*FasTrac: As for which pads i use. I actually have a lot of pads which i use where most of them are not available locally like the LC kompressor and CCS pads, LC red blue and gold, Megs black, and all of Edge and Cobra pads.

But when it comes to detailing our daily drives and our friends cars where i don't want to use my premium pads. LC Yellow, Orange, Green, White, Black are good pads and they are available locally not all models though. Megs also has the Wool, Burgundy, Yellow and Beige available locally. And thats the reason why i never bothered explaining about the others since they i got them imported, but if you are considering importing them especially if you know someone coming over from the US and even if you are ordering it online you could still consider if to be a bit cheaper as compared to getting them locally. ( anyone knows someone coming over? im in need of some detailing materials from AG hehehe )

Also with these 5 LC pads or 4 Megs pads, you can already tackle a wide variety of defects and even tackle some of the serious ones

3m also produces great quality foam pads but when i got mine the distributor sells it per pack which is in sets of 2's. Their foam pads are pretty much straight to the point since they only have 3 so far i know available locally, compounding, polishing and finishing pads ( this one is special order from 3m Phil.)

If your goal is to just enhance the gloss of the paint a little and remove some very minor and light swirl marks you could stick with

Megs Yellow and Beige + Megs 83 Dual action cleaner polish

or

LC White and Black + Mother Power polish

or

3m finishing pad ( too bad its special order basis i had to find enough people to share 1 box ) + 3m Perfect It Ultra Fine Polish

If you are planning on tackling moderate to light swirls you have to go as far as

Megs Burgundy + Megs 83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish

or

LC Orange or Green pads + Power polish

or

3m Polishing pad + 3m Perfect It Machine Polish

If you are planning on tackling heavy swirls and heavy oxidation and blemishes then you have to go as far as

Megs Cut n Shine + Megs 84 Compound power cleaner

or

LC Wool or Yellow pad + Mothers Rubbing compound

or

3m Compounding pad + 3m Perfect It Rubbing Compound

although you could alternate the polishes and pads by using Megs pad and Moms polish and vice versa it is best to stick with one brand

If you are just starting i would recommend you go with Megs only because they have 32 ounce size polishes ranging from 800 to 1100 pesos whereas with mothers you have to buy their rubbing compound by the gallon, although the power polish is sold at 16 ounce bottles for 700+. The 3m pads are actually the cheapest in terms of value too bad you buy it in 2's but their polish is the most expensive among the 3 at around 1.4k per quart, but i guess that because these are the polishes used by Toyota, Honda, and the majority of the car dealers, they are also a main staple in most body shops.

You can Reach

Mothers and Lake Country Distributor
Somewhere near Santolan along ortigas, very near greenhills
02-744-5875

Megs
Kamias around 1 to 2k km from edsa
02-436-8360
02-436-8361

3m Phil
Somewhere in Makati
[SIZE=-1]02-813-3781 to 95
With this one you have to ask for your nearest distributor or ask for the local Sales Representative since they don't do direct selling they only refer you to a distributor.

If you are planning on sticking to one product, i might be able to help you lower the cost a little, just send me a pm

Hope this helps
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