I bought this - now what?

[AdrianStewart]

Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices



on a whim ... I went to the local Harbor Freight to buy a rotary - for 30 bucks, what the hey?



Do I need a whole slew of new pads/backing plate/etc...?



I didn't pay attention and thought I could use all the PC pads I have at home?



crap if I screwed up

 

[imported_Denzil]

You can use the same pads but you'll need to purchase a rotary backing plate.

 

[imported_bpfoley]

harbor freight also sells a smaller backing plate to use 6-6.5" pads. It is a no frills, gets the job done machine.

 

[AdrianStewart]

well - 1st test, I did the trunk of my car ...



used SSR 1.0 and the 7" white pad that came with unit ... the pad was HUGE, I prefer the 5.5" low profile for paint correction - easier for me to control



I ran the machine on speed 2 and very fast passes ... I had FEAR, I had FEAR, I had FEAR - its much faster, the light swirls were corrected, hopefully I get the 6" set from AG so I can use smaller pads.



for 30 bucks ... it was a great deal