The only reason I tried a 5" wool pad on my polisher is because a headlight restoration kit includes it (3"). I have this kit :
The only thing I used from this kit was the 3" drill back-plate and the 3" wool pad, back on day one, when I first posted here. So yesterday I thought to try a 5" wool pad on the DA thinking that I may need more cutting power.
I do not know if the wool pad helped, but the results show improvement.
I have seen online use of cutting compounds, with wool and MF pads also, with no problems.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IWvew0mCU5s