BudgetPlan1

Not 'needed', probably a personal preference kinda thing. Using GG6 with regular lake country plate worked fine once I figured out how to use DA; took ruining a pad or two (melting velcro) but ya get it down quick how to not overheat pad/plate. Combo of too much pressure, too much product on pad, work it too long etc.

Oddly, had a Griots vented plate i forgot i had bought, tried it outta curiosity one day but then it came apart in relatively short order so went back to lake country plate.

0Killrwheels@Autogeek

I find that a flexible backing plate is a great option for all these buffers. Not 100% necessary, but since most don't come with a backing plate anyways, its a great and valuable purchase. They aren't all that expensive and should last for years.

http://www.autogeek.net/porter-cable...ng-plates.html

Jaykoh-Z51

Hmmm. The extra plate it got is a 5" plate is from Astro tools. The description says "flexible edges".

I really won't know till I see it. I'll get home tonight and check. Still on the road till then.