JCDetails
04-16-2018, 10:02 AM
I'm noticing something with my pads that I'm wondering if I should be concerned about or if anyone's experienced the same type of problem.
Primarily, I do AIO jobs. HD speed is my product of choice though I've used 360 in the past. I clean pads via a LC System 3000D pad washer which currently has snappy clean in it. For really beat up pads I'll hit them with some APC before I then soak them with the solution and run them in the washer. I clean on the fly either with a brush which doesn't seem to me to work all that well, or on a thsirt/shorts leg/cotton cloth.
I do have a bad habit of sometimes overusing product. To combat this, I'll sometimes 'spin out' the excess product, or dab it out of the pad onto the surface to work the next section rather than applying more product. I know it's not 100% correct, but it's field expedient and works most of the time.
Particularly with LC thinpros after a couple uses, and even one of my BOSS 5.5" pads, I notice the cells of the foam looking like they're being sort of torn open. I run my Rupes Mini and my G15 at between speed 3-4 with these jobs, so not overly excessive and I don't generate much heat. It seems like I should be able to get more mileage out of these pads than I am.
so when these pads start to look like this, it seems to me as if they're shot and need to be tossed. The surface of the pad overall doesn't appear as smooth as when they're new, but I can't say for sure whether their performance has been affected when I've had to use them in this state.
Something I need to get working on is a way to be able to blow pads out while working. My uncle's garage that i've been working out of recently has compressed air and reels, but I need to set up a spurring bucket and spray bottle a la whitedetails so I can be better about residue control in general.
I really haven't used Rupes pads outside of some product testing but I haven't seen them exhibit this same problem. Would I be better off looking into LC HDOs or B&S Lo-pros than dealing with thinpros and BOSS pads?
Primarily, I do AIO jobs. HD speed is my product of choice though I've used 360 in the past. I clean pads via a LC System 3000D pad washer which currently has snappy clean in it. For really beat up pads I'll hit them with some APC before I then soak them with the solution and run them in the washer. I clean on the fly either with a brush which doesn't seem to me to work all that well, or on a thsirt/shorts leg/cotton cloth.
I do have a bad habit of sometimes overusing product. To combat this, I'll sometimes 'spin out' the excess product, or dab it out of the pad onto the surface to work the next section rather than applying more product. I know it's not 100% correct, but it's field expedient and works most of the time.
Particularly with LC thinpros after a couple uses, and even one of my BOSS 5.5" pads, I notice the cells of the foam looking like they're being sort of torn open. I run my Rupes Mini and my G15 at between speed 3-4 with these jobs, so not overly excessive and I don't generate much heat. It seems like I should be able to get more mileage out of these pads than I am.
so when these pads start to look like this, it seems to me as if they're shot and need to be tossed. The surface of the pad overall doesn't appear as smooth as when they're new, but I can't say for sure whether their performance has been affected when I've had to use them in this state.
Something I need to get working on is a way to be able to blow pads out while working. My uncle's garage that i've been working out of recently has compressed air and reels, but I need to set up a spurring bucket and spray bottle a la whitedetails so I can be better about residue control in general.
I really haven't used Rupes pads outside of some product testing but I haven't seen them exhibit this same problem. Would I be better off looking into LC HDOs or B&S Lo-pros than dealing with thinpros and BOSS pads?