Foam Buffing Pad Sponge Automotive Buffing Pads DA Polishing Car Polishing Foam Pads 4 Inches/5 Inches/6 Inches

Short Description:

1. Honeycomb Surface Holds Compound, Cuts Cleaner

The hex-textured face traps compound in individual cells so it stays on the pad instead of slinging off the edge. Less product waste, more even coverage, and the segmented contact area runs cooler on the paint.

2. Color-Coded 5-Stage System

Cut to Wax in One Kit Orange for heavy cutting, yellow and white for polishing and refining, blue for mirror finish, black for wax and sealant. Buyers don’t have to guess which pad to use next, and they don’t have to reorder mid-job.

3. 4″, 5″ and 6″ — Spot Repair to Full Panel

The 4-inch pad handles bumpers, mirrors and wheel arches. The 5-inch fits the most common DA setups. The 6-inch covers full panels fast. One pad family covers the whole vehicle.

4. High-Density Closed-Cell Foam

Less Waste, Reusable Closed-cell construction keeps compound on the surface rather than soaking it into the pad, so the same amount does more work. Pads hold their shape, resist chunking at the edge, and can be washed and reused.

5. Universal Hook-and-Loop Backing :Swap Stages in Seconds Fits standard DA and rotary backing plates, including 5/8″-11, M14 and M16 setups. Change grit stage mid-job without stopping to re-align the plate.

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DA Foam Polishing Pads | 4, 5 & 6 Inch Hexagon Sponge Buffing Pads

DA polishing foam pads · 4″ / 5″ / 6″ · Since 1983

DA Foam Polishing Pads
Five Grades, One Hexagon Face

Colour-coded open-cell foam pads for dual-action and rotary machines. The raised hexagon cells carry compound across the panel instead of slinging it off the edge — 4, 5 and 6 inch, 18 cm / 7 in at the largest.

5 colour grades
4″ / 5″ / 6″ diameters
Hexagon cell face
Hook & loop backing
Washable & reusable

5 GradesHeavy cut to finishing

4″ / 5″ / 6″6 in = 150 mm

Hook & LoopAdhesive backing disc

5–7 DaysSample lead time

Read the pad by colour

Five colours, five jobs

Each colour is a fixed density, so the pad on the machine tells you what it will do before you touch the paint. White and orange move material; blue and yellow refine; black only protects.

Foam polishing pad colour grade card with hardness value chart

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WhiteHeavy cut · polishing

OrangeHeavy cut · foam

BlueMedium cut

YellowMedium cut · one-step

BlackPolishing & finishing

HardnessDescends white → black

One-step jobs live on the yellow pad — cut and refine in a single pass when the paint only needs light correction. Reach for white or orange when there is real material to move.

The face

Why the cells are hexagons

A flat foam face wipes compound ahead of itself; a hexagon grid holds it. Raised cells trap polish in the pockets and release it evenly, while the recessed channels give heat and spent compound somewhere to go.

Blue hexagon foam polishing pad held in hand with magnified open-cell inset

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Close-up of orange foam polishing pad edge over a white pad

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Open-cell polyurethane lets air pass through, so heat leaves the panel instead of building under the pad — the difference between a long compounding pass and a burnt edge.

Mounting & size

Peel, press, polish

Pads bond to an adhesive backing disc and the set ships with a thread drill adapter, so it runs on a dual-action polisher, a rotary, or a drill — a grade change is a peel-and-press, not a re-chuck.

Hands peeling a black foam polishing pad off its adhesive backing disc

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18 cm / 7 inFace diameter (largest)

2.8 cm / 1.1 inPad thickness

4″ / 5″ / 6″Standard stock sizes

150 mm6 in metric equivalent

Dimension callouts come from the factory size drawing. Check the pad diameter against your backing plate before ordering — a pad must not overhang the plate.

Beyond the car

Six surfaces, one set

These pads are sold as car-care stock, but the same foam finishes anything with a lacquer, gelcoat or film finish. That is where a distributor finds the second market.

Foam polishing pads with six application surfaces including wood, appliances, sofa, car, piano and floor

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Automotive paintOxidation, scratches and swirls; wax and sealant application.

Wood & lacquerRefining clear finish on furniture and joinery.

AppliancesStainless and enamel fronts brought to an even sheen.

UpholsteryLight cleaning and finish restoration on coated leather.

Piano & instrumentGloss lacquer finishing with a soft foam edge.

Stone & tileFinal hone and gloss on sealed stone and porcelain.

The cut comes from the compound, not the foam — pads are a polishing carrier. Match density to defect depth, then step finer only when the mark is gone.

Factory & packing

Bagged, weighed, boxed on site

Five-pad sets are bagged and check-weighed before cartoning — the scale reads 1,084 g for a five-pad poly bag. Colour mixes, bag printing and carton marks are set on the order, not improvised at dispatch.

1983Manufacturing since

9Production lines

80+Production staff

5–7 dSample lead time

Five foam polishing pads in a poly bag on a digital scale reading 1084

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Factory production grid showing foam pads drying, stacked and packed

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Product gallery

Twelve views, full resolution

Click any image to open it full size. Use the arrows or the ← → keys to move through the set.

Five hexagon foam polishing pads in five colours — Colour range

Hexagon sponge face with magnified open cells — Hexagon face

Pad dimension drawing showing 18cm 7in and 2.8cm 1.1in — Dimensions

Peeling a pad from its adhesive backing — Backing

Colour grade card with hardness value chart — Grade card

Application collage of surfaces — Applications

Five pads fanned showing grid pattern faces — Fan view

Four pads stacked with one orange pad standing — Stack

Buyer questions

DA foam pad FAQ

What sizes are these foam buffing pads?

4, 5 and 6 inch (150 mm) are stock, with the largest measured at 18 cm / 7 in across and 2.8 cm / 1.1 in thick. Custom diameters are cut to order.

Which pad do I start with?

White or orange for heavy cutting, blue or yellow for the medium refinement pass, black for glaze, sealant and wax. Yellow is the one-step pad when the paint only needs light correction.

Will they fit my dual-action or rotary machine?

The pads bond to an adhesive backing disc and the set ships with a thread drill adapter, so they run on pneumatic or electric polishers as well as a drill — provided the backing plate matches the pad diameter.

What is the advantage of the hexagon face?

Raised cells hold compound at the working face and release it evenly as the pad rotates, while heat and spent polish escape through the recessed channels — less slinging and less loading.

Can the pads be washed and reused?

Yes. They are bendable, washable and reusable. Rinse in lukewarm water with mild detergent, squeeze without twisting, and dry flat before the next job.

Do they work on anything other than car paint?

They finish any lacquer, gelcoat or film surface: furniture, appliance fronts, coated leather, piano lacquer and sealed stone. Keep the pad matched to the finish hardness.

What is the sample lead time?

5–7 days. Mixed colour sets can be sampled together so a distributor tests the whole grading sequence rather than one pad.

Can you private-label the pads and the bag?

Yes. Colour mix, pad printing, bag printing and carton marks are set on the order. Tell us the market and the price point you are building the set around.