Upon finally ordering my pc, I set out to research as much as I could. I came across various sites that suggest instead of cleaning pads, take the cake of it off, but don't bother washing/cleanign them and simply keep them in baggies for later use. Thsi makes sense (since I'll only have one compund and one polish!) if you will only be using the same product on those pads. How long will they last this way, any speacial measures to take?