5 or 6.5 inch hybrid pads?

[Kamakaz1961]

That's an important point and not entirely obvious. I may have to change my order from the Flex micro plate to the LC 4 inch plate. Will the LC 4 plate overheat easily on the Flex?

I have the LC 4" and their Big plate before they stopped selling them. You will have no issue with the LC Backing Plate system. They are top notch quality. As for the Lake Country larger backing plate....I have not used it or have no intentions of using it. I do not need 7.5" Pads. The 6.5" and 5" Hybrid pads is all you will ever need for that machine.

You have an awesome machine in the Flex.

As for you PC you can delegate that with a smaller pad for the small or areas that you think the Flex is too big. I did with my PC7424XP. I have set it up with the 3-4" Pads for correcting and applying sealant/waxes. This way you cover all areas of correcting.

[whavens]

The first detail I did with my Flex was a 2012 VW Bug. I did the whole thing with the 6.5 inch pads and didn't have any problems. That being said, I didn't have any choice as the car was already scheduled and my interchangeable BP was on back order.

You won't stall out the Flex if you have to tilt it a little or hit a ridge on any body panel. I love my GG 6", but haven't used it since I got the Flex.

Walter

[ymc226]

As for you PC you can delegate that with a smaller pad for the small or areas that you think the Flex is too big. I did with my PC7424XP. I have set it up with the 3-4" Pads for correcting and applying sealant/waxes. This way you cover all areas of correcting.

Thanks, I did buy the GG 3" DA but will take the 3" backing plate off that and put it on my PC XP and use that as my DA for hard to reach areas. Only $ wasted is on the GC 3"DA and some 5.5" LC flat pads which I can use as back up (with the 5" LC plate on the Flex). Not too bad for a newbie.

[BookemDano]

I have a 3401 with the 6.5" hybrid pads. I'd like to try out the 5" hybrid pads, but the smaller backing plate information is confusing. There is the FLEX XC3401 Changeable Backing Plate System and the FLEX XC3401 Mini 4 3/8 Backing Plate, FLEX.

However if you can only use 4" backing plates on the backing plate system, it looks like there are disadvantages (weight, complexity) and no advantages versus the 4-3/8" mini-backing plate. Are there any advantages I'm missing?

And... Will the 4-3/8" mini-backing plate work with the 5" hybrid pads without overlapping the black mounting area?

Thanks,

Dan.

[jsgntulok]

i got both 6.5 and 5, Used the 6.5" on the hood and then tried the 5" on the roof. Never touched the 6.5" after that. The 5" is just a lot smoother.

Also, if i'm not mistaken, the 5" hybrids work with the LC 4" changeable plate and not the 4 3/8 from flex...

This was my experience also. The 6.5" pads were the devil to control. They wore me out. Switched to the 5" pads and haven't looked back. I use 3" pads on my PC for narrow areas. In my opinion, a good combination.