Help With PC 7424 XP HD!

**UltimateDetail** · 10-19-2011, 11:03 AM

Hi ok so I got my detailing supplies got to work on my 98 caddy and about halfway through the pad just stopped spinning as frequent so to be sure i marked it with a sharpie and it wasn't spinning, how ever the pad was full of product so I washed the pad out dry started again and soon enough the thing was still not spinning right and I made sure I had the machine flat on the paint with about 15 pounds of pressure. It didn't remove any defects in the paint. The only time it did was when i first opened it And got to work On the Hood and the hood of the car. I use pinnacle swirl and wolfgang swirl for now. Can you guys help me out?

**Mike Moore** · 10-19-2011, 12:00 PM

What speed?

What pad?

**calhoun1** · 10-19-2011, 12:16 PM

What size pad? Did you try with less pressure?

**UltimateDetail** · 10-19-2011, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by merlin

What speed?

What pad?

The speed was five and the six inch cutting pad (orange).

**calhoun1** · 10-19-2011, 12:40 PM

Which 6" orange paf? LC flat? CCS?

The 6 inch isn't really recommended for the PC, the 5.5 do much better due to the less surface area. So with the larger pad you are able to use less pressure due to that fact.

Also did you bump it all the way up? I always kick mine to full bore(6) for correction work.

**embolism** · 10-19-2011, 12:53 PM

all the recent posts of late related to problems with polishers seem to be pc-related.

Could it be a bad batch, or are they just so much more common than GG6 or the Megs unit that when problems arise, it only appears that it's more frequently the pc that is messing up?

haven't seen any posts of late saying my GG or GV112 is not spinning or melting pads etc...

*knocking on wood so my GG6 doesn't konk out on me next time I use it*

**dougaross** · 10-19-2011, 01:01 PM

If you put a new pad on does that fix the problem? If so, your pads need to be cleaned and dried. It sounds like they may be gunked up.

**Mike Moore** · 10-19-2011, 01:02 PM

My suggestion:

Purchase a 5" Backing plate and some Lake Country 5 1/2 Inch Flat Pads.
I'd suggest the pad "six pack" 2-orange, 2-white, 1-black, 1-blue

It makes a huge difference with a PC!

**UltimateDetail** · 10-19-2011, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by dougaross

If you put a new pad on does that fix the problem? If so, your pads need to be cleaned and dried. It sounds like they may be gunked up.

I actually did try a new pad and the same thing happened and these pads were brand new just opened as with the porter cable.

**UltimateDetail** · 10-19-2011, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by merlin

My suggestion:

Purchase a 5" Backing plate and some Lake Country 5 1/2 Inch Flat Pads.
I'd suggest the pad "six pack" 2-orange, 2-white, 1-black, 1-blue

It makes a huge difference with a PC!

I actually got the 5 inch backing plate, and the pads are the ones that came with the pc and wolfgang medium swirl kit. And the pad might be a 5.5 not a six sorry.