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Thanks Mike. The compression washer is on my workbench where I assembled/dissembled the polisher. I can't remember if i put it on or not. I can assume with your experience, you are in fact correct that I must have left it off. What about the second part of my question. What do I do in the...

Damage from not using a Compression Washer Mike Phillips

Damage from not using a Compression Washer Mike Phillips

Damage from not using a Compression Washer Mike Phillips

I got the Groit's Garage DA polisher from Auto Geek and tried using it for the first time yesterday. I was using the first stage of Meguiar's DA microfiber kit... About 20 minutes in the backing plate started flopping all around. The tool got so hot it melted the backing plate. Was this...