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Well it looks like I will never get to show any after pics of the truck due to selling the truck as is. I posted it for sale just to see what king of interest I would get on it and in less than 12 hours I had over 25 messages on it. I had 5 people wanting to come and see it asap, the first guy...

Thanks, I'm waiting on my new 4.5" backing plate and 5.5" orange pads to arrive. I plan on dropping the truck off at the paint and body shop next week to take care of the roof and replacement hood so will probably wait till I get it back to use the HD Speed.

While I'm still waiting on hitting the truck with some HD Speed and the Flex I decided to give it a quick wash and apply some cleaner wax to see what it would look like. Cleaned up pretty decent, can't wait to get the Flex going on it. Before: After:

Thanks fellas.

Would it be a bad idea of going with the 4.5" backing plate and some 5" or 5.5" pads rather than the standard backing plate that comes on the machine?

I hope so, will find out soon.

I applied some cleaner wax on the front fender to test out while waiting on a new backing plate and pads. Was surprised how it turned out.

This is correct, I took a better look at it. I do have a 3m eraser wheel that I can give a try. The paint is not in great condition on the truck so not that concerned about it. Just want to clean it up some.

Looks like the adhesive that was used on the “LT” decals on the truck. They might have melted by being in the heat.

Thanks, I just can’t see adhesive remover getting this stuff off. I’ll give some a try though and see what happens.

Thanks, this stuff is hard to the touch. Might try using a heat gun and a plastic scraper first.

Well the pics aren’t loading for some reason.

What’s the easiest way to remove this old adhesive? It’s on my 2001 Silverado.

I gave the tailgate a quick wipe down with just water and a rag to see how it might clean up. And here is how my Flex currently sits.

Gotcha, thanks fellas.

Can anyone direct me where to purchase a replacement backing plate?

I looked for the replacement backing plate that came on the 3401 but they look to be out of stock.

I dug out the old Flex 3401 and pads. Well the pads were so old that they just broke into pieces. The backing plate on the polisher also fell apart so now I need a new backing plate. Any recommendations for a good all around backing plate?

Thanks, I honestly can't remember how pads I have. Need to dig them out but I know it's not to many so will most likely need to order at least 4 more of them. I will definitely post pics of it whenever I get it done.