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It was the backing plate. I posted a picture in this thread showing the break.

To Mike Phillips, no I didn't buy the pad that broke from Autogeek, but I did purchase new ones form you. They are the improved ones. Thanks for the reply. Thanks for all the replies. Since I'm new to using this machine, it's nice to know that my experience has happened to others and it does...

That's what I want to know. Great question. Are there better backing plates than Lake Country?

Correct. I may have given the wrong impression of what happened. A picture is worth a thousand words.......how true.

I took a picture of the backing pad (now in two pieces) showing where it broke. I did have the machine against the paint when it flew off after breaking. Not sure if I had turned it on prior to being in contact with the paint surface or not. I bought a DVD which explains how to use the PC...

I recently purchased a PC 7424XP and was trying it out for the first time. I was compounding out some scratches on my truck. I had it set between 2 and 4. I cranked it up to 6 to get out some heavier scratches and the Lake Country pad just flew off the machine while using it. It broke right...