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    Arbor-Mount Buffing and Polishing Pads

    Fit these pads onto your polishing tool’s arbor to smooth and shine finished surfaces. They’re often used to remove flaws from surfaces with paint, gel coats, and other lacquer- or resin-based coatings. These pads are washable and reusable.
    Arbor Mount
    Image of Product. Pad with 2 Polishing Sides. Front orientation. Buffing and Polishing Pads. Arbor-Mount Buffing and Polishing Pads, Arbor Mount, 2 Polishing Sides.
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Polisher Arbor Extensions.

    Pad with 2 Polishing

    Sides

    Polisher Arbor Extensions

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Buffing and Polishing Pad Shank Adapters.

    Shank Adapters

    Arbor-mount pads thread onto your tool’s arbor.
    2 Polishing Sides—Pads with 2 polishing sides can be flipped for a fresh polishing side. They require an adapter (sold separately).
    For Finishing— Pads for finishing are for the final touches on your workpiece, since they leave the fewest swirl marks.
    Acrylic/Wool Fabric—Wool and acrylic/wool fabric pads are more aggressive than foam pads, so they’re better at removing imperfections. However, they create more microscopic marks on surfaces.
    Polisher Arbor Extensions—Use arbor extensions (sold separately) to add up to 9" between your polisher and pad.
    Buffing and Polishing Pads
    Polisher Arbor
    Extensions
    Shank Adapters
    For Polishing
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    Arbor Hole
    Thread Size
    Pad
    Profile
    Material
    Max. Rotation
    Speed, rpm
    Color
    For Use With
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    Each
    Each
    2 Polishing Sides
    Finishing8"1 1/2"5/8"-11
    		FlatAcrylic/Wool Fabric3,500YellowRotary Polishers47855A1020000008290N10100000047855A104000000
     

    Buffing and Polishing Pads

    Smooth and shine coated surfaces, whether they’re clear, gelcoat, lacquer, or resin-based. You can quickly attach and remove these pads from your backup pad with the hook and loop backing. All are washable and reusable.
    For Polishing
    Image of Specification. Front orientation. Contains Inset, Border. Flat Pad. Buffing and Polishing Pads.
    Image of Specification. Back orientation. Recessed Back. Buffing and Polishing Pads.

    Flat Pad

    Recessed Back

    For smoothing and light repairs, use pads for polishing.
    Acrylic/Wool Fabric—Wool, acrylic/wool, and lambswool pads are more aggressive than foam pads, so they’re better at removing imperfections. However, they create more microscopic marks on surfaces.
    Recessed Back—Pads with a recessed back are used with standard rotary polishers. The pad material covers the edge of your backup pad to prevent it from scratching your workpiece.
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    ID
    Thk.
    Pile
    Ht.
    Color
    Pad
    Profile
    Back
    Type
    No. of Polishing
    Sides
    Max. Rotation
    Speed, rpm
    For Use With
    Each
    Acrylic/Wool Fabric
    8"6 7/8"1 1/2"1 1/2"YellowFlatRecessed13,500Rotary Polishers8322N19000000
     
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