How do you prevent cookie cutting? I'm starting to get that on my white cp pads too. I don't think I'm using more than 10-15 lbs of pressure...
I would say simply reduce the amount of pressure... The blue foam is a cushion on the pad. It help to disperse the pressure more evenly. But that means it is a little softer than the pad itself. If you are pushing hard enough to "crush" the backing plate into the foam like that then you are using more pressure than needed most likely. Another option would be to switch out to a std flat pad with out the cushion layer.
I had the same issues, and while i have learned a bit since then and I don't seem to get this as much; I found it better to replace them once they wore our with an lc flat or ht pads as the velcro goes all the way to the edge.
As for the ballooning I feel your pain. I had this happen on a pad i just washed and thought was dry. When I lifted up to much on a cuve I sent water and product everywhere thankfully I was wearing safety glasses. Needless to say this is a mistake I try not to repeat
I had M80 rain on my head from pad saturation. I originally thought my G100 was shot, but wanted to confirm rather than get a new one at the time so I sent it to Meguiar's and Mike tested it on a TNOG and it worked fine. Operator error. In the beginning I splattered more product than an abstract painter!
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