Lake Country Hydro-Tech Pad Aggressiveness Chart

[Todd@RUPES]

Lake Country Hydro-Tech Foam Pads

Lake Country` s Hydro-Tech Foam Pads were designed specifically for the application of water-based polishes and compounds. However they work exceptionally well with traditional, oil based polishing liquids as well! With Lake Country Hydro-Tech Foam Pads, any polish will work longer and you use less.

Lake Country Hydro-Tech Foam Pads are made of imported European pre-polymer foam that features a closed cell construction. This long-wearing, high quality foam is less absorbent in order to keep the majority of polish on the pad`s surface. The Lake Country Hydro-Tech Foam Pads accomplish defect removal and finishing in just one step. Each foam delivers a great finish for the amount of paint correction it can achieve! You could almost think of these pads as all-in-one polishing and finishing pads.

Benefits:

• SLOW RATE OF POLISH ABSORPTION- Closed cell foam reduces polish absorption into the pad.
• REDUCED NUMBER OF PADS- Polish stays on the surface of the pad for easy and quick clean-up of polish residue.
• REDUCED TYPE OF PADS- Each Hydro-Tech Pad leaves an excellent finish for the amount of cut produced.

Autopia-CarCare.com offers Lake Country Hydro-Tech pads in all three foam types:

• Cyan Advanced Cutting Foam - The pale blue colored cyan foam is designed for compounding and swirl removal. This closed cell pre-polymer foam restores oxidized and heavily swirled paint. Looks can be deceiving; the cyan pad looks coarse but actually finishes with little-to-no marring.
  
• Tangerine Ultra Polishing Foam - The tangerine foam is made for light to moderate defect removal and polishing. It has the cutting power just below that of the Lake Country orange light cutting pad, and the tangerine pad leaves a finish like you`d achieve with a gray finishing pad.
  
• Crimson Finishing Foam - The crimson foam is designed to apply waxes, glazes, and sealants in flawless, even coats without causing swirls. The soft foam has very light polishing ability, making it a great choice for cleaner waxes, too. Since the crimson pad is made of Hydro-Tech foam, it does not soak up liquid waxes and paint sealants like some finishing pads can. You`ll be able to cover more paint with less product.

Additional Reading:
http://www.autopiaforums.com/forums/...ess-chart.html
Lake Country Kompressor Pad Aggressiveness Chart

[BobbyG]

More great information Todd!

Understanding the science or intent behind a product is very important if it`s to be used successfully. These threads make it both easy and convenient to grasp this knowledge then apply it....

Thanks for taking the time to put threads like this together...

[dd1101]

Sweet thanks I just ordered these last week.

Would you say the orange light cutting CCS fits in-bewteen the Cyan and Tangerine, and the White CCS bewteen the Tangerine and Crimson?

Which one of the Hydro pads should I use with Megs M205 or TPnS? Cyan? or would that be too rough.

[Pats300zx]

Great info Todd. Thanks for posting this. With all of the new pads etc coming it out it`s great to have a chart like this.

[cmichael258]

Well done Todd.

What speeds would you recommend for the 3 pads on a DA?

[Bunky]

Todd, when you say it has light polishing ability, what non-HT pad would have equivalent pad?

Since I have been know to over analyze a simple chart, is it significant that the red pad at the 3rd bar or just to rough relative cut?

Edit, Does it match this chart?

[glfahlc1]

thanks todd as i have all three of these pads but forget which one is for what stage of correction. i just try to go by how stiff the pad feels.

[Old Pirate]

These charts should be posted in the " How To Guides " for everyone to see.

[Sundaze]

Thanks for putting this together.... I was looking for a chart like this!




Thanks
Dave

[Todd@RUPES]

Todd, when you say it has light polishing ability, what non-HT pad would have equivalent pad?

Since I have been know to over analyze a simple chart, is it significant that the red pad at the 3rd bar or just to rough relative cut?

Edit, Does it match this chart?

If you lay the charts on each other the amount of cut should be correct. The charts are designed to be accurate to each other (well as accurate as you can make something given the immense variables of machine polishing).

The Cyan pad has the same equivalent cut as the yellow pad, the Tangerine is a hair below the orange but above white, and the Crimson pad is slightly below the white pad but more aggressive than the gray pad.

[RZJZA80]

It seems to me that the cyan doesn`t quite have the cut the yellow pad does, and the tangerine is in the middle of the orange and white, and the crimson is just about on par with the gray. But I guess it all depends on so many variables.

[Todd@RUPES]

It seems to me that the cyan doesn`t quite have the cut the yellow pad does, and the tangerine is in the middle of the orange and white, and the crimson is just about on par with the gray. But I guess it all depends on so many variables.

Yes these charts will always be for `reference only`. So many variables involved that it is impossible to keep track.

[Parrothead]

Todd, your charts are great. Have you considered putting them on a poster
board for sale. They would be great reference tools hanging in a shop.

[Bunky]

Todd, are you going to do one with the Hybrid pads too? I just do not see much discussion about them.

[Todd@RUPES]

Todd, are you going to do one with the Hybrid pads too? I just do not see much discussion about them.

Yes Hybrid and Kompressor. I have been working on Kompressor this AM and should have it posted with in 20 minutes or so.