Prescrub pad colors

[Goomer]

It it safe to ass-ume that all floor pads,

regardless of manufacturer, are exactly the same "grit" if the color is the same?

It seems color is the only spec to go by.

Are the pads available at home depot the same as anything you would get from a carpet supplier, and can you assume the color ranking system is universal?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

NO

Some pads also have abrasive particles as well. General rule of thumb white pads are softest, followed by various tan pads. Black is usually most aggressive, although there are some purple or violet ones close to black.

 

[Goomer]

Ok.

I guess I would be safe in relying on colors alone if I was obtaining them from a carpet cleaning supplier, but I want to pick up some to use this weekend, and I am trying to pick up some locally, like maybe Home Depot, so I am concerned if they are the same, and finding that there are really no other available specs to help determine how similar they are.
Anyone use ones from HD in a jam?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

If it's tooo agressive just run it on concrete for a while to soften it up.

 

[floorguy]

while it wont help for this weekend....

you wont beat these prices.....granted there is a min order....but if you can pony the money...or get a few other local to chip in


http://bufferpads.com/

 

[tmdry]

The color ones from home cheapo tend to bleed.

 

[Pokeemon]

Sorry, the web server is down, They are working it, but weekend is comming on.
http://bufferpads.com
http://buffersonline.com
http://propanebuffers.com
http://parts-ol.com


Clyde Sherman :roll:
buffersonline@gmail.com

 

[floorguy]

CLyde my man, what is up????


you got a sniffer out there or what??? When you see your name on a site

 

[Pokeemon]

Nope, just noticed I have gotten a few hits form the prior post and the sever is down. You know the gig, try not to loose anything.

Good to hear from you. Hope business is booming in UT.

 

[floorguy]

Nope, just noticed I have gotten a few hits form the prior post and the sever is down. You know the gig, try not to loose anything.

Good to hear from you. Hope business is booming in UT.

Not the buffing side....still plenty of scrubs and strips....now a lot of the biz is carpets to....

I will be getting some 27s here before to long...still using up my excess 24s from when i lost FD...

 

[Pokeemon]

I guess we will all have to get into politics, seems to be more money there than any where. Give it another month or so and these high gas prices will wreck what business is out there. You will not be able to aford to get to it. UPS, Fedex and the freight carriers keep jack up the prices. One think about it if you're pushing a buffer down the road to a job, you will not have to worry about being run over by a vehicle. Oh don't forget your sleeping bag.

 

[Goomer]

My local HD's carry Norton 00717 red pads. Are these the ones that some say tend to bleed?

 

[Goomer]

My local HD's carry Norton 00717 red pads. Are these the ones that some say tend to bleed?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

They don't "bleed" so much as they leave red dingleberries.

 

[Goomer]

I could deal with the dingleberries I guess. Do these Norton red pads need to be broken in on concrete?