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    LC orange pads losing stiffness?

    I'm relatively new to machine polishing and out of my five orange LC flat pads I have two that I've used the most on my Griot's G9. Granted I've only done one full car, and I've done a single hood, and a motorcycle tank as practice. After I did the first full car today I'm cleaning my pads out and I notice that two of my five orange pads are much softer and more pliable than the others. In fact they're on a "squishiness" level of a green pad. Do these orange pads still have the same amount of cut or are they toast? How did I kill them so quickly?

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    Re: LC orange pads losing stiffness?

    Were they wet or damp? A wet pad will be softer.

    Read these also to help answer any questions and educate yourself:

    https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...highlight=Pads

    Cool video on pads here:

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    Re: LC orange pads losing stiffness?

    They were both wet after soaking in water, prior to being agitated with a pad brush and cleaner. Of the five orange orange pads I have, I used 4 today doing a one step correction with HD Speed on a Toyota Corolla.

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    Re: LC orange pads losing stiffness?

    Try washing them int eh wash machine and then letting them dry, should be good to go.
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    Re: LC orange pads losing stiffness?

    Quote Originally Posted by WillSports3 View Post
    Try washing them int eh wash machine and then letting them dry, should be good to go.
    Thanks, hey same car! 2016 Mazda 3 S GT, Mica Black here!

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    Re: LC orange pads losing stiffness?

    Very nice man, I love this thing. Wife won't let me buy anything more higher end so here I am haha
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    Re: LC orange pads losing stiffness?

    So I hand washed the pads last night and then washed them in the washing machine and set them up to dry. This morning evaluating them, those two pads are still just as soft. Sounds like they've lost their cut?

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    Re: LC orange pads losing stiffness?

    Quote Originally Posted by ebrammer252 View Post

    After I did the first full car today I'm cleaning my pads out and I notice that two of my five orange pads are much softer and more pliable than the others. In fact they're on a "squishiness" level of a green pad.

    Do these orange pads still have the same amount of cut or are they toast? How did I kill them so quickly?
    They will feel soft and squishy as long as they are wet. Let them dry and then feel them again.

    For this same soft characteristic when they are wet (with product while buffing), they LOSE their cutting ability. This is why I'm always preaching everyone needs to be using MORE pads when buffing out cars.

    Wet pads don't cut.



    Quote Originally Posted by ebrammer252 View Post

    They were both wet after soaking in water, prior to being agitated with a pad brush and cleaner.

    Lay them out flat to dry somewhere - they should be dry and ready to use the next day.



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    Re: LC orange pads losing stiffness?

    IF you watch the beginning of this video, I always show what I used and how many pads I used to do the work. I also show how many microfiber towels I go through.

    Mike Phillips - Walk-Around Video - Stick a Fork in this...


    The next day when I came into work, I did my laundry. I'm not only the Director of Training here at AG I'm also the laundry guy and head floor cleaner in the garage.



    Fresh out of the dryer




    Time to sort and stack and then put away for the next job.




    All these pads are dry and ready to put away but the 6.5" White Force Hybrid pad on the right.




    Being a "hybrid" and in this context it means part open cell and part closed cell, the water from the washing machine does not all sling out during the spin cycle. I always HAND SQUEEZE these over the washing machine before throwing in the dryer and then they still come out of the dryer with water in the INSIDE of them. So when I use lots of them, after they come out of the dryer I place them in the garage to finish drying via evaporation.


    But that stack of orange Lake Country 6.5" Force Hybrid foam CUTTING pads?

    Yep - they are dry and back to being SHARP and ready to go.





    They clean up pretty good too...








    Like I always say,


    More pads are better....




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    Re: LC orange pads losing stiffness?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Phillips View Post
    They will feel soft and squishy as long as they are wet. Let them dry and then feel them again.

    For this same soft characteristic when they are wet (with product while buffing), they LOSE their cutting ability. This is why I'm always preaching everyone needs to be using MORE pads when buffing out cars.

    Wet pads don't cut.






    Lay them out flat to dry somewhere - they should be dry and ready to use the next day.


    Thanks Mike! I had them drying overnight and this morning they still feel really soft compared to a brand new Orange pad. Do they still have the same cutting ability?

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