washing!?!

[dbreeze225]

hey guys i got 1 more question for every one... i tried to was a couple pads by hand most came out ok but the black finnesing pad still has wax on it i did it twice with warm water and dawn soap...is there any tricks or any specific type of spray or cleaner that will get the wax and polish out??? i saw a DIY washer made from a 5 gal. bucket i amd going out in a lil while and might check out home depot to see what they got and how hard it will be to make this so i am not sure if i will still be doing it with this or still by hand but either way i need to know what kind of soap to use? any suggestions? or if i dont end up making the washer and tips on how to get them clean by hand.....it is important to keep clean right i was told old dried wax can scratch paint when you do the next section if its not c lean right? thanks ahead of time

[Paul A.]

For what it's worth to you, i keep my LSP pads dedicated to one product. Sure, i clean them after every use but i don't really worry about getting every last remnant of that product from the pad and are more concerned with insuring i get all of what i used to clean it out. When i pull it out again, that same LSP product is going right back into it.

If you use different LSP's on the same pad i would probably get a little more aggressive with cleaning. Maybe a few spritzes of APC or Iso Alcohol after your Dawn wash.

And rinse THOROUGHLY.

[dbreeze225]

ok i am not using the pad (the one i cant get clean) with any product but when i clean it seems like its clean but when it dries u can see some dried wax on it some one had told me this dried wax can cause scratches the next time i use the pad

[Setec Astronomy]

APC is what you should try, just be careful with that as depending on the APC and the pad, the Velcro adhesive could be affected.

[Don M]

Compounds and polishes wash out of pads easily ... waxes on the other hand are being more and more designed to resist soaps and detergents. I would try cleaning them as best as you can, then storing them in a sealed plastic bag. This should prevent the wax from drying or hardening in the pad. This is the reason I wax my cars by hand, I don't want to "ruin" a pad by infusing it with wax.