Pad repair?

Rolla said:
When removing did u remove the pad by pulling at the foam? You are supposed to remove by holding and removing from velcro.
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the velco on all but my cutting pad is actually not recessed but raised up if you will, and is the exactly same size as my backing plate. to remove, i would kind of get a finger nail between the plate and the velco and then peel back via the velco
 
Norcal, the pad you have is the LC orange DA pad, which has the elevated velcro...a stupid design IMO. I've had several of them fail at the edges...not velcro coming off, but the edges of the velcro/foam coming apart. This will always happen if you use it at 6. It causes too much flexing at the stepped joint, the velcro cuts into the foam, and the foam fails...as I said, stupid design with no benefits. I've had to re-glue the edges and re-inforce it with extra glue to prevent it happening again. I also got LC to replace the damaged pads.



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LC have remedied that with their recent pads by making the velcro area wider, so it extends way beyond the b/p, but I still don't know why they've stuck with the elevated design. :nixweiss



I've always forced my finger between the velcro and b/p before pulling the pad off to prevent what's happened to you...it will always be a weak point.
 
Alfisti said:
Norcal, the pad you have is the LC orange DA pad, which has the elevated velcro...a stupid design IMO. I've had several of them fail at the edges...not velcro coming off, but the edges of the velcro/foam coming apart. This will always happen if you use it at 6. It causes too much flexing at the stepped joint, the velcro cuts into the foam, and the foam fails...as I said, stupid design with no benefits. I've had to re-glue the edges and re-inforce it with extra glue to prevent it happening again. I also got LC to replace the damaged pads.



17477bpglueing.jpg




LC have remedied that with their recent pads by making the velcro area wider, so it extends way beyond the b/p, but I still don't know why they've stuck with the elevated design. :nixweiss



I've always forced my finger between the velcro and b/p before pulling the pad off to prevent what's happened to you...it will always be a weak point.
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this is exactly it, the same goes for the white polishing pad. The yellow cutting pad has a flat, full surface hook and loop back, and the grey finishing pad i have not used enough or at high enough speed to damage. Did the gluing work to reinforce it? I think I may try it.
 
NorCalZ71 said:
Did the gluing work to reinforce it?
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Yes it did a great job. I used several coats of glue, allowing each coat to dry and making it build up on top. I allowed a week after finishing the repairs for the glue to cure and harden. I also ensured that the glue overlapped onto the velcro by 3 or 4 mm - not more or you'll encroach onto the backing-plate area.



Make sure you cover as much of the foam area as possible without going to the edge (as you can see in the pic). Any glue that is on the edge can cut into the paint if accidently pressed against it. Ensure all the edges are glue free - even drops or dribbles. I had to cut some of the foam to cut off bits of glue that got past.



Its worked great without any failures. :up
 
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