Do you HAVE to clean your pads...

i have dedicated pads for my go-to products (DACP, #80) which i seldom clean. I just wipe them off, and then spray them liberally with QD before using them.
 
paco said:
If you do wash them, don't wring them out. Spin dry them on a rotary or DA.

Paco
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I found this to be very hard on the velcro.



Using the washing machine on spin cycle removes just as much water from the pad without stressing the velcro.
 
APC + in a bucket with warm water diluted roughly (VERY roughly) 40:1 and a squirt of dish washing liquid (Fairy), leave them for an hour or so then knead them clean. Rinse and leave to air dry.



Just lost the 1st velcro pad from a yellow Megs pad after roughly 14 months of fairly regular use.



I had some issues with pads parting with the velcro last year but got them exchanged by serious performance without any hassle - excellent service from young Alex yet again!
 
AndyC_1 said:
APC + in a bucket with warm water diluted roughly (VERY roughly) 40:1 and a squirt of dish washing liquid (Fairy), leave them for an hour or so then knead them clean. Rinse and leave to air dry.
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Sounds like a plan, just bought a gallon of this from Alex at SP, seems very good stuff from what I can see, cheers !
 
I do the same but wash as promptly as possible after using, and throughly rinse. Better use a tiny bit of Dawn.
 
Probably the second or third 'worst task' in our shop is to clean pads. We wait several days (the pads soak in a Dawn solution) before cleaning. It is boring work.



We go through ALOT of pads. We use a THREE bucket method, and if the 3rd bucket becomes cloudy, we change it out.

Wring the pads after each bucket, and spin dry with a rotary. Airdry overnight. We have minimal problems with 'delamination' (no heat involved). We have bigger isssues with 'oblongation'....



These pads have a limited lifetime. I'd be hard pressed to call a manufacturer on a pad that is 12+ months old...



Just my opinion.



Jim
 
For quick cleaning and reuse of the same product after the pad has dried that day. I use a detailing brush and im sure to brush at the pad at an angle. With the brush end going away from the direction im going. Dragging it behind and almost to the point where its facing back, with the PC and pad facing down. So all the dust immediatly drops.



I also kinda pat my hand against it to also get a few freebies out gently.



After awhile no more dust comes out. Im not sure this is the safest method. But doesnt risk the pad from coming apart from the velcro.



Then after awhile itll get 50/50 solution of dishwashing soap. Make sure its well stirred and dump that right on the top. Turn facing down and let it sit for however long. Then squeeze out with your fingers , then soak and squeeze....kinda dragging your hand along like your wringing it out.



Then dab with my t-shirt or towel. To draw out the water.



Then let air dry.
 
I'd clean the pad with a soft toothbrush while spinning at the lowest rpm setting on the rotary, and pat it dry as well to get even more left-over product out.



I was thinking of placing the pads in a shallow detergent solution - about 1/8" deep - instead of submerging them so that the velcro part doesn't get soaked at all. After about 15 minutes, I'd be able to spin dry with the rotary and then air dry overnight. In the morning, I'd use another toothbrush and spin the pad

and pat the pad so that any remaining product particles are removed.
 
Update!



I cleaned my Meg's softbuff pads (W7000, W8000, W9000) by soaking them in a very shallow solution of Tide and water. After 5 minutes, I pick 'em up and tilt the pad around slowly (much like how a dropped coin rotates on its face on the floor) to let the sludge drain out (no squeezing!).



I do the same steps for a second and third time but with clean water and I leave it to soak for a minute only. Then I let it air-dry.



When they're dry, I use the pad cleaning spur (the black one with three plastic sprockets) to remove any left-over residue.



They all came out quite clean and practically brand new.



The key here is to keep the water/Tide solution so they don't get soaked all the way to the velcro. Happy cleaning!
 
merci said:
Update!



I cleaned my Meg's softbuff pads (W7000, W8000, W9000) by soaking them in a very shallow solution of Tide and water. After 5 minutes, I pick 'em up and tilt the pad around slowly (much like how a dropped coin rotates on its face on the floor) to let the sludge drain out (no squeezing!).



I do the same steps for a second and third time but with clean water and I leave it to soak for a minute only. Then I let it air-dry.



When they're dry, I use the pad cleaning spur (the black one with three plastic sprockets) to remove any left-over residue.



They all came out quite clean and practically brand new.



The key here is to keep the water/Tide solution so they don't get soaked all the way to the velcro. Happy cleaning!
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that's actually not a half bad idea.... I may have to try this....
 
The detergents and agents in tide that brighten it are not a good choice. Use a food based cleaner which is good for (oil and build-up) and doesnt have the brightening properties that I can gurantee arent good for your pad.



You should try your solution with dawn. Youll be much safer and youll get the same results if not maybe even better.
 
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