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Car Polishing Pads

Browse our comprehensive range of foam, wool, and microfibre polishing pads. From heavy cut to soft finishing. Available in different sizes to suit a variety of backing plates. Car Machine Polishing Pads come in a variety of materials. A super-soft foam finishing pad will refine paintwork to a professional standard. A finishing pad is also a great way to apply your favourite carnauba wax or sealant.

Choosing your car polishing pads can be a little daunting if you haven't used any before. To keep things simple, we would say 2 or 3 pads from the same manufacturer with different "cut levels". This will give you everything you need to remove 80% of car swirls and light scratches in an easy 2/3 step process. If they have matching compounds, even better. Don't worry about the different brands colours or shapes at this time, personal preference depending on the paintwork you are working on will come into play once you hone in your skill.

Foam Pads, Microfibre Pads or Wool Pads. What should I choose?

  • Extreme Cut = Microfibre & Wool
  • Heavy / Medium Cut = Microfibre, Wool & Foam
  • Final Finish = Foam
  • All will create a lot of dust if overloaded with compound
  • Harder paint recommend going for Microfibre as it will save you a lot of time
  • Soft paint you will need a foam pad to finish regardless of what you start with
  • Beginner, regardless of paint hardness, stick with Foam
  • Wool if you are a professional, as they can get messy and if clogged won't work anyway
  • Longevity, foam is more likely to fall apart quickly if the pad is cheaper or mishandled. Microfibre and wool can wear down becoming less effective over time.

A few things to remember

  • Choose the correct size for your machine polishing backing plate (exact or ever so slightly over)
  • Thicker pads are move forgiving
  • Test a panel with a lighter cutting pad first
  • Always use a finishing/refining pad to give your paintwork that final gloss finish
Lake Country Snappy Pad Cleaning Powder (8 Pack) Pad Cleaning Powder zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £12.00 Rupes X-Cut Foam Abrasives Box 20 X-Cut Foam Abrasives Box 20 zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £30.80 ValetPRO Valet Pro Light-Medium Polishing Pad (150mm) Light-Medium Polishing Pad zero star rating for product page by ValetPRO £9.10 Nanolex Polishing Pad Medium Purple (Slim) Polishing Pad Medium Purple (Slim) zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £8.93 Nanolex Polishing Pad Wool Polishing Pad Wool zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £7.67 Cartec White Compound Pad (100mm, 150mm, & 180mm) White Compound Pad zero star rating for product page by Cartec from £8.95 Scholl Concepts SpiderPad (Purple) SpiderPad (Purple) zero star rating for product page by Scholl Concepts from £5.25 Scholl Concepts SpiderPad (Navy Blue) SpiderPad (Navy Blue) zero star rating for product page by Scholl Concepts from £5.95 Scholl Concepts NEO Spider Polishing Pad (Orange) NEO Spider Polishing Pad (Orange) zero star rating for product page by Scholl Concepts £15.45 Meguiars Soft Buff Foam Cutting Disc (Red) Soft Buff Foam Cutting Disc Red zero star rating for product page by Meguiars from £18.95 Meguiars Soft Buff Foam Polishing Disc (Yellow) Soft Buff Foam Polishing Disc Yellow zero star rating for product page by Meguiars from £18.45 Chemical Guys HEX-LOGIC Medium Cut Pad Orange HEX-LOGIC Medium Cut Pad (Orange) zero star rating for product page by Chemical Guys from £9.95 Cartec Green Compound Pad (100mm, 150mm, 180mm) Green Compound Pad zero star rating for product page by Cartec from £8.95 Menzerna Wax Foam Pad Blue Wax Foam Pad Blue zero star rating for product page by Menzerna from £12.95 Cartec Anthracite Compound Pad (100mm, 150mm & 180mm) Anthracite Compound Pad zero star rating for product page by Cartec from £12.95 Nanolex Polishing Pad Ultra Cut Beige Polishing Pad Ultra Cut Beige zero star rating for product page by Nanolex £7.04 Nanolex Polishing Pad Soft Dark Blue (Nano) Polishing Pad Soft Dark Blue (Nano) zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £15.26 Nanolex Polishing Pad Hard Grey (Nano) Polishing Pad Hard Grey (Nano) zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £15.26 Kamikaze Collection Sakura Finishing Pad Sakura Finishing Pad five star rating for product page by Kamikaze Collection from £15.45 Rupes X-Cut Foam Interface Pad (125mm) X-Cut Foam Interface Pad zero star rating for product page by Rupes £12.00 Scholl Concepts SOFTouch Waffle Finishing Pad (Black) SOFTouch Waffle Finishing Pad (Black) zero star rating for product page by Scholl Concepts from £4.15 Angelwax Anglewax Pad Revive+ (1 Litre) Pad Revive+ zero star rating for product page by Angelwax £13.95 Flexipads Interface Pad Cushion GRIP (75mm, 125mm & 150mm) Interface Pad Cushion GRIP zero star rating for product page by Flexipads from £7.95 Rupes Soft Interface Pad 7mm Soft Interface Pad 7mm zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £8.00 Rupes Non-Woven Fleece Bag (5 Pack) Non-Woven Fleece Bag (5 Pack) zero star rating for product page by Rupes £49.00 Meguiars Detailer DA Microfiber XTRA Cut Disc 5" (2 Pack) Detailer DA Microfiber XTRA Cut Disc zero star rating for product page by Meguiars £28.95 Coatic Carbon Fibre Polishing Pad Removal Tool Carbon Fibre Polishing Pad Removal Tool zero star rating for product page by Coatic £10.25 Flex FS 140 Flexible Shaft (Shaft Only & Complete Set) Flexible Shaft zero star rating for product page by FLEX from £222.00 Cartec Refinish Microfiber Cutting Disc White (80mm & 135mm) Microfiber Cutting Disc White zero star rating for product page by Cartec from £24.95 Cartec Refinish Microfiber Finishing Disc Black (80mm & 135mm) Microfiber Finishing Disc Black zero star rating for product page by Cartec from £24.95 Cartec Refinishing Lambswool Cutting Pad (80mm & 145mm) Lambswool Cutting Pad zero star rating for product page by Cartec from £16.95 Rupes HQ400 Film Abrasive 150mm (100 Pack) HQ400 Film Abrasive 150mm (100 Pack) zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £63.00 Rupes MP330 Abrasive Paper 150mm (100 Pack) MP330 Abrasive Paper 150mm (100 Pack) zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £40.00 Rupes Professional Dust Extraction S230L Professional Dust Extraction zero star rating for product page by Rupes £450.00 Chemical Guys HEX-LOGIC Ultra Light Finishing Pad Red (135mm) HEX-LOGIC Ultra Light Finishing Pad (Red) zero star rating for product page by Chemical Guys £12.95 Chemical Guys Hex-Logic Polishing/Finishing Pad Blue HEX-LOGIC Polishing/Finishing Pad (Blue) zero star rating for product page by Chemical Guys from £12.95 ValetPro Maximum Cut Polishing Pad (150mm) Maximum Cut Polishing Pad zero star rating for product page by ValetPRO £9.10 ValetPro Medium-Heavy Polish Pad (150mm) Medium-Heavy Polish Pad zero star rating for product page by ValetPRO £9.10 Flexipads Clay Pad Blue Fine Grade (80mm, 135mm, 150mm) Clay Pad Blue (Fine Grade) zero star rating for product page by Flexipads from £13.95 RUPES iBrid Nano DA Intermediate Pad Light Blue (40mm & 70mm) iBrid Nano DA Intermediate Pads (Light Blue) zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £3.95 Scholl Concepts Polishing Pad (Purple) Polishing Pad (Purple) zero star rating for product page by Scholl Concepts from £4.15 Meguiars DA Microfibre Finishing Disc (2 Pack) Detailer DA Microfibre Finishing Discs zero star rating for product page by Meguiars from £28.95 Kamikaze Collection Banzai Dynamics Polishing Pad (Red) Banzai Dynamics Polishing Pad (Red) zero star rating for product page by Kamikaze Collection from £12.95 Nanolex 150mm (6") Medium Thermo Polishing Pad (5 Pack) Medium Thermo Polishing Pad (5 Pack) zero star rating for product page by Nanolex £24.47 Flexipads PRO-Detail Hex-Logic Orange Cutting Pad 100mm PRO-Detail Hex-Logic Cutting Pad (Orange) zero star rating for product page by Flexipads from £7.95 Auto Finesse Revitalise Kit Revitalise Kit zero star rating for product page by Auto Finesse £89.95 Meguiars Microfibre Polishing Kit Microfibre Polishing Kit zero star rating for product page by Meguiars £80.00 Meguiars 2 Stage Polishing Kit 2 Stage Polishing Kit zero star rating for product page by Meguiars £55.00