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    Griot`s DA polisher - some questions please

    Hello, I am going to polish in a few days and I have a few questions please. I have the Griot`s 6" and will be using the 5" Buff N` Shine backing plate.

    I am wondering do I need to do anything with the counterweight? I believe these machines may come with a counterweight designed for a certain diameter so if the backing plate is changed, would the counterweight need to be changed as well? I saw some 5 inch counterweights for the Porter Cable but nothing for the Griot`s 6" orbital.

    Interestingly, on a side note, I ordered some 5" Orange Buff N` Shine pads but instead got 5" LC Orange foam pads. I believe these might be similar - light cutting pads?

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    Re: Griot`s DA polisher - some questions please

    I ran 5.5 inch pads on mine for a few years with the smaller backing plate. Never changed the weights and it worked fine.
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    Re: Griot`s DA polisher - some questions please

    You`ll be fine- no need to swap out the backing plate. Have fun!

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    Re: Griot`s DA polisher - some questions please

    Thanks Shawn and Angus! Alright. Let`s do it!

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    No need to change the counter weight on the Griots. Never run mine with anything but a 5" B&S backing plate and 5.5" pads and it works great. I`d sure ask to have those pads exchanged for what you ordered. For one thing the LCs don`t have the recessed velcro that IMO is an extra margin of safety when polishing around protruding objects and I don`t think the B&S durability can be beat.
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    Re: Griot`s DA polisher - some questions please

    I sometimes use a 4" pad on a 3.5" backing plate with no issues with the stock counterweight.
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    Re: Griot`s DA polisher - some questions please

    The different counter weights for the Porter Cable are for sanding disks. No need to change for polishing pads.

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    Re: Griot`s DA polisher - some questions please

    Quote Originally Posted by pwaug View Post
    No need to change the counter weight on the Griots. Never run mine with anything but a 5" B&S backing plate and 5.5" pads and it works great. I`d sure ask to have those pads exchanged for what you ordered. For one thing the LCs don`t have the recessed velcro that IMO is an extra margin of safety when polishing around protruding objects and I don`t think the B&S durability can be beat.
    Yes, I was double checking to make sure but it seems like an error or the Orange Buff N Shine pads might be out of stock so they sent these. But still, it`s not the same product. I`ve also got some Blackfire pad cleaner that I`ll be trying out. I guess we`re just supposed to soak the pads, rinse them out and then try them with the foam side down. Thank you.

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    Re: Griot`s DA polisher - some questions please

    Quote Originally Posted by pwaug View Post
    No need to change the counter weight on the Griots. Never run mine with anything but a 5" B&S backing plate and 5.5" pads and it works great. I`d sure ask to have those pads exchanged for what you ordered. For one thing the LCs don`t have the recessed velcro that IMO is an extra margin of safety when polishing around protruding objects and I don`t think the B&S durability can be beat.

    Do B&S pads have the recessed velcro?
    Doesn`t look like it from pictures on Autopia`s store.. I run LCs but would love to have recessed.

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    Re: Griot`s DA polisher - some questions please

    Quote Originally Posted by ShawnF350 View Post
    Do B&S pads have the recessed velcro?
    Doesn`t look like it from pictures on Autopia`s store.. I run LCs but would love to have recessed.
    Yes the B&S 5.5" pads have recessed Velcro--I use them all the time. For a while ADS was selling a custom (for them) 5.5" B&S pad that did not have recessed Velcro, but I think they have now converted to the standard B&S pad. The B&S website has good info on their pads if you`re interested. Just looked at the store and they are clearly showing the recessed Velcro.
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    Re: Griot`s DA polisher - some questions please

    Quote Originally Posted by pwaug View Post
    Yes the B&S 5.5" pads have recessed Velcro--I use them all the time. For a while ADS was selling a custom (for them) 5.5" B&S pad that did not have recessed Velcro, but I think they have now converted to the standard B&S pad. The B&S website has good info on their pads if you`re interested. Just looked at the store and they are clearly showing the recessed Velcro.
    The ones sold by Phil @ DD under his Uber brand do not have recessed velcro.

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    Re: Griot`s DA polisher - some questions please

    We use 3", 5" and 6" backing plates and have had no issues on either of our GG6s
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    Re: Griot`s DA polisher - some questions please

    I`ve never seen a different counterweight for the Griots machine.

 

 

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