3M™ Finesse-it™ Foam Buffing Pad
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Highlights
- SOFT CONSTRUCTION: Provides a soft, smooth surface for applying 3M™ Finesse-it™ Polishes
- FIX IT: Repairs coatings without repainting
- QUICK AND EASY PAD CHANGES: The 3M™ Hookit™ Attachment System allows for easy pad changes and helps optimize tool uptime
- TOOL VERSATILITY: Pads combine with buffers, random orbital tools, and variable speed polishers
- CHOOSE YOUR PAD: Available with flat or waffle faces in a number of densities, with each providing varying level of aggression
3M™ Finesse-it™ Foam Buffing Pads are ideal for final and extra fine finishing steps for automotive OEM clear coats and monocoats, as well as removing sand scratches or swirl marks from previous finishing steps. Designed for use with 3M™ Finesse-it™ Polishes, these foam pads help to achieve high gloss finishes on automotive OEM, marine OEM, aerospace OEM, and wood coatings. Additionally, 3M™ Finesse-it™ Foam Buffing Pads are equipped with the 3M™ Hookit™ Attachment System, which holds the pad securely during use while providing quick pad change-outs to maximize tool uptime.
3M™ Finesse-it™ Buffing Pads are available in wool, felt, and foam, offering unique performance traits and benefits depending on your application needs. Wool pads are best paired with rotary-type buffing tools, as they are more aggressive and easier to control when compared to foam pads. This is thanks to their greater available cutting surface, made up of thousands of fibers that deliver fast cutting action. Wool fibers also hold the polish to provide an even distribution of material, requiring less pressure from the operator to use when taking on projects such as removing sanding scratches. Alternatively, felt and foam pads are generally less aggressive and produce a finer finish than wool pads. Developed to address the unique chemical composition of evolving paint and clear coat technologies, 3M™ Finesse-it™ Felt Buffing Pads rely on a combination of cutting and finishing to refine the surface coating and remove fine scratches, swirl marks, and surface marring. Foam buffing pads are ideal for final and extra-fine finishing steps for clear coats and for removing sand scratches or swirl marks from previous finishing steps. Foam pads also normally operate at higher RPMs than wool pads, making them suitable to use with rotary and random orbital tools. These pads are best paired with 3M™ Finesse-it™ Polishes, which help to achieve satin, semi-gloss, or high-gloss finishes on wood, automotive, marine, and aerospace coatings.
Suggested applications
- Designed to achieve satin, semi-gloss, or high gloss finishes on wood, automotive, marine, and aerospace coatings
Typical Properties
| Applications | Repairing Small Area Paint Defects, Paint Finish Solution, Oxidation Removal, Fine finish, Cured Paint, Refining Scratches, Paint, Repairing Small Area Defects, Repairing Large Area Paint Defects, Machine application, Polishing, Gloss restoration, Paint Defect Removal, Buffing & Polishing, Scratch Removal, Fresh Paint Finishes, Paint Finishing & Detailing, Finishing, High cut rate, Compounding, Hardest Paint Finishes, Sand Scratch Removal, High-gloss finish |
| Attachment Type | Hook & Loop |
| Brands | Finesse-it™ |
| Equipment - Machines | Random Orbital Sanders, Random Orbital Buffer, Rotary Polishers, Rotary Buffer, Rotary Sander |
| Face Style | Waffle |
| Industries | AOEM, Paint Preparation, Automotive, Military, Specialty Vehicle, General Industrial, Transportation, Marine |
| Material | Foam |
| Maximum Speed | 12000 rpm |
| Number of Sides | 1 |
| Product Colour | Orange |
| Product Type | Buffing Pad |
| Sanding Surface | Clear Coat, Paint |
| Shape | Round |
| Sub Applications | Detailing, Scratch Refinement |
| Overall Diameter (Imperial) | 3.25 in, 5.25 in |
| Overall Diameter (Metric) | 82 mm, 133 mm |
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