How to properly clean pads?

[bshattuck87]

Hi everyone! I just received a large order from Autogeek on Thursday! I got to try everything out today on my wife's car and mother in law's car! I'm trying to find out the best way to clean the LC pads. I don't have a pad washer and I don't have a rotary. I did a small search, but I'm out of town at the in laws and only have my phone with the Autogeek app! Thanks!

[1511]

This probably isn't the perfect way to do it but I'm assuming you didn't get a pad cleaner. You could fill the sink up 1/3 way full with warm water and dish soap. Dunk the pad in and keep ringing them out in the water. Once they come clean (fairly fast) I let them dry out over night and put them in zip lock bags until the next time I use them.

[rider9195]

I spray some Meg's APC+ at 10:1 on the face of the pads. Then I use my pad conditioner brush and lightly scrub the pad. Run under warm water for a second and squeeze out the water. I usually repeat this t
2-3 times and my pads come out clean every time.

[Nicholas@Autowerx]

Originally Posted by 1511

This probably isn't the perfect way to do it but I'm assuming you didn't get a pad cleaner. You could fill the sink up 1/3 way full with warm water and dish soap. Dunk the pad in and keep ringing them out in the water. Once they come clean (fairly fast) I let them dry out over night and put them in zip lock bags until the next time I use them.

I do pretty much the same thing except I spin them dry on about speed 4 and then let them dry over night on a clean MF.

[RZJZA80]

No matter how I have cleaned pads, I find they never cut like new again, and don't last very long after the first cleaning, so unless they're barely used, i don't bother cleaning them, I just move on to a new pad when needed. I generally use H20 pads.

[B&B Tennessee]

Ok - a little mobile secret..... take a garbage bag, toss pads inside, toss a bit of laundry detergent inside, then add water, then shake and agitate.... repeat until you feel like the pads inside are clean, then rip hole in bottom of garbage bag, let fluids spill, then rinse while in bag...... then remove pads and rinse out detergent thoroughly - wala! A disposable washer

[Jomax]

Originally Posted by B&B Tennessee

Ok - a little mobile secret..... take a garbage bag, toss pads inside, toss a bit of laundry detergent inside, then add water, then shake and agitate.... repeat until you feel like the pads inside are clean, then rip hole in bottom of garbage bag, let fluids spill, then rinse while in bag...... then remove pads and rinse out detergent thoroughly - wala! A disposable washer

BEST post of the day! I'll be using this method till I can afford a pad washer

[DaHen]

Originally Posted by B&B Tennessee

Ok - a little mobile secret..... take a garbage bag, toss pads inside, toss a bit of laundry detergent inside, then add water, then shake and agitate.... repeat until you feel like the pads inside are clean, then rip hole in bottom of garbage bag, let fluids spill, then rinse while in bag...... then remove pads and rinse out detergent thoroughly - wala! A disposable washer

Hey, what a great idea. Gonna polish my Altima this week and will give the "mobile, disposable washer" a try when I'm done.

Thanks.

[Bunky]

I just wonder how you "feel" the pads are clean. I would see using this as part of a pre-soak.

[iceman978]

I clean them on the fly with a clean towel during my correction/polishing ops. Once I'm done with the ops, I spray them with Meguiar's APC, scrub them with a soft nylon brush and then soak them overnight in a water/detergent mix. Then I toss them in the clothes washer a normal wash cycle with detergent and viola: clean pads.