Different colour pads?

[bonny]

Thanks for the replys lads very helpfull 
To be fare i didnt put the pads face down 
Is the porter cable a decent model?
Cheers

[waxamomo]

Yep good machine 

[bonny]

^^^ good to know 
It looks like the pads are SONUS, so what colour does what?
I need to get rid of swirl mark's  Then is it a polish & wax to finish off?

[tech1889]

your polishing to get rid of swirl marks so once paint is swirl free just a couple of coats of sealant and then wax..

[bonny]

ok thanks. So what's the best sealant and wax you guys use?

[tech1889]

at the moment as its winter im using.. jeatseal 109 sealant which is the muts nuts

and for wax im using collinite 845 as its very hardy and long lasting in the summer i use dodo juice light fantastic

[bonny]

That's great, thanks 

Am still unsure what colour pads do what though 

[Dan J]

have a feel of the pads, the yellow one looks like a stiff ridgid pad and may be an intesive cutting/compounding pad, the green one im not sure about, the orange and blue ones could be a finishing pads and should be really soft and easy to squeeze. the other two purpley ones could of started out white in which case are swirl removing pads.

http://www.waxamomo.co.uk/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=96

http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/acatalog/Sonus_SFX_6_Pads_1.html

[bonny]

Just what i was after, thanks  Your right about the feel test.... the yellow ones are stiff (would they be ok for say after flatting a bumper with 800 then 1200 grit paper?) What compound would i use for this method to polish up?
The green, orange & blue pads are very soft to touch, so would these be used to apply sealant & waxes?? Sorry for the noob questions 

Thanks again 

[waxamomo]

You could really do with following 1200 with 2500 or 3000, that would make it easier to polish out.

The softer pads can either be used for a finishing polish to bring up the shine, or apply the sealants as you have said.