3M 5100 Red Buffer Pad – Open-Web, Low-Speed, Spray-Buffing Floor Pad
The 3M 5100 Red Buffer Pad, supplied in a convenient 5-pack, is an open-web, nonwoven polyester maintenance and buffing pad engineered for top-tier performance and durability. It excels in spray buffing—cleansing when damp and buffing when dry—and quickly removes scuff marks, soil, scratches, and black heel marks to restore and enhance floor appearance with minimal effort. Its open fiber construction resists loading and clogging, ensuring lasting performance even in demanding environments.
A uniform resin-bonded abrasive throughout the pad further contributes to consistent results, reduced pad wobble, and a long service life. Certified by Green Seal for environmental innovation, this pad provides enhanced initial and mid-life performance compared to competitive options, extending useful life while reducing solid waste generation :contentReference. Designed for use with rotary or low-speed automatic floor machines operating in the 175–600 RPM range, the 16-inch diameter fits standard machines and is ideal for everyday light scrubbing and maintenance across surfaces like vinyl, terrazzo, marble, concrete, and other hard floors.
Features
- Use to light scrub without dulling the finish
- Removes soil, scratches, scuff marks, and black heel marks to enhance appearance
- Open web construction resists loading and clogging
- Uniform resin coating throughout the web delivers high performance over the life of the pad
- Use on rotary or automatic floor machines
- Certified by Green Sealfor Environmental Innovation based on a design for significantly improved initial performance compared to competitive products, extending the useful life of the floor pad and reducing solid waste generation
Specification
- Brand: 3M
- Product Type: Buffer Floor Pad
- Shape: Round
- Colour: Red
- Material: Non-woven polyester fiber with resin-bonded abrasive
- Diameter: 16 in (406 mm)
- Thickness: 1 in (nominal)
- Machine compatibility: Rotary or low-speed automatic floor machines (175–600 RPM)
- Environment: Green Seal certified
- Grade: Fine
- Machine Speed: 175 rpm - 600 rpm