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    Question Cleaning Pads? How?

    Originally posted in another thread by awd330
    : I`ll also echo his suggestion to wash the pad very well ...
    Which bring up this question - how does a newbie learn to clean a pad properly?

    I rinse and knead, rinse and knead, repeat, repeat, until I can`t tell there is anything else coming off the pad .... :beat

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    dalmore, you are correct. I wash mine in a bucket with dawn and do as you do.

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    Originally posted by andriver
    dalmore, you are correct. I wash mine in a bucket with dawn and do as you do.
    Me too, except I wash in a sink. Then, I let them air dry on a wire rack.

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    I soak with dawn then do the same as 330AWD.
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    Another thread...courtesy of Charles W, says to NOT wash pads at all but to store dry and mark them with the product used with them and dedicate that pad to that product. That`s what my friend with the body shop does...has for many years.

    I don`t care what anybody says. I wash mine in Dawn, THOUROUGHLY RINSE, and air dry. Call me a rebel.:mohawk :cool :doubleduc
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    Originally posted by JimS
    Another thread...courtesy of Charles W, says to NOT wash pads at all but to store dry and mark them with the product used with them and dedicate that pad to that product. That`s what my friend with the body shop does...has for many years.
    I don`t care. I wash mine in Dawn, THOUROUGHLY RINSE, and air dry. Call me a rebel.
    Hey Rebel
    The thread was posted by me, but the info is from Meguiar`s.
    Unfortunately I haven`t a clue as to what people should do.
    Like most detailing subjects, if it works for you, why change?

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    What strikes me strange, is why does soap and water cause problems with the pads, but the PD`s and other chemicals that are left in the pad from NOT washing.............. don`t cause a problem?

    I guess that`s why I`ve head that you should leave a pad on the buffer with the velcro side down?

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    Originally posted by Boss_429
    What strikes me strange, is why does soap and water cause problems with the pads, but the PD`s and other chemicals that are left in the pad from NOT washing.............. don`t cause a problem?

    I guess that`s why I`ve head that you should leave a pad on the buffer with the velcro side down?
    Maybe the problem is the hot water often used for washing. Hot water and kneading the pad might be kind of like using heat to remove any other adhesive.
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    Could be Charles?

    I find that by soaking my pads in a shallow mix of hot water and just a tiny bit of APC+, and then soaking them in a shallow mix of Dawn and hot water, I have no problems. I only put in enough water to cover about 1/2 the depth of a pad, and then simply press the pad a few times against the bottom of the pan to help remove the product. Then a thorough rinsing, air dry.......... and there done. However, to be honest, I`ve only used a couple of the pads 5 or 6 times, as I have quite a few pads so that I can dedicate products.

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    I soak mine completely in Dawn hot water and let sit for up to many hours in the bucket and then I`m not exactly gentle about how I rinse them. Done this maybe 6 times to the pad I use the most....the white Lake County. No problems with the velcro coming loose.:dunno go figure ......not a recommendation just an observation :cool
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    I wash them by hand in a bucket of soapy water. I then toss them in the machine with my MF towels. The Lake Country advanced pads are pretty tough.
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