This buffing kit from Chemical Guys comes with different pads to fit the needs of various surfaces. This product includes a cleaning solution to wash your pads with after each use. It's recommended for beginners to car detailing and provides a beautiful finish for your car. You can attach these buffing pads to a power tool or use your hand to apply polish. Durability : Even after we had fully buffed out our testing vehicle’s bonnet and utilized the kit’s foam polishing pads, all of the pads in the kit seemed to be in surprisingly good condition. Furthermore, the inclusion of pad cleaner ensures you can continue your car care longer than if you didn’t have pad cleaner. What Customers Are Saying

Versatility : Versatility is what ultimately sets this buffing pad kit apart from its competitors. From heavy-cut to fine-cut pads, this kit includes everything you could possibly need for buffing and polishing a car. The kit even includes a finishing pad and a woolen polishing pad. The Viking car care microfiber applicator pads consist of soft microfiber material. They're great for applying wax, polish, and protectant evenly on surfaces. These buffing pads are safe and gentle enough to use on both the interior and exterior of your car. With only a 5-inch diameter, these pads will reach smaller surfaces of your car and are easy to hold. If you don't have the Meguiar's DA Power System Tool G3500, you can use these pads manually as well.Warranty: You may want a buffing pad with a warranty included by the manufacturer. This may help guarantee the quality of the buffing pads and protect you if the product is faulty. Buffing pads aren’t designed to be used once and then thrown away. Even if they were, it would be relatively expensive to do so. If your buffing pad comes with a dedicated pad cleaner, like Chemical Guys’ buffing pads do, then you simply need to follow the company’s instructions. If not, you may need to machine or hand wash your buffing pads. Buffing pads are similar to fine sandpaper, in how they remove dirt and give an even, smooth finish to surfaces. If you're applying polish or wax to a surface, it's wise to use buffing pads because they are absorbent, flexible, and provide a protective layer between your hand and the surface and material you're applying. Quality : All of the pads included in this kit were extremely high-quality. Even after we finished buffing and polishing our testing vehicle, these pads seemed to be in superior condition to any other that we used.

Quality : This buffing pad kit has some of the highest quality pads that we tested, second only to Chemical Guys buffing pads. We don’t think you’ll have any complaints about the quality and effectiveness of these buffing pads.

Uses less product: Unlike a towel or other applicator, a buffing pad uses less polish, which can save you money. Versatility : As this is a polishing pad-specific kit, it won’t be very versatile. Polishing takes place at the very end of the buffing process, meaning these pads are only useful for a small portion of said process.

Surface paint: Consider the paint on the surface you're going to be using the buffing pad against. There are different buffing pads that manufacturers recommend using for clear coats, dark paint, etc. Flexibility: You may need more or less flexibility in your buffing pads depending on the curves and edges of the surface you want to use the product on. A flat surface is suitable for rigid pads, but the surface of your vehicle requires a pad with flexibility. Material: Buffing pads are made from various materials. Consider how the pad will be used and against what surface to decide the best material.Durability : While we had little to no concerns about durability during and after the testing process, these pads were just shy of obtaining a perfect score for this testing category. The inclusion of buffing pad-specific cleaner is the only reason why these buffing pads don’t have a 5-star durability score. These pads are machine washable but should be air-dried. What Customers Are Saying Quality : The quality of the polishing pads included in this kit were unmatched. Comparable to the other polishing pad kit in this review, this kit is lightyears ahead of the competition. Other polishing pads leave residue or bits of fiber behind, whereas these polishing pads didn’t leave behind a trace. Buffing pads are circular tools to polish paint and other hard materials, such as metal. They're most commonly made of foam, wool, or microfiber. Some pads are meant for manual use while others attach to power tools. They can also be useful in applying wax or sealant. Quality : This kit is of the same quality as the other Chemical Guys buffing kit included in this article, but simply isn’t as comprehensive. Our review team wants to make it clear that customers won’t receive a dip in quality for choosing this smaller buffing kit compared to the full Chemical Guys buffing kit.

Durability : Buffing pads are designed to be used more than once, but this isn’t always the case. Buffing pads that came with pad cleaner, are machine washable, or at the very least are reusable scored best in this testing category. Each year, we test over 350 auto products on vehicles and in our testing lab. Our team of product testers thoroughly researches top products, unboxes and puts our hands on each component, and tests the items on real vehicles before making recommendations to readers.

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The Chemical Guys hex-logic medium-heavy cutting pad is 6 inches in diameter to help cover more surface area and is more efficient than smaller pads. Surface size: Consider the size of the surface you wish to use the buffing pads on. This can help determine the diameter of the pad you should buy. If you use a sander or polisher, the pad needs to be slightly larger to fit your tool properly. A team member used each buffing pad with a cordless drill and an orbital polisher, specifically the TORQX Random Orbital Polisher . During the testing process, our review team took note of each buffing pad’s performance against the following criteria: Applies product evenly: Buffing pads have a unique design to distribute wax, polish, and other finishes evenly on a surface. Durability : By design, polishing pads will be less durable than buffing pads. Buffing pads are meant to be rough and abrasive, to an extent, while polishing pads are all about softness and light touches. We experienced some loss of wool fibers throughout our testing process. What Customers Are Saying