{"id":17189,"date":"2015-08-24T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=17189"},"modified":"2016-09-27T23:08:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T03:08:24","slug":"favorite-pad-polish-combinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/favorite-pad-polish-combinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Pad &#038; Polish Combinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A while back, I wrote about my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/what-are-some-of-the-go-to-polish-pad-combos\/\">favorite combinations<\/a> to use when doing paint correction.\u00a0 Some of the products remain, some of them have been replaced.\u00a0 Here are my personal favorite combos:<\/p>\n<p>Using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Griots-M56\/Random-Orbital-Polisher-P671\/6-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Griots Garage 6&#8243; DA<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Lake-Country-M7\/Backing-Plate-for-Porter-Cable-7424-P56\/125-mm-S2\/\" target=\"_blank\">5&#8243; Lake Country Backing Plate<\/a>:<\/p>\n<h2>One Step Correction<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Lake-Country-M7\/Hydro-Tech-Tangerine-Ultra-Fine-Polishing-Pad-P407\/55-inch-S2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lake Country Hydro Tech Tangerine Pad<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Sonax-M49\/Profiline-Perfect-Finish-P782\/250-ml-S1\/\">Sonax Perfect Finish<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Two Step Correction<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Lake-Country-M7\/Orange-Light-Cutting-Pad-P58\/55-inch-S2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lake Country Orange Pad<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Meguiars-M43\/DA-Microfiber-Correction-Compound-P513\/16-oz-S1\/\">Meguiar&#8217;s D300<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Lake-Country-M7\/Black-Finishing-Pad-P60\/55-inch-S2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lake Country Black Pad<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Sonax-M49\/Profiline-Perfect-Finish-P782\/250-ml-S1\/\">Sonax Perfect Finish<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three Step Correction<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Lake-Country-M7\/Orange-Light-Cutting-Pad-P58\/55-inch-S2\/\">Lake\u00a0 Country Orange Pad<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Meguiars-M43\/Pro-Speed-Compound-M100-P732\/32-oz-S1\/\">Meguiar&#8217;s M100<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Lake-Country-M7\/Hydro-Tech-Tangerine-Ultra-Fine-Polishing-Pad-P407\/55-inch-S2\/\">Lake Country Hydro Tech Tangerine Pad<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Meguiars-M43\/DA-Microfiber-Correction-Compound-P513\/16-oz-S1\/\">Meguiar&#8217;s D300<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Lake-Country-M7\/Black-Finishing-Pad-P60\/55-inch-S2\/\">Lake Country Black Pad<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Sonax-M49\/Profiline-Perfect-Finish-P782\/250-ml-S1\/\">Sonax Perfect Finish<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, those are my &#8220;go to&#8221; combos first for <strong>MOST<\/strong> cars.\u00a0 Depending on the condition of the paint, the hardness, color, and expected end result, there are other combos that I will try out and use.\u00a0 Other combos consist of a mix between the following pads and products that I keep stocked on my shelves:<\/p>\n<p>Pads (5.5&#8243;): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Surbuf-M47\/R-Series-MicroFingers-Buffing-Pads-P485\/2x-55-S2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Surbuf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Meguiars-M43\/DA-Microfiber-Cutting-Disc-Buffing-Pad-P515\/55-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Meguiar&#8217;s MF<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Lake-Country-M7\/Orange-Light-Cutting-Pad-P58\/55-inch-S2\/\">Orange<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Lake-Country-M7\/Hydro-Tech-Tangerine-Ultra-Fine-Polishing-Pad-P407\/65-S1\/\">Tangerine<\/a>, Green,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Lake-Country-M7\/Blue-Fine-Finishing-Pad-P61\/65-S1\/\">Blue<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Lake-Country-M7\/Black-Finishing-Pad-P60\/65-S1\/\">Black<\/a>, Red (Green and Red are from Buff N\u00a0Shine)<br \/>\nProducts: Meguiar&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Meguiars-M43\/Ultra-Cut-Compound-M105-P388\/32-oz-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\">M105<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Meguiars-M43\/Pro-Speed-Compound-M100-P732\/32-oz-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\">M100<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Meguiars-M43\/DA-Microfiber-Correction-Compound-P513\/16-oz-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\">D300<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Menzerna-M10\/Super-Heavy-Cut-Compound-SHCC-300-P976\/8-oz-S2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Menzerna 300<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Menzerna-M10\/Fast-Gloss-400-Compound-P688\/16-oz-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\">400<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Menzerna-M10\/Power-Finish-PF-2500-PO203-P649\/16-oz-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\">2500<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Menzerna-M10\/PO106FA-Nano-Polish-Super-Finish-P228\/16-oz-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\">4000<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Menzerna-M10\/PO85RD-Polish-P217\/32-oz-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\">4500<\/a> (now 3800), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Sonax-M49\/Profiline-Perfect-Finish-P782\/250-ml-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sonax Perfect Finish<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course this would be silly to stock if you only had one car to take\u00a0care of every 6 to 12 months, but doing this day in and day out, I need to have a wide variety of products to handle anything thrown my way!<\/p>\n<h2>Buy Products From This Article<\/h2>\n<p>Purchase the products used in this article individually 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