microfiber pads questions

[choijw2]

Hello,

so I recently started using microfiber pads and love how much faster it cuts with DA polishers,

anyways.... I wash dirty pads with microfiber towels in a washing machine in hot water with microfiber cleaning soap.

after washing only once, i find MF pads really rough.... and not sure if its still okay to use.

i do not have same problems with mf towels tho.....

[cardaddy]

Why not wash your pads by hand? Use a brush, some pad cleaner, and HOT water. Then spin them dry and sit them, foam side up on a pill bottle (so air can circulate underneath them) while they dry.

[DaveT435]

I would think you can brush them and they should soften up and be ready to use again. In the future I would take Cardaddy's recommendation for cleaning.

[AutowerxDetailing]

Blow them out with compressed air. They should fluff right up.

[GSKR]

Use foam last longer same results and don't have to clean them every 3 minutes .

[Joe@NextLevelDetail]

Use foam last longer same results and don't have to clean them every 3 minutes .

Foam lasts longer for you ? What kind of machine do you use. Lol because this is not the case.

Meguiars MF pads and griots MF pads are bullet proof I did over 10 cars with them if I wanted to they last forever.

Foam pads don't last me one real correction that takes 8+ hours.

They start to deteriorate on the sides and face and start to crumple up.

Microfiber is more of a pain to clean however they do last loner

[GSKR]

everyone has a preference I've been doing this for 23 years ,micros take two long if u have a bad car ,I've tried them all I like quick results ,time is money for me I don't get the opportunity to buff a car for 8 hours way too busy for that micros are horrible on gelcoats big time .ag gave me some and I keep them for glass polishing.I like to detail quick and move on I don't do any of the X-ray vision correction I see guys spending a hour on a trunk lid with those pads.I use what mike Phillips does in our extreme make over clinics every other Thursday for past 4 years If you like them that's all that matters.

[bmwgeek]

I've washed my microfiber pads in the washing machine with chemical guys detergent but there's still dried up polish in it. Can't seem to get them clean. They were used with Optimum Polish and Compound.

[Joe@NextLevelDetail]

everyone has a preference I've been doing this for 23 years ,micros take two long if u have a bad car ,I've tried them all I like quick results ,time is money for me I don't get the opportunity to buff a car for 8 hours way too busy for that micros are horrible on gelcoats big time .ag gave me some and I keep them for glass polishing.I like to detail quick and move on I don't do any of the X-ray vision correction I see guys spending a hour on a trunk lid with those pads.I use what mike Phillips does in our extreme make over clinics every other Thursday for past 4 years If you like them that's all that matters.

Microfiber is bad for things like gelcoat and sticky grabby paints I could not agree more.

However they are very durable. Maybe you had some bad ones or something they go the mile.

[choijw2]

I've washed my microfiber pads in the washing machine with chemical guys detergent but there's still dried up polish in it. Can't seem to get them clean. They were used with Optimum Polish and Compound.

I think we are having same issue,

I washed my MF pads with CG detergent... maybe its the detergent problem? because a lot of times I thought it is not very good at cleaning...

just FYI, i used Meguairs cutting mf pad with D300.

Microfiber is bad for things like gelcoat and sticky grabby paints I could not agree more.

However they are very durable. Maybe you had some bad ones or something they go the mile.

agreed,

I switched compound steps with meg MF pad with D300,
and for me, it cuts faster than menzerna fg400 + hydro blue pad and the pad was pretty much done after one car with this set up.