its final come to the point where im about to buff back my lil bro's eh wagon, now i usually wouldnt ask this question but should i use a foam pad or lambswool ???

i usually stick to what i can do best which is foam, but some people are saying otherwise :jesus

its the original gypsland green (a lightish green) with a white roof on it.

this also leads to my other question all the other cars ive buffed back have been all one colour, should i use a different buff pad for the different colours ? this mainly concerns me because of the car having a white roof.

any info would be great thanks :thumb :beer

It is a matter of preference. I personally prefer foam.

The painter at work prefers lambs wool.

You can use same buff different colours.

If you do get sponge I recommend you get a softer one for acrylic.
We used to get orange ones that were hard and white ones that were a bit softer. You are less likley to burn the paint with the softer one.

The sponge ones are easier to wash out, and you can buff with the sponge slightly wet.

Like I say there is no right or wrong answer.

Before polishing diffrent colours clean either pad with a screwdriver draging across from the middle to the edge whilst pad is spinning.Lambswool is easier to go through the edges with.
Personal preference wins out.

yeah after a night to sleep on it i decided that ill use the softer foam one......as for cleaning it i usually use a block and some sand paper at a low speed prolly not the best idea for some people to do as ive seen the way some people swing a buff around :o :o :o

thanks for the advise guys :thumb

I've found that you need to wash both foam and lambs wool pads regularly because the compound can clogg and harden thruogh the frictional heat and thats what leaves buff marks in your paint.

The foam pads are easier to remove and put back on I find the wool pads to be a bit of a pain

Cheers

I recommend washing not scraping with an implement to clean a pad. Especially foam. It would be wrecked. Warm water is the easiest way and contaminants will also be removed.
Wool can be washed too, and only takes a minute of spinning to dry enough.

not that I give a rat's about shiny stuff or things, but in your professional opinion wotcha think of the worth of the 50 buck buffer/polishers? ever tried one? how bad could they be? is there something to watch out for on the cheaper buffers? do they dig or burn or whisper evil things at you at night?:alien

Never tried the cheaper buffers.

I would assume they would burn out quicker and possibly not have the consitency of speed or power a painter requires.

I would like to see what would happen if a rat was polished to bare metal.

if i could stand the smell of burning hair i'd do that y' know:P