Adam's Polishes Blue Foam Compound Pad vs Chemical Guys Orange Hex-Logic Medium-Heavy Cutting Pad

The Adam's pad covers the widest size range here and is the only one that names the compound it is colour-matched to, which removes a guess. The Hex-Logic is a genuine medium cutter in three sizes with a face pattern designed around heat, and it is the more forgiving of the two.

Adam's Polishes Blue Foam Compound Pad

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The most aggressive foam here, in the widest size range, and the only pad that tells you which compound it belongs with.

• Thick closed-cell foam described as giving strong cutting, the most aggressive foam pad in this comparison.
• Sizes from 2 inch and 3.5 inch spot pads up to 5.5 and 6.5 inch, the widest range here.
• Flat face for increased surface area and heat dispersion, with no hole or pattern to interrupt contact.
• Colour-matched to the brand's own Blue Compound, so the pad and product pairing is stated rather than guessed.

• Blue signals cutting only within Adam's own range, and means something different at other brands.
• The listing handle calls it a cutting pad while the product title calls it a compound pad, which are not the same word.
• Closed-cell foam runs hotter than an open-cell pad, which matters on a long correction session.

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Chemical Guys Orange Hex-Logic Medium-Heavy Cutting Pad

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A genuine medium cutter in three sizes, with a hex face pattern that exists to manage heat and product spread.

• Described as removing light to moderate defects including swirls, scratches, oxidation and water spots.
• Available in 4, 5 and 6 inch sizes, so it covers spot work and panel work from one line.
• The hexagonal face pattern spreads product across the pad and gives heat somewhere to go.
• Sits in the middle of the aggressiveness range, which is where most home correction actually needs to be.

• The product title says Medium-Heavy Cutting while the description calls it a medium-cutting pad, which are different claims.
• Orange means something else entirely at other brands, including light cutting.
• No foam density or cell structure published.

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The bottom line

Our overall pick is the Adam's Polishes Blue Foam Compound Pad - The most aggressive foam here, in the widest size range, and the only pad that tells you which compound it belongs with. Choose the Chemical Guys Orange Hex-Logic Medium-Heavy Cutting Pad instead if general paint correction on a dual action polisher, where you want one pad that handles swirls without going straight to a wool cut.

Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Polishing Pads: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).