MF pad speed on GG machine

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strauss

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Just wanted to know what speeds seem to work best with the MF cutting pads on the GG DA machine? I currently have the Meg's pads but will be looking to try out the other brands in the near future. I'll be using M105 and UNO with them.
 
Guess I'm just lucky...I was using "5", but turning it up to "6" didn't cause any problems. With my 3" pneumatic, I *really* crank it up, no problems there either.



This is with M105 and Uno.



Not saying you *oughta* turn up the way I did, but it helped speed things up for me.
 
Speed 6 with the Griots will insure pad separation. When I mean pad separation I am referencing specifically to the meguairs microfiber correction cutting disk. I had 3 come apart on me while running the Griots on speed 6. I dropped back to a max of 4.5 on the Griots after that. To get the job done you just need to go slower and may make more passes. I now also change out to clean pad after completing a 2'x2' section. The mf disks heat up a lot when cutting.



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ww2717 said:
Speed 6 with the Griots will insure pad separation.
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I'll take everybody's word for it! Heh heh, for once "Accumulator proof" worked out in a good way. Maybe I oughta dial it back the next time and not press my luck :think:
 
Accumulator said:
I'll take everybody's word for it! Heh heh, for once "Accumulator proof" worked out in a good way. Maybe I oughta dial it back the next time and not press my luck :think:
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So far this is hit or miss for me, but more often than not, speed 5 - 6 on the GG6 and the Megs MF will cause heating issues, and speed 6 on any pad will eventually cause pad explosion lol
 
RZJZA80 said:
.. speed 6 on any pad will eventually cause pad explosion...
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Huh, and here I do almost all my polishing at "6", only dialing it back if, say... a finishing polish needs a lower speed.
 
Accumulator said:
Huh, and here I do almost all my polishing at "6", only dialing it back if, say... a finishing polish needs a lower speed.
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Consider yourself lucky then, I believe the spindle on the GG6's heat up the pads causing the velcro to come apart from the center outwards, I've noticed this on every type of pad. The Megs foam pads seem to last the longest.
 
This type of backing plate design may dissipate the friction heat sufficiently to solve these types of pad delamination problems-



Adam's Premium PC Backing Plate - by reducing the weight and increasing the flexibility this backing plate is slimmer and far more flexible than its predecessor. The new, lower profile design and improved flexibility allows the backing plate to hug those awkward curves and body lines better than ever before. The vent holes help to dissipate the heat from the pad, helping transfer less hest to both the pad and the paint surface. While remaining perfectly balanced and constructed of high quality, durable, materials
 
I've had excellent luck (if that's what you'd call it) with my Meg's MF pads via GG on speed 6. LC backing plate too. I wonder if the reason is that I work the section less and am constantly using compressed air thus cooling down the pad? Not that I use speed 6 all that much, I generally keep things at speed 5. Out of the 30 or so MF pads I have, I've only burned up I think 2 and usually from the outside in (edges).
 
David Fermani said:
I've had excellent luck (if that's what you'd call it) with my Meg's MF pads via GG on speed 6. LC backing plate too. I wonder if the reason is that I work the section less and am constantly using compressed air thus cooling down the pad? Not that I use speed 6 all that much, I generally keep things at speed 5. Out of the 30 or so MF pads I have, I've only burned up I think 2 and usually from the outside in (edges).
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I thought about using the compressed air as a cooling agent, and I think that it would work for that purpose well. I don't remember where, but didn't Megs recommend their MF pads be on a medium speed for maximum efficiency? Maybe that was before they reformulated the velcro or something. I have it stuck in my mind that a higher speed won't get me better or quicker results since I heard that a while back.
 
David Fermani said:
I've had excellent luck (if that's what you'd call it) with my Meg's MF pads via GG on speed 6. LC backing plate too. I wonder if the reason is that I work the section less and am constantly using compressed air thus cooling down the pad? ..
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That might apply in my case as well, especially as I usually work small areas at a time, none of that 2'x2' stuff for me :grinno:
 
RZJZA80 said:
I thought about using the compressed air as a cooling agent, and I think that it would work for that purpose well. I don't remember where, but didn't Megs recommend their MF pads be on a medium speed for maximum efficiency? Maybe that was before they reformulated the velcro or something. I have it stuck in my mind that a higher speed won't get me better or quicker results since I heard that a while back.
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Megs has always recommended 4800opm speed for their pads. Slower speeds will yield a better finish too, not to mention the reduced vibration and noise.
 
RaskyR1 said:
Megs has always recommended 4800opm speed for their pads. Slower speeds will yield a better finish too, not to mention the reduced vibration and noise.
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Does 4800 OPM's equate to speed 4 on the GG6? or 4.5?
 
RZJZA80 said:
Does 4800 OPM's equate to speed 4 on the GG6? or 4.5?
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3.5-4 if I remember correctly. I find the machines to vary slightly though...I have 3 of them now because they suck. ;)
 
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