Bent Backing Plate

[EXTJosh]

Hey Guys,
It seems the threaded spindle on my 5" Lake Country backing plate has bent slightly. Only reason I could think of is it got mashed in my checked bag (just flew home on leave). Under light to medium pressure the pad wants to "bounce" along the surface (not literally lift off the paint, just a noticeable unnatural *bump-bump-bump* as the pad is spinning on speeds 4.5-6). I've ordered a new backing plate but just for my own awareness I had a couple questions:
- Will use of this backing plate cause premature wear on the machine? On the pads?
- Will the off-cambered movement of the pad cause any damage to the paint surface?
- I know the PC7424XP isn't the most powerful, so will this reduce efficiency of the machine?

Again, the backing plate is en route, just wondering if I should cease all polishing until the new one arrives. Thanks as always guys...

 

[bsmith0404]

this is a new one I've never dealt with before. Any answer I give you would be nothing more than a guess. Any additional, unintended movement has potential to produce wear as well as leave behind unintended marks. I think I would insane with the additional bump, bump, bump....for that reason alone, I would quit using it.

 

[EXTJosh]

this is a new one I've never dealt with before. Any answer I give you would be nothing more than a guess. Any additional, unintended movement has potential to produce wear as well as leave behind unintended marks. I think I would insane with the additional bump, bump, bump....for that reason alone, I would quit using it.

Yeah it did get pretty annoying as I was trying to figure out what the heck was going on. Thanks for the response!