HF polisher eats HF foam pads

[dlc95]

That pad/plate combo is a bit of a mismatch.

I remember the 6" plate eating the "6"" Pads because the pads were slightly undersized. Good pads though. They were a lot like the old Lake Country Hydrotech - at least the blue polishing and orange cutting. The black finishing is an open cell, similar to the Lake Country grey finishing pad.

They so have long throw style pads that directly mimic the original Rupes pad line up. Those fit a 6" backing plate perfectly.

[vobro]

The HF polisher has been good for me, crude but strong. I’m not trying to be a tool but sometimes if you’re super aggressive and load up the pads with to much product the pads will self destruct, if it happens again with the LC pads then look into your technique. Too much heat on the pad is never good

[Eldorado2k]

I’ll take a wild guess and say you’re possibly 1 of those guys who does 4-5min. polishing cycles? If so, that’s the problem. Don’t be that guy.

Destroying pads that way becomes an even bigger problem on a long throw 3” polishers. I’ve pretty much started correcting headlights by hand because I was destroying 3” pads nearly everytime I restored headlights. It’s amazing how easy it is by hand with the proper applicator and some Mothers.