Which 5" backing plate?

Mike Phillips · 05-11-2010, 09:43 PM

I've posted pictures of these two in real life, so you can better see what they look like here,

5" and 6" Backing Plates on 6.5" pads (Pictures to show safety margin)

Here's a quote from the above page,

Originally Posted by Mike Phillips

I compiled the above because of a question that arose about which backing plate a person should get if they only wanted to get one backing plate but be able to use it for multiple pads. While it's always best to match the best backing plate size-wise to the pad being used, if you're only getting one backing plate whether with an initial purchase or as a replacement, here are two middle prices options,

[URL="http://www.autogeek.net/damvp5.html"

The Edge DA-500 Backing Plate[/URL]
Note the Edge DA-500 no longer looks like the image in the store.

Meguiar's W67DA

***Update***

Here's 5" backing plates on 5.5" pads to show how they fit. Shown are the Meguiar's W67DA and the Edge DA 500 on 5.5" Hydro-Tech pads and 5.5" CCS pads

5.5" Hydro-Tech pads

They are actually both very nice units, both are high quality components and even the new Lake Country Backing plates have been redesigned and are reinforced.

The part that will usually wear out first is the Velcro Hooks on the face of the backing plate. The more you remove a pad the more you will stretch out the hooks, after a while they don't regain their hook or "J" shape as much as they are curved or hooked when new and this shows up as a loose attachment between the pad and the backing plate.

This is normal wear and tear as nothing lasts forever.