megs cutting pad lil rips in the pad

[nabisco shine]

i have little rips in the pad from going over somthing, can i still use it? its towards the middile area looks like rip slices

[Christopher]

I am going to say that its fine. If the rips aren't too big, I can't see it being a problem. Just make sure that the pad doesn't 'shed' bits of foam, and make sure that when you wash the pad that you get all the product out between the cracks.

I think it may depend on your polisher type: If its a rotary -- Not really a big deal imho. If its DA, you may get some reduced performance because of the pad material beginning to 'flex' at the rip point.

[BobbyG]

Lake Country Kompressor pads are designed this way so I suspect that what you're seeing will have no affect on the pads performance. I use the Kompressor series all the time and they work well on my rotary...

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s225/BobbyG53/Detailing/Kompressor.jpg