What pad size for rotary?

[Carl Anderson]

Two days ago I made my final decision to purchase a Cyclo. Well, I changed my mind. I have been using a PC for two years, and want a rotary just for the fun of it. I really don`t need one, just want one. I plan on practicing on my clearcoated John Deere lawn mower; I was unable to remove scratches on this machine with my PC using DACP last winter. I also have a 25 year old orange Kubota tractor that has some challenging paint defects. My 93 Volvo wagon also has scratches I can`t get out with my PC. I still have some of the cat scratches on the hood of my Jet Black M3, but I will wait a while before using the rotary on my child.



My question is: what pad size and what backing plate should I use? I have a 5` Meguiar`s backing plate on my PC. I use Meguiars pads - I have a lot of them both 6` and a few 8` purchased by mistake. Can I get a 5` and 6 inch backing plate and use these pads? Any thoughts? Thanks in advance for your help.

[Eliot Ness]

No problem using your Meg`s pads. Megâ€â„¢s sells the 5â€Â� rotary backing for 6.5â€Â� pads

(pn# w-64) and a 6â€Â� for use with 8â€Â� pads (pn# w-65). You can also find them elsewhere on-line or even locally.



Hereâ€â„¢s a link:



http://www.meguiars.com/



Just do a search on w-64 and/or w-65



OR for just $25 more you can get a Cyclo AND this cheap rotary to practice with:



http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=46507

[scottabir]

The 6 inch pads are a lot easier to control at first. Should be good with your 5 inch plate, as long as the thread sizes match.