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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
Rupes DA Fine Pads (Yellow) DA Pads Fine (Yellow) by Rupes from £7.40 Rupes DA Coarse Pads (Blue) DA Pads Coarse (Blue) by Rupes from £7.40 Rupes X-Cut Foam Abrasives X-Cut Foam Abrasives by Rupes from £1.55 Rupes DA Ultrafine Pads (White) DA Pads Ultrafine (White) by Rupes from £7.40 Rupes Fine DA Fine Microfibre Polishing Pad DA Microfiber Polishing Fine Pad by Rupes from £8.00 Rupes Wool Pad Fine Blue Wool Pad Coarse (Blue) by Rupes from £11.50 Rupes DA Coarse Microfiber Polishing Pad DA Microfiber Polishing Coarse Pad by Rupes from £8.00 Rupes Wool Pad Fine Yellow Wool Pad Medium (Yellow) by Rupes from £11.50 Rupes DA Ultra-Fine Microfibre Polishing Pad DA Microfiber Polishing Ultra-Fine Pad by Rupes from £8.00 Lake Country SDO CCS Orange Polishing Pad SDO CCS Orange Polishing Pad by Lake Country from £6.95 Lake Country Microfiber Polishing Pads Microfiber Polishing Pad by Lake Country from £7.95 Menzerna Heavy Cut Foam Pad Red (95mm & 150mm) Heavy Cut Foam Pad Red by Menzerna from £6.95 Menzerna Soft Cut Foam Pad Green Soft Cut Foam Pad Green by Menzerna from £6.95 Kamikaze Collection Gray Microfibre Buff (80mm & 125mm) Gray Microfibre Buff by Kamikaze Collection from £9.75 Lake Country Purple Foam Wool Pads Slim Purple Foam Wool Pad Slim by Lake Country from £6.25 Menzerna Medium Cut Foam Pad Yellow (95mm & 150mm) Medium Cut Foam Pad Yellow by Menzerna from £6.95 Kamikaze Collection Banzai Dynamics Hybrid Wool Pad (Grey) Banzai Dynamics Hybrid Wool Pad (Grey) by Kamikaze Collection from £16.45 Meguiar's DA Microfibre Cutting Disc (2 Pack) Detailer DA Microfibre Cutting Discs by Meguiar's from £29.00 Chemical Guys HEX-LOGIC Medium Cut Pad Orange HEX-LOGIC Medium Cut Pad (Orange) by Chemical Guys from £9.95 Koch Chemie Heavy Cut Pad (Red) Heavy Cut Pad (Red) by Koch Chemie from £6.95 Lake Country  SDO CCS Black Finishing Pad SDO CCS Black Finishing Pad by Lake Country from £6.95 Ultimate Finish UF Wheel & Exhaust Drill Polishing Ball Wheel Polishing Ball by Ultimate Finish from £11.95 Lake Country SDO CCS Blue Heavy Polishing Pad SDO CCS Blue Heavy Polishing Pad by Lake Country from £6.95 Rupes iBrid Nano DA Ultrafine Pads (White) iBrid Nano DA Ultrafine Pads (White) by Rupes from £3.95 Chemical Guys HEX-LOGIC Light Polishing Pad White HEX-LOGIC Light Polishing Pad (White) by Chemical Guys from £9.95 Lake Country HDO CCS Orange Polishing Pads HDO CCS Orange Polishing Pad by Lake Country from £10.98 Chemical Guys HEX-LOGIC Cutting Pad Green HEX-LOGIC Cutting Pad (Green) by Chemical Guys from £9.95 Rupes Microfibre Coarse Cutting Pads Blue (80mm) Microfibre Coarse Cutting Pads (Blue) by Rupes from £7.50 Lake Country HDO CCS Blue Heavy Polishing Pad HDO CCS Blue Heavy Polishing Pad by Lake Country from £10.98 Lake Country Microfiber Cutting Pads Microfiber Cutting Pad by Lake Country from £8.45 Lake Country Blue Hybrid Wool Pads Blue Hybrid Wool Pad by Lake Country from £6.95 Koch Chemie Fine Cut Pad (Yellow) Fine Cut Pad (Yellow) by Koch Chemie from £6.95 Chemical Guys HEX-LOGIC Finishing Pad Black HEX-LOGIC Finishing Pad (Black) by Chemical Guys from £9.95 Lake Country HDO CCS Black Finishing Pad HDO CCS Black Finishing Pad by Lake Country from £10.98 Koch Chemie One Cut Pad (Orange) One Cut Pad (Orange) by Koch Chemie from £6.75 Nanolex Polishing Pad Soft Dark Blue (145mm) Polishing Pad Soft Dark Blue by Nanolex £7.22 Koch Chemie Micro Cut Pad (Purple) Micro Cut Pad (Purple) by Koch Chemie from £6.75 Scholl Concepts SOFTouch Waffle Finishing Pad (Black) SOFTouch Waffle Finishing Pad (Black) by Scholl Concepts from £3.68 Rupes BigFoot Claw Pad Tool BigFoot Claw Pad Tool by Rupes from £17.40 Menzerna Lambs Wool Pad (150mm) Lambs Wool Pad by Menzerna £13.95 Angelwax Anglewax Pad Revive+ (1 Litre) Pad Revive+ by Angelwax £14.25 Flexipads Clay Pad Blue Fine Grade (80mm, 135mm, 150mm) Clay Pad Blue (Fine Grade) by Flexipads from £13.95 ValetPRO Valet Pro Light-Medium Polishing Pad (150mm) Light-Medium Polishing Pad by ValetPRO £9.50 RUPES DA Intermediate High Performance Pad Light Blue DA Pads Intermediate (Light Blue) by Rupes from £7.40 Meguiar's Meguiars Detailer DA Microfiber XTRA Cut Disc 5" (2 Pack) Detailer DA Microfiber XTRA Cut Disc by Meguiar's £30.00 Rupes Microfibre Fine Polishing Pads Yellow (80mm) Microfibre Fine Polishing Pad (Yellow) by Rupes from £7.25 Meguiar's Soft Buff Foam Cutting Disc (Red) Soft Buff Foam Cutting Disc Red by Meguiar's from £19.95 Meguiar's Soft Buff Foam Polishing Disc (Yellow) Soft Buff Foam Polishing Disc Yellow by Meguiar's from £18.95