{"title":"Schaumstoff-Polierpads Ø 15 mm","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"speakable-headline\"\u003eSchaumstoff-Polierpads Ø 15 mm\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"speakable-definition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchaumstoff-Polierpads Ø 15 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pads übertragen die Politur auf eine passende Arbeitsfläche. Der Pad-Außendurchmesser beträgt 15 mm; das ist nicht automatisch das Maß des benötigten Stütztellers, dessen Passung gesondert geprüft wird.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePad-Durchmesser und Stütztellermaß werden getrennt geprüft, damit die Arbeitsfläche zur Maschine und zum Bauteil passt.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-ultra-hard-blau-thermo-schaumpad","title":"Thermo Mini Pad \"Ultra Hard\" Thermo Foam Pad (Blue)","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"speakable-headline\"\u003eMaximum cut on the tightest paint spots\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote id=\"speakable-summary\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is the ZviZZer Thermo Mini Pad Ultra Hard? A very small polishing pad made from open-cell thermo foam with a hook-and-loop backing, in the hardest grade, Blue. It delivers the highest cut of the five hardness grades and is built for spot correction in tight places a large pad can't reach. It's not a finishing pad and not for big panels.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"speakable-definition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ZviZZer Thermo Mini Pad Ultra Hard\u003c\/strong\u003e is a small \u003cstrong\u003epolishing pad\u003c\/strong\u003e from ZviZZer made of open-cell thermo foam that hooks onto the backing plate of a mini or spot polisher. The colour Blue marks the hardest of the five grades and so the highest cut. At Ø 15 or 25 mm it gets to scratch spots in swage lines, on edges and in mirror triangles, and the thermo foam keeps its cutting power steady even under heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardness grade 1 of 5 for the highest cut.\u003c\/strong\u003e In the ZviZZer system Blue is the hardest of five pads and cuts the most aggressively. It's matched to the coarsest polish, PC 5000 Pre Cut, and pulls deep scratches and sanding marks from P1500 grit and up out of the clear coat, the kind a medium pad doesn't have the bite for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpot format Ø 15 and 25 mm for tight spots.\u003c\/strong\u003e The small working face reaches isolated defects on door-handle recesses, swage lines, sills and mirror triangles, where a 140 mm pad can't sit flat. It runs on mini and spot polishers and on angle-neck machines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTen-pack as a consumable.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each size comes in a 10-pack, because the small face clogs up faster when you're cutting than a big pad does. That way you always have a fresh pad on hand for a correction, instead of having to wash out a clogged one mid-job.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"praxistipp\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetailing1's tip from the shop:\u003c\/strong\u003e The most common mistake with a hard pad this small is too much pressure. On those few square millimetres heat builds up fast, the foam compresses and the clear coat hazes over instead of getting a clean cut. Let the spot polisher do the work and just guide it. And swap early: on a scratched black door handle our 15 mm pad was clogged after two spots and just smeared, until we grabbed a fresh one from the ten-pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHook it on, lay the polish on sparingly, work the spot\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou press the Mini Pad onto the centre of the hook-and-loop backing plate on your spot polisher, add a tiny drop of cutting polish, then work the spot with light to medium pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDose the polish from a grain of rice to a pea, the small face doesn't need more. Spread it over the defect at low speed, then work it out with a bit more speed until the polish film goes clear. Keep the pad flat on the paint and stay on the spot instead of wiping across a wide area. That way you work exactly the scratch and not the whole surrounding panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ultra Hard is colour-matched to the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/zvizzer-pc-5000-pre-cut-blau-schleifpolitur\"\u003ePC 5000 Pre Cut\u003c\/a\u003e, the two make up the coarsest correction stage. Swap the pad early, a clogged spot pad won't cut anymore, which is why there are ten in the pack. On a weathered swage line the hard combo needed one short pass where a medium pad ran several times without ever reaching the scratch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpot correction yes, big panels and finishing no\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ultra Hard is built for heavy spot correction and by design leaves a fine sanding pattern that you then have to polish out with softer mini pads before the spot gleams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts strength is the initial cut in the tightest space: deep scratches, heavy holograms and sanding marks after a spot wet-sand, the ones that demand real bite. As the hardest pad in the series it cuts where a medium or soft pad only polishes without ever reaching the defect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe limits are honest. A Mini Pad is no tool for big panels, you do a bonnet or a door with the larger \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/polierpads-schleifschwamme\"\u003epolishing pads and sanding sponges\u003c\/a\u003e in Ø 50 to 165 mm. It's not a finishing pad and not an applicator for wax, it's far too coarse for that. And every cut costs substance: it takes a bit off the roughly 40 to 50 micron thin clear coat, so on edges and thin paint you have to be careful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith pad choice the if-then logic applies. If you need deep spot defects and maximum cut, then the Ultra Hard with a coarse polish. If less cut and more finish is what you're after, then a softer \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-hard-rot-thermo-schaumpad\"\u003eHard pad in Red\u003c\/a\u003e with the next finer polish and then softer step by step.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFor targeted spot correction, not the whole side\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mini Pad Ultra Hard pays off for anyone who wants to work out single deep defects on purpose instead of polishing a whole panel, and is then ready to carry on through the finer grades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the cutting power is co-controlled through the pad hardness, the blue pad is the starting point of a stepped spot system: you start hard and coarse and go ever finer through Red, Orange and Yellow up to Green, all in the same mini size. With Ø 15 mm you get into the smallest points, with Ø 25 mm onto slightly bigger spots. The backing plate should be a few millimetres smaller than the pad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ultra Hard is less suited to beginners polishing on a cared-for daily driver for the first time. The combination of the hardest pad and the coarsest polish is quickly too sharp on a small spot, a medium pad is more forgiving and is plenty for surface marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one point most people underestimate: a spot pad is a consumable. On that tiny face there's so much polishing dust after a few defects that the cut drops off. If you swap to the next of the ten pads early and then wash them out and let them dry lying flat, you'll get a lot of clean corrections out of one pack, instead of a gummed-up pad in your hand after three spots.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZviZZer","offers":[{"title":"Ø 15 × 10 mm \/ 10 Stück","offer_id":57867589812559,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000015PC","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ø 25 × 10 mm \/ 10 Stück","offer_id":57867589845327,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000025PC","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ø 15 × 10 mm \/ 50 Stück","offer_id":57882212401487,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000015PC_50","price":64.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ø 25 × 10 mm \/ 50 Stück","offer_id":57882212434255,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000025PC_50","price":74.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/3272\/7375\/files\/zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-ultra-hard-blau-thermo-schaumpad_25-x-10-mm.png?v=1780776532"},{"product_id":"zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-hard-rot-thermo-schaumpad","title":"Thermo Mini Pad \"Hard\" Thermo Foam Pad (Red)","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"speakable-headline\"\u003eCorrect tight spots with serious cut\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote id=\"speakable-summary\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is the ZviZZer Thermo Mini Pad Hard? A small red polishing pad made from open-cell thermo foam with a hook-and-loop back, in 15 and 25 millimetre diameters and sold in a 10-pack. The red hardness grade lays down a serious cut for spot correction in tight spots, matched to a strong cutting compound. Not for large panels and not for the swirl-free finishing stage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"speakable-definition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ZviZZer Thermo Mini Pad Hard\u003c\/strong\u003e is a small \u003cstrong\u003epolishing pad\u003c\/strong\u003e from ZviZZer made of open-cell thermo foam, marked red in the five-step colour system for the hard cutting stage. At just 15 or 25 millimetres across, it sits on a small hook-and-loop backing plate and reaches spots a big pad simply can't get to. The open-cell thermo foam pulls the friction heat away, keeps its shape better than standard foam and holds the cut steady across the whole pass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpot format from 15 millimetres across.\u003c\/strong\u003e At Ø 15 and Ø 25 millimetres with a height of 10 millimetres, the mini pad polishes exactly where the mirror base, A-pillar, door-handle recess or bumper edge is too tight for a big pad. The 10-pack keeps you stocked for repeated spot work, so a clogged pad never stops the job.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRed hardness for the serious cut.\u003c\/strong\u003e In the ZviZZer system red is the hard stage, and it pulls scratches, holograms and sanding marks out of the clear coat. Matched to a strong cutting compound like the HC 4000 Heavy Cut, the small pad bites just as hard as its big brother, only shrunk down to spot size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOpen-cell thermo foam holds its shape under heat.\u003c\/strong\u003e Standard foam loses up to 85 percent of its compression hardness as it heats up; open-cell thermo foam stays far more stable. That keeps the cut steady across several spots and gives the pad many times the lifespan of ordinary foam.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"praxistipp\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetailing1's tip from the shop:\u003c\/strong\u003e The most common mistake with a small hard pad is too much pressure with too much compound on a tiny surface. On a two-centimetre spot a single drop is enough, not a blob, otherwise the compound flings off and the pad smears. On a scratched A-pillar a customer pressed the mini into the paint and got himself a dull haze instead of correction in seconds. Let the compound's grit do the work: drop it on the pad, spread it at low speed, then work it in with light pressure. The hard pad delivers the cut through the abrasive, not through your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpread the drop then work it in with light pressure\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpread a single drop of compound at low speed over the small surface, then work it in with light to medium pressure until the polishing film goes clear and the spot is clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou need clean, washed and decontaminated paint first, otherwise a grit of dirt trapped in the pad will drag fine scratches. Press the mini centred onto the small hook-and-loop backing plate of your mini or dual-action machine, keep it flat on the surface and don't tip it over the edge. Pair the hard red pad with a strong \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/zvizzer-hc-4000-heavy-cut-rot-schleifpolitur\"\u003eHC 4000 cutting compound\u003c\/a\u003e, whose colour in the ZviZZer system is matched to the red stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the pad clean: because the surface is small, a mini pad clogs with polishing dust faster than a big one. Tap it out after every spot or grab the next one from the 10-pack. A clogged pad only smears and builds no cut anymore. Prime fresh pads with a little compound before first use, so the open-pore foam takes it up evenly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpot correction yes large panels no\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hard red mini pad is made for spot correction in tight spots: it pulls out small clusters of scratches, mirror caps and contours with the right cutting compound, but for whole bonnets it's too small.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts home turf is the spot a big pad can't reach. With a highly abrasive compound it works out defects a soft pad would only polish over, and the open-pore structure keeps the cutting power on the same level at every moment instead of fading off as the work goes on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe limits are honest. The mini doesn't finish swirl-free and it's no applicator for wax or sealant, it's too coarse for that. For large panels it's the wrong tool; there you grab a big allrounder or trapeze pad at Ø 140 or 165 millimetres. Unlike the allrounder pad, the mini has no inlaid rubber backing layer, it's a pure velcro foam pad for the spot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you build up holograms and gloss after the cut, go for the softer \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-medium-orange-thermo-schaumpad\"\u003eThermo Mini Pad Medium\u003c\/a\u003e in orange with a finer compound. On very soft Japanese clear coats a hard pad can overheat or set holograms quickly, so there you work a step softer and spare the paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFor the spot-correction polisher not the panel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hard Thermo Mini Pad is the right pick when you're cutting real defects in tight spots and want a pad that doesn't collapse under heat and holds the cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the hardness is steered through the pad colour, the red mini is the spot building block of the stepped ZviZZer system: the same cut logic as the big pads, only in 15 and 25 millimetre format for spots that demand precision. For spot repair you don't switch hardness systems, you just take the red stage as a mini. You'll find the right pad in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/polierpads-schleifschwamme\"\u003epolishing pads and sanding sponges\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mini is less suited to anyone who only polishes large panels and has no tight spots, and to pure gloss lovers who run a finishing stage at the end anyway. If you correct regularly, you're better off with the mini alongside the big pads than with a single format that compromises everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one point most people underrate: pad hardness and polishing grit work together, not against each other, and it shows especially on the small pad. A hard mini with a fine compound gives less cut than you'd expect, a soft one with a coarse compound more. Match the hardness grade to the compound instead of just turning up the pressure, and you'll pull more correction out of a spot at less heat. And because the small surface wears faster, the care during the job decides how the 10-pack holds up: tap it out after every spot, wash it after use and let it dry flat, instead of crumpling the pad up while it's still damp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZviZZer","offers":[{"title":"Ø 15 × 10 mm \/ 10 Stück","offer_id":57867589878095,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000015HC","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ø 25 × 10 mm \/ 10 Stück","offer_id":57867589910863,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000025HC","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ø 15 × 10 mm \/ 50 Stück","offer_id":57882223214927,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000015HC_50","price":64.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ø 25 × 10 mm \/ 50 Stück","offer_id":57882223247695,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000025HC_50","price":74.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/3272\/7375\/files\/zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-hard-rot-thermo-schaumpad_25-x-10-mm.png?v=1780776536"},{"product_id":"zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-medium-orange-thermo-schaumpad","title":"Thermo Mini Pad \"Medium\" Thermo Foam Pad (Orange)","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"speakable-headline\"\u003ePolish tight spots dead-on instead of skipping them\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote id=\"speakable-summary\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is the ZviZZer Thermo Mini Pad Medium? A small spot-polishing pad made of open-cell thermo foam in Ø 15 and 25 millimetres, rated Orange in the five-colour system and therefore Medium. It corrects light to medium defects in spots a big pad can't reach, and finishes in the same pass. Not for whole panels and not for deep scratches.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"speakable-definition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ZviZZer Thermo Mini Pad Medium\u003c\/strong\u003e is a small machine polishing pad from ZviZZer made of open-cell thermo foam, marked Orange in the five-step colour system and therefore the middle, most versatile grade. Its open-cell foam soaks up the polish and pulls the friction heat away, so it keeps its shape and won't overheat even on longer jobs. As a \u003cstrong\u003emini polishing pad\u003c\/strong\u003e with a hook-and-loop backing, it's built for the spot polisher and tight radii, and comes in a 10-pack. Made in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReaches the spots a big pad skips.\u003c\/strong\u003e At Ø 15 and 25 millimetres, the mini pad polishes mirror triangles, A-pillars, door-handle recesses and bumper edges dead-on. Where a 140-millimetre pad runs into the edge, the mini works cleanly into the narrow swage line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive to six times longer-lasting than standard foam.\u003c\/strong\u003e The reticulated open-cell thermo foam is heat-stable and tear-resistant, and lasts about five to six times longer than conventional pads according to the maker. The 10-pack cushions the fact that small pads wear out faster per area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut dialled in through the hardness.\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium in Orange is colour-matched to the MC 3000 Medium Cut one-step polish and covers light to medium defects. A harder red mini gives more cut, a softer yellow one more finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"praxistipp\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetailing1's tip from the shop:\u003c\/strong\u003e The most common mistake with the mini pad is the amount of product carried over from panel polishing. A pea-sized blob that belongs on a 140-millimetre pad drowns a 15-millimetre pad and flings off the moment it spins up. The mini wants a lentil-sized drop, spread at around 1,000 rpm and then worked out at a moderate speed. On a spot correction at a door-handle recess, one pad per side did the job for us, where too much product clogged three pads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLay on a lentil-sized drop and work it at a moderate speed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mini pad takes a lentil-sized drop of polish, which you spread on the spot at around 1,000 rpm and then work out at a moderate speed until the film goes clear and the gloss stands up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe prerequisite is a clean surface: washed, decontaminated, the spot exposed. Set the pad on a mini backing plate that's smaller than the pad diameter, otherwise the edge tips up and overheats. The matching \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/zvizzer-mc-3000-medium-cut-orange-one-step-politur\"\u003eOrange one-step polish\u003c\/a\u003e is colour-matched to the Medium pad. Go for Ø 15 millimetres on very tight radii, Ø 25 millimetres for slightly bigger spots like a fuel-filler flap or a single scratch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall pads build heat faster than big ones, so the rule is: moderate speed and keep the pad moving. Knock the polishing dust out after every spot or swap the pad — that's why there are ten in the pack. A clogged mini just smears and won't build gloss any more. You'll find more small pads in the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/polierpads-schleifschwamme\"\u003epolishing pad category\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSmall defects yes whole panels no\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mini pad corrects light to medium swirls and scratches in individual spots — for the whole bonnet it's the wrong tool, since a 15-millimetre pad would take hours and finish unevenly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts home turf is the spots where a big pad fails: tight radii, sharp edges, swage lines, recesses and gap areas. Here the medium mini pulls a result out of a single spot pass that you'd otherwise have to chase by hand with uncontrolled pressure. On a weathered bumper edge one pass isn't always enough — then we follow up with a second spot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe limits are clear: with deep scratches your fingernail clearly catches in, Medium hits its ceiling — then go to a harder red mini in the same build with a cutting polish first, and a finish after. For full panels a big trapezoid or all-rounder pad belongs on the job anyway. And on very soft Japanese clearcoats even Medium can lay down light holograms, so you drop a step softer with the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-soft-gelb-thermo-schaumpad\"\u003eyellow Soft mini pad\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFor the spot detailer not the panel polisher\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mini pad is the right call when you want to get clean the spots left behind by panel polishing, and don't want to push around by hand with uncontrolled pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's less suited to two cases: polishing whole body panels, where a big pad does in minutes what the mini does in hours, and heavy correction of deeply scratched spots, where the harder cut of a wool pad is missing. If you regularly recondition complete cars, you're better off with the graded mini set in several hardnesses plus big pads than with a single Medium pad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the workflow the mini is the last touch: once the big panels are done with a trapezoid or all-rounder, you go back over the edges and radii the big pads skipped with the mini. These are exactly the spots most people skip over — and that's why a freshly polished car stays dull at the mirror triangles and door edges while the panels shine. Put a mini polishing pad on those, and you make the difference between almost done and actually done.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZviZZer","offers":[{"title":"Ø 15 × 10 mm \/ 10 Stück","offer_id":57867589943631,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000015MC","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ø 25 × 10 mm \/ 10 Stück","offer_id":57867589976399,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000025MC","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ø 15 × 10 mm \/ 50 Stück","offer_id":57882223411535,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000015MC_50","price":64.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ø 25 × 10 mm \/ 50 Stück","offer_id":57882223444303,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000025MC_50","price":74.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/3272\/7375\/files\/zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-medium-orange-thermo-schaumpad_25-x-10-mm.png?v=1780776540"},{"product_id":"zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-soft-gelb-thermo-schaumpad","title":"Thermo Mini Pad \"Soft\" Thermo Foam Pad (Yellow)","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"speakable-headline\"\u003ePolish tight spots to a deep gloss, right on the money\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote id=\"speakable-summary\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is the ZviZZer Thermo Mini Pad Soft? A small, round spot polishing pad made of open-cell thermo foam with hook-and-loop backing, in a 10-pack and marked yellow in the ZviZZer colour system, which makes it the soft finishing grade. It polishes tight spots like A-pillars, mirror caps and bumper edges. Not for big panels and not for heavy correction on deep scratches.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"speakable-definition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ZviZZer Thermo Mini Pad Soft\u003c\/strong\u003e is a mini polishing pad from ZviZZer for spot finishing on tight areas, sorted as yellow in the colour system, which makes it the soft grade. The open-cell thermo foam pulls the friction heat away and holds its shape better than closed-cell standard foam, so the small working face keeps its fine cut across the whole polishing pass. It's built from just two layers, hook-and-loop and thermo foam. It comes in a 10-pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt gets where a 140 mm pad can't.\u003c\/strong\u003e At Ø 15 mm and Ø 25 mm, the Mini Pad Soft polishes mirror feet, A-pillars, door-handle recesses and narrow swage lines right on the money. Where a big pad tips over the edge, the spot pad sits flat on those few square centimetres.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft finishing grade with heat-stable foam.\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow is the soft grade in the five-step ZviZZer system, matched to the yellow FC 2000 Fine Cut finishing polish. The open-cell thermo foam is up to about 25 percent more heat-stable than standard foam and builds gloss instead of cutting hard. One step up in orange gives you more cut.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10-pack for repeated spot work.\u003c\/strong\u003e Spot pads clog up faster than big pads on that tiny face and get swapped out more often. The 10 pieces per size are made for repeated work, not for one-off use, and they keep your workflow running.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"praxistipp\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetailing1's tip from the shop:\u003c\/strong\u003e The most common mistake with a mini pad is too much polish and too much pressure on a face barely bigger than a coin. A blob and full pressure trap the heat on a few square centimetres, the pad smears and stops building gloss. Put just one drop on the pad and let the machine run at low speed with light pressure. On the mirror triangle of a Golf, one clean pass did the job for us, where too much product left nothing but a dull haze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOne drop of polish, low speed, light pressure\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou sit the Mini Pad Soft centred on a small hook-and-loop backing plate, put one drop of fine finishing polish on the foam face and spread it at low speed before you work it out under light pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt needs a clean base first: washed, decontaminated and taped off at the edges. Keep the pad flat on the surface and don't tip it over the edge, or only the rim runs and the foam tears. The matching yellow \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/zvizzer-fc-2000-fine-cut-gelb-finish-politur\"\u003eFC 2000 finishing polish\u003c\/a\u003e is colour-matched to the soft grade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the pad clean: on that small face, one clogged patch is enough to make it smear. Knock the polishing dust out now and then, and wash the pad lukewarm after use before the polish cures in the foam. Air-dry it flat, not hot and not balled up, and the foam and backing last longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpot finishing yes, heavy correction and big panels no\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mini Pad Soft finishes tight spots and pulls out fine holograms, but by design it barely cuts and is no tool for deep scratches or whole body panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts home turf is the spot: that last percent of gloss in places a flat 140 mm pad can't reach. Mirror caps, A-pillars, door-handle recesses, air intakes and narrow swage lines. For bonnets, roofs and doors you grab a big \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/polierpads-schleifschwamme\"\u003epolishing pad\u003c\/a\u003e of the same hardness — a mini for a bonnet just doesn't pay off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe limits are clear: if there are deep scratches your fingernail catches, then a harder pad in orange or red with a cutting polish first, and the Mini Soft after that for the finish. If the last percent of depth is missing on a very soft dark clearcoat, you follow the Mini Soft with the finer \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-ultra-soft-gruen-thermo-schaumpad\"\u003eMini Pad Ultra Soft in green\u003c\/a\u003e. A pad on its own corrects nothing — the cut only happens together with the polish grit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFor the detailer, not for the big run\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mini Pad Soft is the right call when you finish tight spots properly instead of leaving them dull after the big panel. It's the small version of the same cut logic: yellow and soft and FC 2000, just shrunk to spot size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's less suited to two cases: the heavy correction, where the initial cut is missing, and the large-area job, for which a mini is simply too small. If you only touch up tight spots now and then, the 10-pack lasts you a long time, because a spot needs little pad face. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one point no manufacturer writes down: before you polish, deliberately gather up the spots on the car — mirrors, pillars, handle recesses, sills — and work them in one go with the same mini pad while the machine is already running. That way you use one pad from the 10-pack to the full instead of grabbing a fresh one for every spot, and the result on the detail is every bit as good as on the big panel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZviZZer","offers":[{"title":"Ø 15 × 10 mm \/ 10 Stück","offer_id":57867603116367,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000015FC","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ø 25 × 10 mm \/ 10 Stück","offer_id":57867603149135,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000025FC","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ø 15 × 10 mm \/ 50 Stück","offer_id":57882223575375,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000015FC_50","price":64.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ø 25 × 10 mm \/ 50 Stück","offer_id":57882223608143,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000025FC_50","price":74.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/3272\/7375\/files\/zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-soft-gelb-thermo-schaumpad_25-x-10-mm.png?v=1780776543"},{"product_id":"zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-ultra-soft-gruen-thermo-schaumpad","title":"Thermo Mini Pad \"Ultra Soft\" Thermo Foam Pad (Green)","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"speakable-headline\"\u003eThe finest finish where no big pad will reach\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote id=\"speakable-summary\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is the ZviZZer Thermo Mini Pad Ultra Soft? A tiny polishing pad made from open-cell thermo foam with a hook-and-loop backing, in the softest grade Green, as a 10-pack in Ø 15 and Ø 25 millimetres. It polishes out the faintest holograms and lays down sealant in the tightest spots where no normal pad will fit. It's not a cutting pad and it's not meant for whole panels.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"speakable-definition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ZviZZer Thermo Mini Pad Ultra Soft\u003c\/strong\u003e is a spot \u003cstrong\u003epolishing pad\u003c\/strong\u003e from ZviZZer made of open-cell thermo foam with a hook-and-loop back, in Ø 15 and Ø 25 millimetres as a 10-pack. The colour Green marks the softest of the five hardness grades, so pure finishing with no real cut. The thermo foam pulls the friction heat away, holds its shape and hardness, and makes the Mini the one to grab for badges, lettering and tight contours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eØ 15 and 25 mm for the tightest spots.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Mini reaches pinpoint what even a 50 mm pad can't: lettering, door-handle recesses, mirror bases, narrow trim strips and headlight corners. Two diameters in the 10-pack cover every small contour without you catching an edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoftest of the 5 grades for pure finish with no cut.\u003c\/strong\u003e Green is grade 5 of 5 in the ZviZZer system and removes next to nothing. It polishes out the faintest holograms and halos and builds deep gloss, ideal as the last step on dark, soft clear coats where a harder pad would put in its own streaks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThermo foam holds the cut and lasts 5 to 6 times longer.\u003c\/strong\u003e The open-cell thermo foam stays dimensionally stable under heat instead of going soft, and according to the maker lasts 5 to 6 times longer than standard foam. On the small Mini plate with its high rim speed, that heat stability is exactly what counts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"praxistipp\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetailing1's tip from the shop:\u003c\/strong\u003e The most common mistake with a Mini pad is too much speed. A Ø 15 mm pad has a far higher rim speed than a big one at the same rpm, the tiny foam overheats in seconds and burns a hologram ring into dark paint. Wind the machine down, work with little product and keep the pad moving. On a black 2026 clear coat around the fuel-filler cap one pass did it for us, where at full speed we'd first worked a dull patch into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSmall plate little product low speed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou press the Mini centred onto the matching hook-and-loop backing plate, drop on a bit of finishing polish and work it out at low speed with light pressure until the film goes clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the pad radius is so small, you need a lot less speed than with a big pad, otherwise the rim speed runs away from you. One drop of polish covers several spots. The Mini is colour-matched to the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/zvizzer-uc-1000-ultrafine-cut-gruen-finish-politur\"\u003egreen UC 1000 Ultrafine Cut\u003c\/a\u003e, the two of them making up the finest finishing and sealing step.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the pad clean and damp: on that tiny face, polishing dust clogs it fast, and a clogged Mini just smears and stops building gloss. Never let it run dry. Guided over your thumb joint you get into badges and pillar edges where a plate pad keeps catching somewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFinest finish yes correction and panels no\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mini Ultra Soft is built for the last percent on small spots and by design removes nothing, which is why it doesn't correct defects but only refines and seals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts strength is spot work: the faintest holograms on badges, a seal around lettering, the high gloss in a door-handle recess. As the softest pad in the series it finishes where a medium or hard pad would be too coarse and the defect is only cosmetic anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe limits are honest. If you need to take out light holograms before the finish, then the grade grippier \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-soft-gelb-thermo-schaumpad\"\u003eMini Pad Soft in Yellow\u003c\/a\u003e first, the Ultra Soft only at the end. If you're polishing a whole door or bonnet, the Mini is the wrong call, for that you grab a big pad from our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/polierpads-schleifschwamme\"\u003epolishing pads and sanding sponges\u003c\/a\u003e. Real scratches only come out with a harder pad and a cutting polish anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFor detail work not for the whole body\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mini earns its keep for anyone who, after polishing the panels, wants to finish the small spots cleanly that no normal pad can reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the cutting power is steered partly through the pad hardness, the green Mini is the finest building block of a stepped system: you correct the panel with bigger, harder pads and bring in the Ultra Soft spot by spot for the finish and the sealing on the contours. You pick between the two diameters of Ø 15 and 25 millimetres by spot, the smaller one for badges and lettering, the bigger one for recesses and narrow trim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLess suited is the Mini for beginners who've never worked tight contours with a machine. On such a small face a pad forgives little, and a hologram ring is quickly worked in if the speed is off. If you're unsure, practise first on an inconspicuous large panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one point most people underrate: with the Mini the 10-pack isn't a bulk discount, it's the concept. The tiny pads clog faster than big ones and aren't endlessly washable, so on detail work you'd rather swap to a fresh Mini once more than keep smearing with a gummed-up one that stopped building gloss long ago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZviZZer","offers":[{"title":"Ø 15 × 10 mm \/ 10 Stück","offer_id":57867603181903,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000015UC","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ø 25 × 10 mm \/ 10 Stück","offer_id":57867603214671,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000025UC","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ø 15 × 10 mm \/ 50 Stück","offer_id":57882223673679,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000015UC_50","price":64.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ø 25 × 10 mm \/ 50 Stück","offer_id":57882223706447,"sku":"D1-ZVIZZER-TMINI0000025UC_50","price":74.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/3272\/7375\/files\/zvizzer-thermo-mini-pad-ultra-soft-gruen-thermo-schaumpad_25-x-10-mm.png?v=1780776547"}],"url":"https:\/\/detailing1.ch\/en\/collections\/schaumstoff-polierpads-15-mm.oembed","provider":"Detailing1","version":"1.0","type":"link"}