Included pad

[drvnbysound]

I'm new to DA polishing and have yet to do it... I bought a 7424XP which came in about mid week. I still need to invest some money into pads before I try to do a correction job to either of our vehicles; 2 LC CCS pads were included - orange & gray.

Having said that, the 7424XP also came with the standard PC white polishing pad as well. I was thinking about trying out this pad with DP Glass Restorer. I figured this may be a way for me to play with the DA a bit, get a feel for the pressure needed to spin the pad, while not having to touch any paint. Possibly even dedicating this pad for glass polishing... thoughts?

 

[Nick McKees37]

Here's some helpful information on that pad.

The white foam pad that comes with a Porter Cable Polisher

For years I've seen people post questions about the white foam buffing pad that comes with a Porter Cable DA Polisher and I've also seen some confusion over whether or not a person needs to order a dedicated backing plate with the tool?

So here's the skinny, the white pad in the box,

• Is a Polishing Pad, not a cutting pad or a finishing pad
• Has a fixed backing plate that is glued to the foam, it cannot be detached and used with other pads
• Measures approximately 6" in diameter and is 1.5" thick

Porter Cable 7424XP brand new in the box...

Here's the included white foam polishing pad...

Here's the glued-on plastic backing plate...

 

[drvnbysound]

Thanks Nick. I did a quick search before posting, but didn't find the thread you linked.

I figured as much regarding investing in pads for polishing paints and that's exactly what I intend to do. I just figured I could play with it a bit on the glass first while I don't have all of the other pads just yet...