Wondering if anyone out there has any stories of using the PC @ 6? Bonnets and pads flying away, being dragged down the street, products slinged all over the car, one forearm larger than the other?
Wondering if anyone out there has any stories of using the PC @ 6? Bonnets and pads flying away, being dragged down the street, products slinged all over the car, one forearm larger than the other?
I use the PC at 6 on a very regular basis; I`ve NEVER had a problem with any of what you just described.
For nearly every customer vehicle I detail, it takes either #83 or #82 at speed 6 to correct the swirling and scratches (I tend to get some really nasty restoration cases) but with my Meguiar`s W8006 polish pads and 3M Hook-it backing plate, the pad`s going nowhere and nither is the product since I work it in a couple passes at 3.5-4 and then bump up to 6 for the remaining time.
As for the forearm thing, I do note that my right arm is noticeably larger than my left even though I`m left handed. That, though, I think is just from the work I do by hand (Sealant/Wax LSP`s, interiors) not so much the PC.
Charlie
Automotive Appearance Specialist - Serving Greater Lansing, Michigan
http://www.cchautoappearance.com/
I will say at 6, working for a long time I:
Have warped my backing plate
Ate away the felt the backing plate attaches to the pad at
Result just ordered a backing plate for my Rotary for heavy use...
my megs backing plate hates 6...up to 5 is ok...@6 I have a weapon of "wax" destruction...
Originally posted by mrzeee
my megs backing plate hates 6...up to 5 is ok...@6 I have a weapon of "wax" destruction...
The W-DA64 backing plates are HORRIBLE!! I absolutely hate them, I went through two before finally giving up to get this 3M one I`m working with now, and I`ve never once had any problems with it. I used one of my buddy`s PCs the other day when I was over there helping with his car, and he has the megs plate. I quickly remembered how much and why I hated the backing plate. Pad kept flying off even at speed 2.5!!
Agreed. Meg`s backing pad sucks. I have one of the yellow "flex" ones and it grips so tight I am worried it will tear the felt right off the pad when I remove it. I pretty much work at 6 all the time too. I smear the product evenly over the area I am going to work without the PC on, and then go at it right away at 6.
While working at 6 on the PC, my fingers tend to swell and tingle.
`02 Camaro Z28 35th Anniversary Edition
I picked-up a PC last year & was using it for the 2nd or 3rd time when my story occured.
I was using a 6.5" LC pad & speed was 5 - 5.5 and the extension cord got caught under a tire and unplugged the PC when I gave it a subtle yank.
I set the PC down (pad facing up) and reconnected the extension cord which, naturally, fired-up the PC. I found out that the velcro will hold the pad on the backing plate for only so long.
First, I found out what "slinging" meant and then the pad launched into the snowthrower, off the wall, just missed the car & ended up on the front lawn .... pad facing up.
Guess the beveled edge of the LC pad made it kind of aerodynamic & it did a pretty good impression of a Frisbee.
Some lessons you just have to learn the hardway.
"Minds are like parachutes, they work best when they`re open"
2000 Accord EX V6 Coupe Satin Silver Metallic
Frisbee Launcher!
Today`s "new use" for the PC.
A well-prepared surface will make any wax look good.
Originally posted by 2wheelsx2
I have one of the yellow "flex" ones and it grips so tight I am worried it will tear the felt right off the pad when I remove it. I pretty much work at 6 all the time too.
Agreed! My yellow flex plate has a very tight grip on the pad, especially after I`ve worked a panel pretty hard!
JJ
Umm! BLACK
That flex plate kinda sounds like how my 3M one is... I might go for that flex plate when I get one for rotary usage (gotta happen soon, that`s for sure).
Charlie
Automotive Appearance Specialist - Serving Greater Lansing, Michigan
http://www.cchautoappearance.com/
OT - Shiny lil` let me know if you want to check out a dewalt rotary before you choose one to buy ( I am assuming you dont have one yet). I am in Grand Rapids so I am not to far from you.
I have not had a pad fail or slung product from a PC yet. No mishaps and I always polish on "6". My arm does go numb like mentioned above after a few hours of use though.
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