Microfiber vs Foam Polishing Pads | The Biggest Differences & Why

[@anti-social6368]

You are very quick and articulate in explaining the purpose of these pads. Thanks!

[@TheMarshallMaster]

That was very well explain I don’t have that. Thank you for teaching me. The weather is getting much colder now. I guess we’ll have to wait to spring Thanks for all the information

[@herbh9348]

Great review and intelligent explanation. I'm learning to detail myself after spending tons of money on detailer, time I stepped up and educated myself and do it myself. I will tell you it's hard work so detailer do earn their money buts it's just become too expensive. So if yiur on a budget, DIY. Doing test areas is key.

[@OuzoLouGarage]

As a hobbyist detailer this video helps understanding what to buy and use . Thanks

[@kelvinsanchez4112]

Thank you for always giving us your knowledge on an abundance of detailing topics. I’ll be attending a detailing course and further my development with in the detailing industry thanks to you inspiring me

[@meiowalot7570]

Thank you. I had this question because for years I’ve only used foam pads and wanted to see what I was missing out on.

[@eroscampedelli4192]

The best Explication about it

[@Xxmeca421xX]

*explanation

[@sgt.hollowpoint6968]

@@Xxmeca421xX lol

[@cristibmx]

Thank you, just started learning to polish my car at home, its really helpfull, Really appreciate it, Subscribed !

[@BigBear--]

So nothing really answered, great, thanks! Lol! I was just expecting you to show us various types of paint “damage” that needs correction, then tell us which pads, and types of pads, are for which scenarios. What I got was the same info I could get from any pad brand’s marketing. Maybe consider doing what I suggested, I think that would be of more help to people like me that are getting into detailing. Up to you, I’m not hating, just wanted more specific info.

[@HfallbabyF]

You must be the kind of guy who needs pictures in his book to read it

[@BigBear--]

Guess so. Now imagine my surprise when pictures are promised but not delivered.

[@d14_x80]

@@BigBear-- to be honest, I think foam cutting pads are a joke. You can remove light/superficial scratches with a foam pad, lots of product, and lots of time….but you could make quick work of it with the proper cutting product and a wool/MF pad. This is my experience in the DA aspect of things

[@BigBear--]

@@d14_x80 since I made my original comment I got super into detailing. My current opinion is that you match the pad to the job and type of paint. The idea is to achieve the desired effect while removing as little clear/paint as possible to get there. I agree that for heavier damage on average to hard paint, there's no point in dicking around with a foam pad on a DA, and just go with wool/MF. However, I'd be careful generalizing too much and or always making that the first step to paint correction, cause the situation might not require that much cut, so now you're removing more material for no reason. If the vehicle only has light swirling, or scratches, a foam cutting pad with some compound will do a fine job.

[@d14_x80]

@@BigBear-- no generalizing here, my comment was geared towards already knowing the basics of correction…..test spots, paint depth, etc. As I previously stated, foam pads are basically only good superficial scratching

[@RAHIWAadeyNayGdiniyu]

Best teacher ⭐️❤️

[@stevesvids]

Good explanation 👏 Soft and fine for finishing. Hard and course for cutting. Any combination of foam or fibre so long as the above two basics observed, along with observing the results achieved on different paints with different compounds. There is no 1 rule suits all. 👍👊

[@nathanwondim8404]

Such a helper bro tnx, ,,,I just highly recommend meguiars microfiber cutting disc for cutting & leak country green & black for finishing

[@burhanikara]

great Wilson. Iv seen many videos but you have made it crystal clear. Thanks

[@kelvinsanchez4112]

I had this exact question for so long! The best part is how you brake it down to us for a better understanding

[@thedukeofbellington8898]

*BREAK

[@aarons7267]

Great info. If you were wonder on what the hole in the middle for it design to let the heat escape and cool the pad.

[@psa110]

Thanks for the explanation, it was helpful. I was hoping you would address the difference in the colors with the foam pads. Some of the other channels will say something like, "you're going to want to use the orange foam pad for this." After hearing those type comments, I stopped assuming that the foam pad color made no difference and were only the manufacturer's choice as opposed to being an industry standard.

[@OEFarredondo]

Great job bro. I love the explanations.

[@madisonabatiello8609]

So are foam pads or microfiber better? I’m gonna stick to either or

[@CarlosChavez-cr3gd]

Thanks brother. I was confused.

[@notta3d]

Great video. Stupid question. Let's say you have a vehicle that has a minor scratch on the hood. When you use the compound to remove the scratch are you supposed to do the entire hood or can you just compound the area where the scratch is or do you need to compound the entire hood?

[@jccgold]

No, just do around that area. Not worth it the whole hood, nobody does that

[@B1beanieZ7gaming]

Which one would you use for a paint correction

[@codyd8084]

Luke have you ever thought about making a video about behind the scenes the equipment used camera and ect. And how you get your ideas that type of stuff?

[@tonymalveaux7756]

Wow I definitely would of that that the foam pad being that it has a stuff texture would be for cutting

[@anthonycolon222]

Got it, more cushion for the pushin

[@patrickpeterman8736]

very informative video; much appreciated; the word best describing the pad difference might be density; thanks again,pjp

[@isoharmi]

Thanks for the video, I liked the explanation of "cushions" the most. Would you give similar little info about backing plates? I think the logic is similar when it comes to those (replace cushion size with softness of the backing plate) but I am not sure.

[@FrankFlonnoy]

Great video, answered a long standing question I had. Keep up the good work.

[@steveread8348]

Durometer or Shore durometer is a standardized way to measure the hardness of materials like rubber (elastomers) and plastics.

[@zanaga1901]

I used a orange foam pad from Harbor Freight on my heavy duty oxidized truck and it didn't get rid of all the oxidation.

[@desifrazier6860]

True buying and testing pads and polishes

[@viveksingh-ky5ft]

Thanks for explaining so better.. Appreciate it

[@flywelder]

Great video, and answered my questions! thank you!

[@GSP-76]

Great video... people often but great products but use the wrong pads with them...

[@ianiskandar4165]

Thats world class explanation...Thanks.. God bless

[@jessehughes7274]

Thank you very much for your videos

[@Tiffany-ms8tg]

The pictures on your website for the pads aren't showing up, just an FYI in case you didn't know.

[@mrkkg27]

I think a more accurate word description you might want to use rather than firm is the density of the foam. The more dense the foam the firmer.

[@viperrcr]

Is a Urofiber 50/50 pad considered on the aggression scale, between a micofiber finishing pad and a microfiber cutting pad? Where would it compare to a foam pad? Would the 50/50 pad be kind of between a polishing foam pad and a cutting foam pad or would it be more aggressive than a cutting foam pad because it is microfiber? TIA!

[@HugoSanchez-qq2oh]

Great video thank you!

[@Anthony-tg9vs]

Great video helped me a lot.

[@CrossfitCarlos]

you are the man, thanks for the help

[@gigglvideos8977]

Which one do you think is best to use for a beginner whose never done it before and on a vehicle that has never been touched. An older car.

[@markmoore6264]

Some great info Luke , what's your views on microfibre pads on a rotary .

[@MATHERL-iv5lh]

Lol, compretion of the pads but squish is good too. I wouldn't be able to do vids and convey the amount of info you have a grip of knowledge. Keep up the great vids.

[@wilsonautodetailing]

That means a ton to hear! Thanks for the encouragement!

[@ThaKing313]

@@wilsonautodetailing question, where do you get you custom clothes? I really like your jackets and the one your wearing looks like it's water resistant, is it?

[@ncosta07]

Can you recommend an embroider who does your WILSON DETAILING on your jackets and fleeces? Thanks!

[@waterdd1]

The link in the description for detailing junk doesn’t work.

[@angelafox4380]

Thank you!!! Have a great day😉

[@jamesmartinez8378]

Awesome video! Thanks

[@desifrazier6860]

Great job teacher thanks

[@irinnaroseirinnarose]

Your website is no longer available! Do you have a new one?

[@randomrangoon5476]

Very helpful. Appreciate you

[@abiamiamab9677]

thanks

[@头号玩家-j3w]

thank you so much bro, appreciate for your video.

[@burhanikara]

I have read somewhere that the pads differ with the car paint as well..i.e. pad used for Ford paint may not be useful for a BMW

[@tonymalveaux7756]

The stores doesn't specify which category of microber they're use For

[@Xathilion]

Luke, question: what pad are more agressive from meguiars? The cutting disc microfiber or cut foam disc (red)? Greetings from México, keep it up and sorry for my english.

[@marshalljay11]

Thanks I needed to see this video

[@rustyjeep2469]

Would you choose a foam pad or a MF pad for polishing with Meg’s 205? I’m going to be compounding with M100 on a Megs MF cutting pad since the paint is pretty neglected. I find that M100 finishes down so nice you could almost skip polish and go right to LSP; but this vehicle has I metallic black paint and I just want to ‘jewel’ it up a bit. I’ve never used the MF finishing pads but I’m a fan of them for compounding .

[@chadparsons2022]

Im gonna be buying a flex just can’t decide between the 3401 and the xe-7 I have a rotary now so I’m leaning towards the xe/7 your thoughts

[@k92kboomer]

Hey Luke, have you ever used the meguiars heavy cut burgandy foam pad?

[@DavidStillman78]

I have, not as much cut as I expected... But still a very good pad.

[@totom5095]

Helpful insight 👌

[@thatguydude3948]

noob question, but do you reuse the pads or do you use a new pad each time?

[@d14_x80]

You can clean and reuse pads multiple times. Depending on the product and work piece, you usually get 1-2 panels per pad per cleaning

[@PhilRuybal]

Loved the info, great video bro!

[@187v1ctim]

Isn't it more based on the "hardness" of the clear coat to determine which pad or compound to use?! 🤔

[@grassyfieldz4578]

Yeah, that is a factor but microfibre cutting pads seems to be the default choice.

[@dennismatovich8411]

great job, very clear!

[@Socalshortybulls]

Which pad would you use to buffer an acrylic aquarium?

[@michaelmorgan9601]

Use google bud, hard for him to see this m

[@MrBod4life]

Thanks Wilson for another great video! Can I make a suggestion to make a video about measuring paint thickness using a paint thickness gauge. How to use when to use etc. Thanks man! God bless

[@normh1250]

Thanks Luke,

[@wilsonautodetailing]

Of course my man

[@zafarveqar6642]

very good video

[@RockfordF150Bass]

Great info!!

[@mattfoster1493]

So is it bad to reuse pads during the course of cutting and polishing a car? Like one pad of each but clean it and continue on. Common sense says you COULD do that but is it going to get in the way of my results as a new DIYer. I get that optimally we would have around 7 cutting pads and polishing but that is a lot of money if you bought Lake County or Americana Global. The Chinese made pads you could buy lots for cheap but perhaps they would not work as well or suck up more polish. What is a recommended number of pads for beginners not pros. Thanks

[@Jesse-ss8xt]

“This is a foam cutting pad” proceeds to repeat the same thing 4 times

[@sharpreflectionsdetailing7265]

I have wondered about those blue SPTA pads from Amazon and Ebay. Are they as good as Meguiars Microfiber pads or lake country? Thanks

[@grassyfieldz4578]

They are rubbish.

[@Jesse-ss8xt]

It’s like he’s talking to kindergartens learning English for the first time

[@994Xp]

Two minutes into this video I realized I was being impaled by something from behind. A 3 in rock hard rod of confusion.

[@josemorquecho6393]

Off topic question, is super clean safe on windows?

[@ripster9713]

No!!!

[@mickm881]

Dang. I wanted black and white, but it's still all grey!

[@LessThanHandy]

I have a 4 year old car - BLACK. My car has got to the point that swirling is bothering me. I want to use my orbiter but am afraid of knocking off too much clear coat - after a few similar mistakes, I may be left with no clear coat. I plan to keep the car for many, many years. Am I overreacting? Or do you have a pad suggestion that will rid of the swirling AND retain as much clear coat as possible? By the way, that is an awesome logo you got there. Thanks in advance.

[@JWL-UK]

Let's see what he's got to say but I'd recommend Sonax Perfect Finish or EX 04-06 (DA specific version) with an orange or microfiber pad. You can't get it wrong with this combo but I ain't no professional so luke might have another advice to give you.

[@LessThanHandy]

JWL roger-that

[@bubucachoo0882]

Better question what do you recommend?

[@bobbymorgret]

Another great video! BTW, I just sent you an email so be on the lookout. Thanks for the videos.

[@JWL-UK]

Hi Luke, happy new year! Just wanted to ask your opinion on the Ryobi 10" Cordless DA Polisher www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01711CNNM/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8. IMO it's a cheap and effective buffer for a consumer that needs to use it once or twice a year when detailing their own car. Perhaps you could do a review on this type of orbital buffer? I've been using it for 4 years and can't complain. Looking to buy the smaller 6" that uses the same battery from Ryobi. Thanks!

[@EM1statuz]

Luke=Charlie sheens kid 😆

[@crystalsabundance]

I tried the meguiars microfiber pads and they wouldn't cut AT ALL. Probably user error. I was so disappointed.

[@jackieboy165]

Ease of compression??? Haha although I love "EASE OF SQUISH BIIIITTCHH"

[@TheKCaryer]

What do you mean by "cutting?"

[@jules198625]

Cutting is for compound . And finishing its last step for wax after cutting.

[@robignatov]

Less cushion for the pushin’……😏

[@ToddCopeland]

That is 4 minutes that I will never get back. MF for cutting, foam for polishing.... unless the MF is a polishing pad and/or thee foam is cutting. So basically, completely disregard this video and remember, cutting is for cutting and polishing is for polishing.

[@Gabeyboy1]

It’s still important for someone to explain it for beginners so chill.

[@caleballen3878]

I think the word your looking for is “density”

[@thedukeofbellington8898]

I think the word you meant to use here is 'YOU'RE' and not "your."

[@caleballen3878]

@@thedukeofbellington8898 thx for the english lesson i wasnt meaning any hate to him btw i love this channel!

[@BruceWayne-jg3hv]

Foam cutting pads are more dense than polishing pads.

[@donjulio8807]

Who else has to watch this guy in 0.75x speed? 😅😂🤣

[@Reydelasfuletas]

Me 🤣🤣

[@theyoungazn]

I’m on 1.75

[@revaca7806]

Are you slow?

[@Xxmeca421xX]

Some criticism, dont ask us to subscribe before you've done anything. Asking us after you are done would come off more respectable. Otherwise good explanation for beginners. I wish you would have added wool pads as well.

[@dinkleburg6039]

You took almost 12 minutes to say firm pads are for compounding, and soft are for polishing. Its annoying as hell when you repeat yourself bro

[@aviationnationhd3760]

Take breathe, slow down... stop drop and roll man

[@anitarajput11]

Angel