Now, this comes as a 6-inch but I notice a lot of posts in this sub talk about 5-inch pads and I also notice Griot's sells a 5-inch conversion kit for this machine. Other polishing pads leave residue or bits of fiber behind, whereas these polishing pads didn’t leave behind a trace. Most pads have a set size backing they will take, with the face of the pad being slightly larger to ensure the backing plate cannot strike the paint and potentially cause damage. These pads are made of high-quality white cotton, and they can be used on all types of surfaces, such as metal, paint, glass, plastic, and wood. Our review team found the Autolock 6” Buffing Pads to be the Most Versatile buffing pads kit on the market for its inclusion of every type of buffing pad you’ll need to buff your car out like a pro.

If the buffing pads in this article exceed our expectations when considering each testing criterion, you’ll see a 5. The yellow hex logic pad offers the correction of a typical compounding pad whilst at the same time allowing the polishing ability of light cut foam pad.

The machine itself comes supplied with a UK 240v plug, is fully CE marked and has the peace of mind of a 1 year manufacturers warranty. Although using a car polishing maching for correction is always going to be the quickest and most effective way of appliction of a correction compound, Medium Cut Polish, All-In-One Polish, paintwork glaze or even a car wax, it is possible with a bit more time and patience to achieeve some stunning results by using a hand polishing pad. They are also easy to use with any rotary or orbital polisher, and they come in different sizes and colors to suit your needs.

All three pads – the medium-heavy cutting pad (orange), the light-medium polishing pad (white), and the finishing pad (black) – are compatible with large-throw orbital machine backing plates and any dual-action rotaries.A specicial design to protect surface from being scratched while polishing, to reduce the abrasion for both pad itself, plate and surface.