Customer Reviews

Meguiar's W8006 6.5-Inch Soft Buff Foam Polishing Pad

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I purchased and used these foam pads with my orbital sander machine and they worked great and did a fabulous job a polishing my boat. The small problem is how it attached to my orbital sander backing pad, which is a hook & loop type (Velcro). The backing of the foam pad is made for this type of attachment, but has a small fiber profile. The fibers should be larger and more aggressive for better holding power to the machine. After a short while of use, the foam pad would fly off the machine when I let go of the trigger and moved away from the surface I was polishing. I managed to finish the job by holding the machine and foam pad against the surface until it came to a full stop before removing the machine away. I never have this problem when using sanding disks.

After reading a 'how-to' in a GM high-tech magazine about converting a Ryobi orbital buffer into a professional quality hook-and-loop buffer, I decided to do the project and use Meg's pads for my first try. First, of all you don't need an expensive backing plate or even a 'pro' level tool to effectively use these pads - I simply attached industrial-level hook and loop strips to the foam backing plate of my Ryobi, trimmed to fit, and was suddenly in the possession of an effective, pro-level orbital buffer. The Meg's polishing pads fit like a dream, stayed on super tight, and performed as advertised. Using Meg's M205, I was able to create significant paint corrections while creating an unbelievably glossy finish (with this combo of tools). The Ryobi spins at 4200 rpm steady, and speed decreases as you press harder, so it is difficult for a beginner to harm the paint while at the same time creating significant results.

I was amazed at how well they worked. And they cleaned up easy with naturla dish detergent, and dried like a breeze in 20 minutes on low in my dryer.

So folks, there is no need to buy an expensive random orbital, or even Meg's own orbital to do a pro-level job - a $35 ryobo orbital + industrial velcro + meg's pads will perform at a 90% level of those same super-expensive pro tools - buy the ryobi, do the conversion and get the Meg's pad's and you'll be one happy camper with a lot more money left in your pocket.

I wanted to remove swirls from 15 year old black paint that also had scratches all over. I started using the Meguiars system by hand with disappointing results considering I spent all day working on it. I then did some research on Meguiars Dual Action Polisher and found that results are better. I tried this pad with the polisher with great results. This pad held up nicely the whole time I worked on the car even after several washings when I changed products. When the car was finished all swirls were gone and only deeper scratches where left. The pad held up well only with a small amount of wear on the edge of the pad. If you need to do paint correction this is the best pad to remove swirls with no damage to your paint. I highly recomend this pad.

The pad works well. I use these primarily not for polishing but for applying glaze, but works well as a polishing pad. Either way, you should have several of these on hand if you're doing a job as you might need to swap out the pad for a fresh one as you saturate the pad with compound. Seems durable, already used a single pad on 4 jobs and still looks relatively new. I can't comment on much more because the rest is down to technique.

I was suprised how well and how easy they worked even on an extended van. It saves wear and tear on the shoulders.

Used this pad 5 times now and it is really great at applying the Meguiars Ultimate Compound and polish I used to restore my cars finish. Very gentle pad and did not burn or mar my paint job. Highly recommend this pad. Worked great on my Harbor Freight Tools orbital buffer.

Bought this along with a G110v2 DA Polisher. Maybe I got the bad one of a lot, but if I moved the buffer near any edges, or even on the curve of a door, it would not stay on the backing plate. I came close to pitching the whole thing in the trash and doing it by hand, but then that would not be the Polisher's fault. The bad seemed to have almost no velcro to hold to the backing plate. I will be trying a different brand name on my next pad.

Added on 7/21/2011
I contacted Meguiars about the problem with the velcro and they replaced all 3 of the 6.5 inch pads I had bought. They sent me 7 inch pads in the place of the 6.5. They also replaced my backing plate. The one they sent me is a bit smaller, but has better velcro than the original one. The 7 inch pads seem to have a better velcro on them. The back of the 7 inch pad is dished inward. That way the backing plate could only go so far to the edge of the dishing even if it did slip. I haven't used it on a car get, but it is definetely a stronger hold on the velcro than what I started with. Fantastic Customer Service. It's always nice to have a company that stands behind their products.

This Soft Buff Foam Polishing Pad from Meguiar performed very well with their polishing machine, although initially, tiny yellow specks of the foam came off and covered the hood of the vehicle. Not a problem, for after a while they stopped coming off.

I used this pad with the Porter Cable buffer and Astro Pneumatic 4607 5" PU Velcro Backing Pad to apply Meguiar's Ultra Finishing Polish and it worked great. This pad is easy to clean.

I have been a faithful user of Meguiar's products for a long time. I use a vast array of their products on the SUV, truck, convertible, RV, and granite countertops.