So I have to purchase the Torq buffer in order to use this item? I didn’t want to spend that much money to begin with and now I’m out money I shouldn’t have spent in the first place. I didn’t see anything that said “this will ONLY work with Torq products”, if I had I would not have purchased anything.

2025-10-30

Ordered the Torq x kit and c4/p4 polish from these guys. Haven't got a chance to really try it out yet but was having a problem finding the polishing pads unless ordering directly from chemical guys that would work with my polisher. So wanted a differnt size backing plate and had a hard time finding right one. Not only did the customer rep help me find it but he sent it free of charge for an inconvenience I really didn't have. Just shows you how far they are willing to go to keep their customers using their products happy and returning.

2025-04-23

Great pad. I have the 6 inch, but this pad gives me more flexibility to work with

2025-02-24

great to have for your car detailing , recommended , great price compare to others brand

2023-10-23

The Torq R5 is great specially for a beginner like me.

2023-08-27

I like the flex in the backing pad. My prior one is just stiff foam.

2023-01-27

Great quality and I saved so much money polishing my vehicle myself.

2022-06-06

Used this product because I needed a larger backing plate that fit a 6 inch pad to use on "clay barring" my car. Worked great! Completed the work in 1/4 the time it would have taken me using traditional clay bars.

2021-08-28

I use this on my Torq10FX originally and love it. I move this backing plate over to a 3" Zota RP803 DA Polisher. I needed to speed up paint correction / polishing so having "2" DA's (that I can afford) was needed. Point is, the TORQ R5 DA Backing Plate is versatile on both DA's. The flexibility in the plate conforms to the pad letting it take the lead. It is flexible enough to assist on car curves and cornering. During use, I heard myself giggle watching it flex (vs Zota original backing plate). For what I needed (flexing in small areas and curves), this suits me just perfect.

2021-04-09

Have way through polishing my truck the red Backing plate separated from the base. Finished as others had said with the yellow sanding pad. Will be trying to get it replaced shortly...first time using this out of the box pretty bummed

2018-12-08

This backing plate is very nice. Easy to get to uneven, non-flat surfaces all over the car. The flex technology obviously gives this the ability to curve to the car and it is great. I saw a couple people had problems with pads flying off the backing plate. Not sure if they were using low quality pads or got a defective backing plate because the Chemical Guy pads stick so well to my backing plate that it was almost a pain to get the pad off the plate when the pad had wax all over it. Great product!

2018-02-06

This thing is great for tight spots or hard curves that you can't get with the larger backing plates. It's easy to swap. The only mistake was my own in not ordering more hexlogic pads for it. I've only used the white 3" pad and it was great.

2017-11-07

I bought this backing plate because I like the features of it having the heat escape chambers. I began polishing my wife 2012 Honda Accord with it. I done the hood, driver side fender, driver side door, then on the rear driver door the foam tore off and completely separated from the backing plate.

2017-07-20

I bought this backing plate because of excess heat and pad wearing out in2-3 jobs. definitly noticed a cooler pad and it helps to prevent compounds from breaking down to quick which relates to more time and product being used. Has great flex which allows you to work of angles and rounded contours on todays vehicles. Definitly a great addition and worth buying.

2017-05-01

I've only used this backing plate sparingly, but so far it seems well made and is very flexible which is exactly the kind of backing plate I wanted. Thanks Chemical Guys.

2016-09-10

The Red Backing Plate is awesome. I picked this backing plate because I have a Porter Cable Dual Action Polisher and the backing plate has done the job. I am able to polish curved parts, like side mirrors. The backing plate also conforms to the curvature of hoods or door panels. Lastly, the buffing pads stick on very tightly to the backing plate. Fantastic job.

2016-09-06

Seems to be what I was looking for after taking my detailing to another level. Gets those spots and curves with much better results. Seems well made.

2016-04-05

I have purchased the torq because of the reviews I have read. I compared it side by side to my pc and I am a huge fan now. Great tool for anybody.

2015-06-26

Back plate OK but quality of item make me wonder it almost look like some one made it on their garage. Also its smaller than a regular hard plastic but like I said before no quality control. Hope my review does not get edited.

2015-01-11

Love this backing plate, flexible for tight and curvy spots seems very well made!

2014-12-16