Accessory Pads

Surcare Australia have designed and manufactured their own accessory pads which have been patented in a number of countries with some remaining countries being patent pending. Surcare accessory pads (Nieva, Eneva and Aqua) are designed to sand acrylic but are capable of sanding numerous other applications. When pads are new they can be a little harder to remove, due to the fit being a little tighter initially. For information regarding accessory pads specific to a Surcare model please refer to model.

Dry Sanding

In most applications dry sanding will be the norm. All Surcare accessory pads can be utilised without water and indeed only the Aqua pad and/or the Nieva pad can be used with some water.

Wet Sanding

Care must be taken for obvious reasons when utilising electrical equipment around water. when utilising some water to assist sanding (solis surface), the water must be applied evenly and consistantly across the surface being finished. Only the Aqua and/or Nieva pad can be utilised with some water.

Troubleshooting

• If the pad begins to bog down from shortage of water (mud) the machine will slave and the pad can deteriorate. Use a little more water.

• If the pad is heating up and becoming too hot you need to determine why. Find out the reason for the heat and act accordingly.

• Is the finishing material too small in width (smaller than the diameter of the pad) and/or the pads are hanging over the edge of the material for too long. This will increase the temperature of the pad due to the pad being bent as it oscillates. Suggested minimum widths for materials being finished are 200mm for the Tetrad and V4 and 250mm for the SMF-200.

• It is important to ensure that there is dust extraction attached to the vacuum port or a vacuum cleaner attached to the vacuum port when the machine is in use. The hose diameter on the vacuum device should be approximately 38 to 40 millimetres (1 ½ inch). Not only does this clear away debris from the work surface but also it keeps the work surface and the pad cool. Vacuum device should be at least 1000 watts or more.

• If the external environment is a high temperature environment and dry and the surface of the material to be finished and the pad have been left in a hot environment this could lead to temperatures accelerating faster at the interface of the material. Store materials and pads in a cool place.

The SMF-Series has a Quick Grit Change System (patented), which allows the operator to change 4 abrasive pads simultaneously. This can be achieved in one of two ways:

1. Removing the 4 abrasive discs from the pad and replacing with another 4 discs of a different grade grit onto the same clover shaped disc pad.

2. Removing the clover shaped disc pad that contains the 4 abrasive discs and replacing it with another clover shaped disc pad with the 4 abrasive discs of another grade grit.

The SMF-Series is abrasive friendly and can take a variety of brands of abrasive discs, which can be purchased through your local suppliers or Surcare Australia.

The Quick Grit Change System operates on a Hook and Loop System. If the user requires abrasives that do not operate on a Hook and Loop System, interface pads can be utilised between the pad and the abrasive disc. Interface pads can be purchased from abrasive suppliers.

To demonstrate how the Quick Grit Change System works an SMF-TETRAD is utilized below.
Note: All Surcare machines operate on this principle.

Figure 1	Figure 1 shows the TETRAD resting on its side, ready for the clover shaped accessory pad to be removed and replaced with another. Note that the machine rests on the rubber handle grip and the rubber grommets around the fan cowl. Resting the TETRAD on its side in this way protects the capacitor box and start and stop switches.
Figure 2	Figures 2 and 3 show removing the clover shaped accessory pad from the mounting pad.
Figure 3
Figure 4	Figure 4 shows the mounting pad with accessory pad completely removed.
Figure 5	Figure 5 shows replacing one accessory pad with another.