Foam pad life expectancy

[Desertnate]

I'll rotate through about 5~6 pads on a job to make sure they keep cool and I'll clean them on the fly while working. I do around 2~3 cars a year and my current crop of Lake Country pads will easily last 5+ years. I'm just now starting to toss some pads I bought a very long time ago.

One thing I've noticed is pads like the Lake Country Flat white pads seem to get softer as time goes on. The velco is still in good shape and the pad is structurally sound, but the foam itself gets "squishier" and the surface feels softer and becomes more like a finishing pad.

[PaulMys]

Foam life expectancy tends to depend on density. A high density foam will generally last longer than a lower one if used in the same way. I think 7 years is a bit much unless it's getting very light use, could be time to replace.

Why the SPAM link to foam cushions?

[Coatingsarecrack]

Why the SPAM link to foam cushions?

I don’t see his post anymore. Can you delete a post?


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[MisterSnoop]

Looks like a moderator took care of them

[Desertnate]

Interesting. You can delete you own posts too if needed.

I've had a couple times when posts have duplicated, or I completely missed the topic being discussed and removed a post because it had no value to the conversation. Under the "edit" button there is an option to delete your posts.