Ruined....

[abrcrombe]

Hey, an explanation will follow... but here are some pics real quick.









And the culprit...

[Nuke33]

Damn that sucks

[Rapidity]

wow how much pressure were you putting on the blue pad?

[nick19]

That's why you don't polish sharp corners. On a PC on high speeds you will tear the pads to shreds, as well... you see..

Never polish more than 10% off the pad corner. I usually let the pad stick out about 1" and that's it.


Sorry to hear what happened bud, hopefully it can be fixed.



How much of the pad was "hanging" over?

[trhland]

i would take that pad and punch it in the face!! shame on that pad!!!then throw it in the trash bad pad very bad!!

[BlackCoupe]

That is one of my complaints with Edge pads. I scored a FLAT surface because the plastic insert that goes between the top and bottom pads on the Edge, broke. To this day (a year later), those scoring marks are the only dings of any kind on my 2006 Black Lexus SC430. Having somebody give you a free replacement pad doesn't quite make up for that.

When I saw the damage in your pictures,I thought you had gone nuts with a rotary.

[ryandamartini]

Im sorry you learned the hard way on polishing on corners. That sucks man.

[ryandamartini]

That is one of my complaints with Edge pads. I scored a FLAT surface because the plastic insert that goes between the top and bottom pads on the Edge, broke. To this day (a year later), those scoring marks are the only dings of any kind on my 2006 Black Lexus SC430. Having somebody give you a free replacement pad doesn't quite make up for that.

When I saw the damage in your pictures,I thought you had gone nuts with a rotary.

Its a risk with all products, Ive seen backingplates blow up and have a rotary shred areas of paint in a split second. Ive seen a PC 4" pad burn a whole strip of paint near a window. Now this.

THere is no miracle product, but proper technique can minimize it. Im sorry for your inconvienience, but I have never seen edge pads mess up like your situation or this one untill now. This one was hit on a corner, but just on a flat surface shouldnt have happened. Are you sure the edge adapter wasnt screwed too far in? This could make the pad rub and go boom .

[abrcrombe]

This was my friend polishing. His car his work, my pad. I feel worse about his car than the pad. I'll get the specifics as soon as I can. Breifly he said he was polishing normally, saw some blue and found this.

[nick19]

It happens. I am never in a rush when I polish, and I always take every precaution when polishing on high-speeds. Pad wasn't but 2" max off the side of a Jeep, flat surface , and it just happened, real quickly. Thank god I pulled off when I noticed I went to far, otherwise my pad would look like yours.

Do you have to pay for the damages?