3" Trizact 3000 Foam Disc and 3" Backing Plate Question

[Mirror Detailing]

Just got this in today from my order. Pretty confused looking at the disc. Cant figure out how they stick to something. Or at least how I attach them to the 3" backing plate let alone the backing plate to the DA.

[Mindflux]

There are 5 adapters to use to put the plate on the DA(or other things). As far as discs to plate that's all Velcro. Did you get the interface pad?

[Mindflux]

It almost looks like the backing plate and discs both use
the hook (rough) part of velcro and the interface pad uses the loop side to make the parts stick together. (make sense??)

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/wet-sanding-cutting-buffing/26209-meguiar-s-new-3-inch-spot-repair-kit-dampsanding-paint.html

[Mirror Detailing]

There are 5 adapters to use to put the plate on the DA(or other things). As far as discs to plate that's all Velcro. Did you get the interface pad?

See thats what i figured. The part that stumps me most is there is no velcro on the backing plate or anything on the foam disc that looks like it peels off and sticks to the backing plate.


It almost looks like the backing plate and discs both use
the hook (rough) part of velcro and the interface pad uses the loop side to make the parts stick together. (make sense??)

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/26210-3-trizact-3000-foam-disc-3-backing-plate-question.html

What are you both referring to as interface pad?

[Mindflux]

The foam pad shown in that link that goes between the BP and the disc.

[Mirror Detailing]

The foam pad shown in that link
that goes between the BP and the disc.

that links back to this thread

[Mindflux]

that links back to this thread


Sorry try this

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/wet-sanding-cutting-buffing/26209-meguiar-s-new-3-inch-spot-repair-kit-dampsanding-paint.html

[Mindflux]

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/874/MspotRepair016_jpg.JPG

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/874/MspotRepair017_jpg.JPG

Perhaps it would help to see what you actually bought if your pads don't have a velcro backing.

[Mirror Detailing]

Here is what I got.

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/DSC_0002-1.jpg

I did not see anywere on the 3m section about a interface pad.

[Mindflux]

I assume the back of the discs have the same texture as the backing plate? (rough side of Velcro)?

[Mirror Detailing]

I assume the back of the discs have the same texture as the backing plate? (rough side of Velcro)?

Yeah the back of the foam disc look like the rough side of velcro.

[Mindflux]

Looking at the site I don't see a interface pad by 3M for 3"
discs. I don't know now. I see a 6" interface pad. I think that's the problem, missing interface pad.

[Mindflux]

There is also 2 3" backing plates from 3M. A "hook it" like your discs and a "clean sanding" plate. I wonder if you got the wrong one?

3M™ Hookit™ II Disc Pad with Adapters, 3m backing plate, sanding disc backing plate (http://www.autogeek.net/3m-hookit-3in-disc-pad.html)

3M Clean Sanding 3 inch Disc Backing Plate Kit, 3M sanding disc backing plate with adapters, backing plate adapter kit, six hole sanding disc (http://www.autogeek.net/3m-clean-sanding-disc.html)


Though they both say they use the trizact hook it discs....

[A4 1.8tqm]

Is that a Hookit backing plate and box of hookit II sanding discs? That won't work... I'm pretty sure the "Hook" side of Hook-it II is like little flat topped mushroom caps, not really "hooks" and the loop side of hookit II is more "matted fibers" than loops. Can't remember for sure which was what when I had a similar confusion. Either way you should get a soft interface pad similar to 3M Hookit 6 Inch Soft Interface Pad, 3M 05777 (http://www.autogeek.net/3m-6in-interface-pad.html) but Hookit II and 3"

[Mindflux]

Is that a Hookit backing plate and box of hookit II sanding discs? That won't work... I'm pretty sure the "Hook" side of Hook-it II is like little flat topped mushroom caps, not really "hooks" and the loop side of hookit II is more "matted fibers" than loops. Either way you should get a soft interface pad similar to 3M Hookit 6 Inch Soft Interface Pad, 3M 05777 (http://www.autogeek.net/3m-6in-interface-pad.html) but Hookit II and 3"

AG does not seem to stock the 3M 3" Interface Pad to fix this guys problem. This is what I said in post #2.