pad helps you build optimal levels of heat and pressure to properly break down and work in a polish. Typically you will follow up this polish and pad with a lighter polish and pad combination. Using a lighter polish and pad after helps ensure there is no haze left on the surface. This entire process is quite safe and a standard detailing process for improving the optical clarity of your clear coat. After completing this process you will allow more light to pass through the clear coat and increase the brightness of your paint. Using the light cutting pad is a great way to begin a detail and create the most dramatic results. The light cutting pad is very durable and reusable with proper cleanings, so you can use it for years to come.