Looking For Some Help With Pad Selection

i know this topic has been beat to death because ive been searching on about 3 different forums for the last 3 days and i am in overload with the amount of info i have read

i placed an order that will be arriving today for some new polishes i want to give a try....i have tried Adams and Optimum lines and today i will be getting Megs 105, Menz Power Finish, and Menz PO85RD...my equipment that i use is a Flex PE14 for the compounding step and Flex 3401 on the polishing step...i want to get to the point where i can use the Flex PE to finish but ive only had it for a month so im not to that point yet

for the Flex PE14 i currently have 5.5" LC flat pads in orange for compounding and white for polishing

for the Flex 3401 i have 7" Adams Green for compounding, orange for polishing and white for finishing and 7" LC flat pads in orange and white

here is what i have been thinking of getting:
Purple Foamed wool pad for the M105 on the Flex PE14 on cars that are trashed or have a hard clear
Uber Orange with M105 on Flex PE14 on cars that arent as bad
Uber Green or orange for the Menz Power Finish as either a 1 step or 2nd step depending on the vehicle
Uber Blue for Menz PO85RD for finishing

does this sound right to you guys or should i look at a different pad/product combination or different pad company altogether? i was reading about the hydro pads but it sounds like they dont last very long and read a lot of good things about the Uber pads...any and all input is greatly appreciated!

 

Anybody have any input?

 

Get smaller pad and backing plates. 7 is way too big. 5.5 is biggest I used. Purple foam is amazing with 105. Polishing orange or yellow. White for final polish. I use flat pads but I use mostly DA. I heard CCS pads are good with rotary. I have some in trade section if u wana try them

 

Purple works great with PE rotary.

Im wondering if a waffle would be better for rotary, currently I use white CCS but still see some holograms so my go to finish is still with DA.

i know my technique is raw, I need a lot of experience.