I've had good success with CG pads on my HF polisher. Jared, I'd also look at the Astro backing plate for it, the backing plate that comes with the HF polisher sucks.
Here's the backing plate:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003CH3Z8W?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
and I...