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So what to do. My old favorite is a super plush 7 inch tie on lambswool bonnet. Consquently a 2400 RPM polisher is not what the doctor ordered. Now I am doing woodwork and need to get the same kind of results.
The nap is only about 1/2" deep. It is good for getting a lot of control when working up close to an ajoining surface. Did a lot of high end cars, and spent a lot of time behind a polisher. I just ordered the Milwaukee variable speed 11 amp polisher. By the time you wrap it around a backing pad, it makes for a larger edge than you would normally need for the intracacies of wood projects.
Very thick and dense as well. Unfortunately 2400 RPMs is where mile deep gloss arrives. The speed range is 0-2800 with a pre set dial for fixing a setting, so I can slow it down for the delicate areas, and still maintain the option of cranking it up for the larger flat surfaces. If you are planning on building a solid layer of finish, and polishing it to a deep gloss that is glasslike by using compounds, you will need a regular polisher.
I had a body shop for 20 years. That is where these Porter Cable hook and loop pads come in. The texture is very fine and smooth. That makes it very manageable for tight spaces. That is where this Porter Cable wool pad comes in. The nice thing about these Porter Cable polishing pads, is that they work with either type of machine, as long as they have a hook and loop backing pad. The problem is that with woodwork, most of the time, you are working on smaller, intricate surfaces, as compared to the big flat panels on a car.
All in all these Porter Cable pads, with their tight yet silky smooth nap, fill a niche for polishing that is very helpful. I also purchased the hook and loop backing pad. It is difficult to tell just how much nap their is on a pad when ordering from a picture online. Using this pad on a random orbit sander is ok for a gentle rubbing effect. Hope this helps.
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