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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
Rupes DA Coarse Pads (Blue) DA Pads Coarse Blue zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £3.95 Rupes DA Fine Pads (Yellow) DA Pads Fine Yellow zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £3.95 Koch Chemie Fine Cut Pad (Yellow) Fine Cut Pad Yellow zero star rating for product page by Koch Chemie from £6.95 Lake Country HDO Orange Polishing Pad (3.5" & 5.5") HDO Orange Polishing Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £9.95 Rupes DA Pads Intermediate (Light Blue) DA Pads Intermediate Light Blue zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £3.95 Rupes X-Cut Foam Abrasives X-Cut Foam Abrasives five star rating for product page by Rupes from £1.95 Menzerna Medium Cut Foam Pad Yellow (95mm & 150mm) Medium Cut Foam Pad Yellow zero star rating for product page by Menzerna from £6.95 Lake Country HDO Blue Heavy Polishing Pad (3.5" & 5.5") HDO Blue Heavy Polishing Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £9.95 Lake Country SDO Black Finishing Pad (3.5" & 5.5") SDO Black Finishing Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £5.45 RUPES DA Fine Microfiber Polishing Pad (Various Sizes) DA Microfiber Polishing Fine Pad zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £7.95 RUPES DA Coarse Microfiber Polishing Cutting Pads DA Microfiber Polishing Coarse Pad zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £7.50 Lake Country Microfiber Cutting Pads Microfiber Cutting Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £8.45 Rupes DA Ultrafine Pads (White) DA Pads Ultrafine White zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £3.95 Rupes Wool Pad Fine Yellow Wool Pad Medium (Yellow) zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £9.45 Lake Country Microfiber Polishing Pads Microfiber Polishing Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £8.45 Nanolex Polishing Pad Ultra Cut Beige (DA) Polishing Pad Ultra Cut Beige (DA) zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £4.26 Lake Country SDO Blue Heavy Polishing Pad (3.5" & 5.5") SDO Blue Heavy Polishing Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £5.45 RUPES DA Ultra-Fine Microfiber Polishing Finishing Pad (Various Sizes) DA Microfiber Polishing Ultra-Fine Pad zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £7.95 Ultimate Finish UF Wheel & Exhaust Drill Polishing Ball Wheel Polishing Ball zero star rating for product page by Ultimate Finish from £11.95 Lake Country HDO Black Finishing Pad (3.5" & 5.5") HDO Black Finishing Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £9.95 Lake Country HDO Microfiber Heavy Cutting Pads HDO Microfiber Heavy Cutting Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £9.45 Meguiars Meguiar's DA Microfibre Finishing Disc 2 Pack (75mm, 125mm & 150mm) Detailer DA Microfibre Finishing Discs zero star rating for product page by Meguiars from £27.20 Koch Chemie Heavy Cut Pad (Red) Heavy Cut Pad Red zero star rating for product page by Koch Chemie from £6.95 Menzerna Soft Cut Foam Pad Green Soft Cut Foam Pad Green zero star rating for product page by Menzerna from £6.95 Nanolex Polishing Pad DA Soft Dark Blue Polishing Pad Soft Dark Blue (DA) zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £4.22 Koch Chemie Micro Cut Pad (Purple) Micro Cut Pad Purple zero star rating for product page by Koch Chemie from £6.75 Menzerna Heavy Cut Foam Pad Red (95mm & 150mm) Heavy Cut Foam Pad Red zero star rating for product page by Menzerna from £6.95 Meguiars Meguiar's DA Microfibre Cutting Disc 2 Pack (75mm, 125mm & 150mm) Detailer DA Microfibre Cutting Discs zero star rating for product page by Meguiars from £27.20 Chemical Guys HEX-LOGIC Cutting Pad Green HEX-LOGIC Cutting Pad (Green) zero star rating for product page by Chemical Guys from £9.95 Chemical Guys HEX-LOGIC Finishing Pad Black HEX-LOGIC Finishing Pad (Black) five star rating for product page by Chemical Guys from £9.95 Menzerna Lambs Wool Pad (150mm) Lambs Wool Pad zero star rating for product page by Menzerna £13.95 Kamikaze Collection Gray Microfibre Buff (80mm & 125mm) Gray Microfibre Buff zero star rating for product page by Kamikaze Collection from £10.00 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 DAS6 DAS-6 Nano Pad Kit DAS-6 Nano Pad Kit zero star rating for product page by DAS6 £20.99 Kamikaze Collection Banzai Dynamics Polishing Pad (Red) Banzai Dynamics Polishing Pad (Red) zero star rating for product page by Kamikaze Collection from £14.00 Chemical Guys HEX-LOGIC Heavy Cutting Pad Yellow (135mm) HEX-LOGIC Heavy Cutting Pad (Yellow) zero star rating for product page by Chemical Guys £12.95 Rupes Wool Pad Fine Blue Wool Pad Coarse (Blue) zero star rating for product page by Rupes from £11.45 Lake Country SDO CCS Blue Heavy Polishing Pad SDO CCS Blue Heavy Polishing Pad five star rating for product page by Lake Country from £6.95 Lake Country HDO CCS Blue Heavy Polishing Pad HDO CCS Blue Heavy Polishing Pad zero star rating for product page by Lake Country from £10.95 Lake Country  SDO CCS Black Finishing Pad SDO CCS Black Finishing Pad five star rating for product page by Lake Country from £6.95 Nanolex Polishing Pad Soft Dark Blue (95m, 145mm, 170mm) Polishing Pad Soft Dark Blue (Slim) 3 Pack zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £8.93 Nanolex Polishing Pad DA Medium Purple Polishing Pad Medium Purple (DA) zero star rating for product page by Nanolex from £7.95 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 Rupes BigFoot Claw Pad Tool BigFoot Claw Pad Tool zero star rating for product page by Rupes £17.40 Kamikaze Collection Banzai Dynamics Hybrid Wool Pad (75mm & 125mm) Banzai Dynamics Hybrid Wool Pad zero star rating for product page by Kamikaze Collection from £19.00 Chemical Guys HEX-LOGIC Light Polishing Pad White HEX-LOGIC Light Polishing Pad (White) zero star rating for product page by Chemical Guys from £9.95 Meguiars Soft Buff Foam Polishing Disc (Yellow) Soft Buff Foam Polishing Disc Yellow zero star rating for product page by Meguiars from £16.45 Meguiars Soft Buff Foam Finishing Disc (Black) Soft Buff Foam Finishing Disc Black zero star rating for product page by Meguiars from £16.45