#83, PC 7424 and W-8006

[OctaneGuy]

Monk,

Personally, using a single a pad then washing it for each product is time consuming. You don't want to be diluting the chemicals, so that means you must ensure the pad is thoroughly dry.

IMO, cleaning a pad with a towel or cleaning it with a brush on a rotary doesn't provide the same level of cleanliness as washing it. But then again, you take your chances by doing so.

Monk, there is a shipping delay on the DVDs right now. They should be back in stock by the end of the week, PM me if you have any questions.

Richard

Originally posted by mcmmotorsports
That is why I am rinsing the pad after each product. I was making sure they were/are clean before I move to #80. I have the finishing pad which is dedicated to the #21. I am going to order another polishing pad anyways, just didn't have two right now.

[Monk]

"Monk, there is a shipping delay on the DVDs right now. They should be back in stock by the end of the week, PM me if you have any questions.

Richard"

That means business is good! You must have a good product worth waiting for!

[RDVT4ME]

Originally posted by OctaneGuy
Monk,

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IMO, cleaning a pad with a towel or cleaning it with a brush on a rotary doesn't provide the same level of cleanliness as washing it. But then again, you take your chances by doing so.


Richard

Richard,

Although washing will get them cleaner, I believe the towel/rotary technique is what Meguiars and Mike recommends. Don't get me wrong, I have washed my pads after some heavy use and washing will get them cleaner. So far no problems.

[Jeff Smith]

I was reading the post and figured I would comment here real quick.

I had an idea today for pad cleaning that seemed to work great.

I have several of the Grit Guards. I placed one in a 3.5 Gal bucket. Filled about 2" above the top of the Grit Guard. I added a wee bit of Dawn. Then I took the toilet plunger, centered it on the pad and slowly pushed and pulled the water through the pad. I did this with the vecro backing down so it would remain flat against the grit guard.

When washing my pads I tried not to overwork the Velcro by wringing them and such. I pulled the Velcro off once by doing that. So I tried to think how I could gently but throughly work water through the pad. The Plunger did the trick.

[RDVT4ME]

Originally posted by Jeff Smith
I was reading the post and figured I would comment here real quick.

I had an idea today for pad cleaning that seemed to work great.

I have several of the Grit Guards. I placed one in a 3.5 Gal bucket. Filled about 2" above the top of the Grit Guard. I added a wee bit of Dawn. Then I took the toilet plunger, centered it on the pad and slowly pushed and pulled the water through the pad. I did this with the vecro backing down so it would remain flat against the grit guard.

When washing my pads I tried not to overwork the Velcro by wringing them and such. I pulled the Velcro off once by doing that. So I tried to think how I could gently but throughly work water through the pad. The Plunger did the trick.

This is what I love about this forum......someone usually has a new way of doing things! Thanks for sharing.

[sneek]

awsome idea Jeff couldn't have even dreamed that one up!

[Monk]

...or a shop style wet vac? I am thinking that that would remove contaminants rather than drive them deeper into the pad.

[Jeff Smith]

Originally posted by Monk
...or a shop style wet vac? I am thinking that that would remove contaminants rather than drive them deeper into the pad.

Possible but you have to remember that even though you are pulling the stuff out of one side you are pulling the stuff from the other side deeper in.

So either way I think it has it's possible drawbacks. But I found the plunger idea to my liking. The shop vac is just another tool I would have to break out and clean after using it.

The plunger worked very well actually. It will push/pull the soapy water through the pad as gentle as you want to go or you can use a little more speed and force the water through at a faster rate if need be.

The plunger needs to be a good 1/2" or more smaller than the pad because if not, as the pad draws up from the suction, one of the edges can get pulled up into the plunger and creating a void on that side of the plunger for water to come in and out thus nullifying the desired effect of passing the water through the pad.

This has been working well for me. I'll likely keep doing it this way for a while until me or someone else dreams up some other nutty idea. What are the chances of that happening in this forum? Hmm. 100%!!!!