Foam Applicators - Are all brands equal?

[mbkintner]

Hi all-



I`ve never been a foam applicator user. The majority of products I`ve used in the past worked fine with a MF applicator. I now have some products that I`ve read would work best with foam applicators so I decided to pick some up. Since the Meguiars Gold Class Foam Applicators seem to be the favorite around here I thought I`d buy them. I`ve read some threads stating that they are getting increasingly difficult to find but I thought I`d give it a shot anyway. So after:



1 Target

1 Meijer

1 NAPA

1 PepBoys

1 O`Reilly`s

1 Advanced Auto Parts

1 Wal-Mart

and 2 AutoZones



I ended up with a whopping total of ZERO Meguiars brand foam applicators. I did end up buying a couple made by Turtle Wax. So is their a difference in foam applicators? If you are one of the Autopians that prefers the Meguiars GC applicators please explain why. Any other brands that you like over others?



Mike

[joshtpa]

Go to Megs.com

[mbkintner]

Well now that would be to easy and would ruin the information I hope to gather from this thread. But the thought did cross my mind. :chuckle:

[kleraudio]

they are all the same. I like the turtle wax ones alot. Where did you get them? i cant find foam pads anywhere?



Jim

[esv5454]

I`ve had really good luck finding them at Kragen.

[BMW335i]

Foam is foam. All of them are 100% the same.

[paul34]

they are all the same. I like the turtle wax ones alot. Where did you get them? i cant find foam pads anywhere?



Jim

Me neither! Can`t find them anywhere but online.



And online they`re like... $1 each not even including shipping?! :grrr

[BigAl3]

if you have a kragen nearby, they have a 2pk for $1.99...

[BlackElantraGT]

Anyone know if there`s a difference between the regular Meg`s yellow foam vs the yellow Meg`s "High-tech" foam?

[orngez]

all the same stuff...ebay has a good deal every now and again...there is always someone new selling them in bulk...just picked up a dozen for 10 bucks shipped...

[pogo123]

It has been my experience that they are not all the same. Some are larger and some are smaller, some are single ply, and some are double ply, some are harder and some are softer. I like the Megs ones because they are double ply and softer then the "cheapo" ones. They are also a little bit larger around (4") so they`re easier for larger hands to hold onto without getting cramps. Megs makes both 4" and 6" foam pads for hand use that are both double ply and thicker then some others out there. I got my 6" pads from their web site but I was able to find a bunch of the 4" ones at our local Walmart. The 6" pad is just a larger version of their yellow 4" and if I remember correctly it was somewhat hard to find on their web site (like listed with the RV stuff or something).

[joshtpa]

You can go to walmart and by the 3 pack of pads, and one of them is foam. I have done that, because I really like the MF ones to, and use the 3rd pad (white) for the interiors.

[BlueLibby04]

Ive stocked up on Megs pads and thats probably the only pad that I will ever use.. Love those things!

[mbkintner]

I`ve noticed the Meguiars pads have writing embossed into one side (at least in the pictures I`ve seen). Does this affect the ability to use both sides of the applicator?

[wannafbody]

I like the Megs ones the best. But otherwise get soft ones.