Cleaning pad during detail??

Civicman86 · 01-05-08, 12:35

Do most of you all clean your pads during the detail? I have only 2 orange pads and I'm sure they will get pretty nasty. I have some danase pad cleaner but it requires a warm water soak. So what do you all do?

thesacrifice · 01-05-08, 12:46

Yup, I only have two as well. I just run them under a sink and rub my hand over it back and forth until the "caking" is gone.

jesselyons2002 · 01-05-08, 01:09

I myself used to just spray the pad with APC and run it under hot water and then spin it at 6 on my porter cable. Get's it dry fast.

Labster · 01-05-08, 01:10

I just ended up purchasing more pads and clean them all later in my sanitary tub. Soft bristle brush and some warm water works great IMO.

BigAl3 · 01-05-08, 03:00

haven't found anything that cleans pads better than dawn power dissolver, and can be found for a few bucks at your local walmart... http://autopia.org/forum/detailing-p...ower+dissolver

toyotaguy · 01-05-08, 03:03

little bit of APC in your wash bucket while you use the 2nd one...just rotate them...should be using 2-3 per car from a cutting pad, and one for a polishing job, maybe two...light polishes dont cake up like compounds do

Setec Astronomy · 01-05-08, 03:09

If I'm in the middle of a detail and I don't want to change to another pad, I wipe the dirty pad off with a terry towel. Of course this is best when it's just caked up with excess polish, not if it's really dirty.

D&D Auto Detail · 01-05-08, 03:43

I have a brush that I use to wipe the pad off with after every pass. I also dont put the polish on my pad so it does not get caked with polish. I also have multiple pads.

Civicman86 · 01-05-08, 04:27

Well I have two orange and two white... I guess I will just see how much caking I get when I do the car. Thanks for all the idea guys!