Backing plate question on Makita

[Junebug]

I`m going to buy a 9227 in the near future. I have a PC and 5 of each flavor Lake County 6.5" pad. I do NOT want to buy and bunch of pads for the Makita, I have read somewhere, maybe here, that you can use 6.5 on a rotary. Problem is - what size and where can you get it - backing plate do I get?

[Eliot Ness]

I`m going to buy a 9227 in the near future. I have a PC and 5 of each flavor Lake County 6.5" pad. I do NOT want to buy and bunch of pads for the Makita, I have read somewhere, maybe here, that you can use 6.5 on a rotary. Problem is - what size and where can you get it - backing plate do I get?

Autogeek sells a 4 3/4" BP for a rotary that you can use with your 6.5" pads:



http://www.autogeek.net/5-inch-rotary-plate.html

[Junebug]

Thank you sir! I`ll git r done with the Geek. BTW - anybody else doing 6.5" pads on a rotary? What I`m hinting at is - am I about to mess up? or is this OK, need the reassurance, having a bad day!

[Eliot Ness]

Thank you sir! I`ll git r done with the Geek. BTW - anybody else doing 6.5" pads on a rotary? What I`m hinting at is - am I about to mess up? or is this OK, need the reassurance, having a bad day!

I don`t use a rotary very often, but when I do I use a 5" BP and the same pads I use with the PC. Just be careful and start out using slow speeds on a junk panel or a beater. While it is possible, and sometimes even easy, to damage paint with a rotary a little bit of caution and common sense goes a long way.

[the other pc]

Lots of guys use 6.5� pads with the rotary (me included). They’re easier to maneuver over compound curves and through tight contours but they don’t’ cover as much area as fast. It’s a personal preference.



5� backing plates are commonly available. Meguiar’s plates have a centering “button,� Lake Country’s have a hole for using a centering dowel.





PC.

[Junebug]

Thanks fellas, looks like I can use 4 3/4 or 5" and be safe! I just didn`t think I could spend anymore money on pads. I bought the mega pak Autogeek was selling a few months back.

[imported_Padron]

I put a 6" LC backplate on my Hitachi, seems to work fine with the 6.5 LC Pads..... :heelclick

[Bioman]

Quick questions for those who have the Makita. Does it come with a locking-nut wrench? The flat wrench that come with PC`s so you can easily take the BP off and on. If it doesn`t, how do you guys get the backing plate off?

[Junebug]

It has a button to lock the shaft and you can unscrew the backing plate. I`ve used my Makita a bunch since my first post - I think there will be some 8" Edge waffle pads in my future!