Alternative Method Cleaning Pads On Fly?

[KneeDragr]

Anyone know a good way besides holding the terry cloth in the palm of your hand?

Ive got some bad tennis elbow right now and cant imagine doing it this way without extreme pain.

[Mustang81]

If you could find a way to hold the towel down on a bench with some clamps, that would probably also work.

You could also probably use a stool if it were stable enough.

[Ed@TheArtofShine]

I picked up a dedicated foam pad cleaning brush from Chemical Guys and it works pretty well.

[Mike.Phillips@Autogeek]

With the tool turned off and while holding the tool with one hand in a way that keeps the backing plate from spinning, draw a stiff, nylon brush against the face of the pad.

I show this on page 68 of my how-to book...






There's 4 to 5 pages on washing, cleaning and drying pads in the book.

Paperback

[Flash Gordon]

^ Grab another pad

Any other questions

[NoleFan]

Wow, I really need to buy that book. Thanks so much for clearing that up Mike, I have been using the pad conditioner brush with the pad running on speed (1). Dragging the brush from the middle of the pad out.

Learn something new every day!

[Mike.Phillips@Autogeek]

Originally Posted by NoleFan

I have been using the pad conditioner brush with the pad running on speed (1). Dragging the brush from the middle of the pad out.

Learn something new every day!

You found out that dragging the brush against the pad with the machine on doesn't work because as the bristles move to the outer area of the pad the pad simply stops rotating.

All because of the free floating spindle bearing assembly for a drive mechanism as explained here and also in my how-to book.


The Free Floating Spindle Bearing Assembly - The Story Behind The Story...



Note the Meguiar's versions and the Griot's Garage Versions of the Porter Cable Polisher use a similar design, that is these two other polishers also use a Free Floating Spindle Assembly.


In the below pictures, I'm pointing to what's referred to as the Free Floating Spindle Bearing Assembly of a Porter Cable Dual Action Polisher.

Porter Cable 7424XP with the Backing Plate Removed Exposing the
Counterweight and Free Floating Spindle Bearing Assembly


Close-up

[bl3ujay07]

air compressor. That method imo works a lot better then the terry cloth method.

[wgilles]

Originally Posted by bl3ujay07

air compressor. That method imo works a lot better then the terry cloth method.

Can you elaborate...?

[KneeDragr]

Thanks guys, will be getting one of those brushes!