How to clean up bonnets, 8006, 9006 pads?

[se93]

I just used my DA for the first time today and love it! How do i go about cleaning the 8006 pad and bonnet (to remove M080) ?

Thanks,
Mark

[Tim Lingor]

Hey,

Glad to hear you are enjoying your G100! They are a fantastic machine!!!

Here is Meguiar's official recommendation regarding the cleaning of the foam pads:

From Mike Phillips:

How to clean Meguiar's foam buffing pads

Meguiar's does not recommend washing any of our foam buffing pads either by hand or by machine.

Meguiar's recommends,

• * Tapping them when they are dry to knock loose any dried product
  * Holding an absorbent terry cloth towel into them when they are wet to absorb excess product out of them.
  * Storing them wet in a zip-lock bag for re-use later
  * Turning the polisher on while holding the foam pad against an absorbent cotton terry cloth towel to transfer excess product into the towel
  * Brushing dried, excess product from the face of the pad using a nylon bristle brush, like a toothbrush for example.

Mike

Here is a link to info regarding the cleaning of the pads...

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3598

I hope this helps!

Tim

[imacarnut]

when i'm finished with the pads, i let them soak in a a mixture of warm water and dawn. i then squeeze the excess water out and let them dry on top of my grit guard.

[Accumulator]

I just finished washing one of my my Ultimate Bonnets. I used a MF-specific detergent, hot water, regular cycle, multiple rinses with distilled white vinegar in the final rinse, machine dry on low temp. Been washing/drying them this way for ages and they're all still like new. FWIW I was cleaning it after using it to buff off #16.

After using #80, I hand wash my Meguiar's pads with Dawn and hot water and then twist/blot as dry as possible, letting them air dry the rest of the way. Hasn't affected the velcro adhesive (yet) or caused any other problems. #80 washes out pretty easily, don't worry about a little remaining staining from the green/brown pigments.

[gb387]

Originally posted by Accumulator
After using #80, I hand wash my Meguiar's pads with Dawn and hot water and then twist/blot as dry as possible, letting them air dry the rest of the way. Hasn't affected the velcro adhesive (yet) or caused any other problems. #80 washes out pretty easily, don't worry about a little remaining staining from the green/brown pigments.

I do the same, only had a velcro backing fail once a long time ago and none since. I have found they dry a little faster if you stand them up on end.