Polishing Products and DA Polisher Pad Selection Guide

Lake Country CCS Pads Lake Country Hybrid Pads Light Correction & Final Finishing Minor Paint Correction Medium Paint Correction Medium-Heavy Paint Correction Major Paint Correction Swirls and Micro Marring
Yellow Orange         YES  
Orange Blue       YES    
Pink White     YES      
Green Yellow N/A   YES       YES
Red Black YES          
Core Polish Products
Diamond Cut Ultra         YES  
Diamond Cut       YES    
Blue Diamond Polish   YES YES     YES
Caliber Polish   YES YES     YES
Spyder Web Glaze            
Cherry Wax or STS 3000 YES         YES
Time-Saver Polish Products
One Step Prep II   YES        
Buff ‘N Bling     YES YES    

Paint Condition Explanation Key:

Light Correction/Final Finishing: Typically a car that is hand washed, rarely driven, kept covered up in garage.
Minor Paint Correction: Has very minor light swirls or car wash mitt scratches, paint is in great shape
Medium Paint Correction: Has lots of swirls, light water spots, very mild oxidation.
Medium-Heavy Paint Correction: Has swirls, light to medium scratches, medium oxidation & water spots.
Major Paint Correction: Deeper scratches, heavy swirls, heavy oxidation, acid rain & other contaminents.

Disclaimer: This procedure has been prepared as an example and should be used to create your own Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). All vehicles are different and may require additional steps to formulate a complete process for that vehicle. It is your responsibility to develop procedures that work for your organization. Creating best practices manual for all of your business requirements is a good idea.