APC okay to clean buffing pads??

stang03

stang03

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Just wondering....

I was gonna put some Snappy Clean mixed with APC and tide and put all in a washer to clean my buffing pads....what do ya think??

Brent
 
Eeek. Sounds like overkill to me.
I don't personally put mine in the wash at all, unless nothing else works. I wash by hand with a little soap and water, and let dry in the air.
 
Yes it does sound like a bit of overkill here too, but I do add APC to the wash for pads and microfiber too. :) I usually wash both together , but do a pre-wash of the pads in a bucket with APC to get the heavier polishes and sealants out before washing. I add 3-4 ounces per wash and my towels and pads always come out clean and product free.
 
Poorboy said:
Yes it does sound like a bit of overkill here too, but I do add APC to the wash for pads and microfiber too. :) I usually wash both together , but do a pre-wash of the pads in a bucket with APC to get the heavier polishes and sealants out before washing. I add 3-4 ounces per wash and my towels and pads always come out clean and product free.
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Do you use APC in addition to your detergent?
 
runnerbl said:
Do you use APC in addition to your detergent?
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yes, in the same way many use a specific microfiber cleaner booster...those who have tried it have not looked back:)
 
Maybe a bit overkill...but clean.....lol !! :)

anyways, i may just use the APC plus tide in the wash...maybe skip the snappy's??
 
I put some cobra green MF in the washer with my white LC polishing pads and now I have Green LC polishing pads the colors just ran right out of them I also use some vinagar in the softner basket along with SG pads come out clean...
 
Another thing to consider when washing. At my local grocery store I can find laundry soap w/o fragrances, fabric softeners or bleach. Pubix sells their own brand and Purex is another brand you might find at Walmart and most grocery stores.
Point is, use laundry soap without additives...........Tom:)
 
I use Hot/cold but use the presoak cycle let the pads soak for 1 hr then do a supper wash with 2 rince cycles this seems to work out OK
 
Don't you folk find that the washing machine breaks down the glue between the pad and the hook & loop velcro?
 
PEI Detail said:
Don't you folk find that the washing machine breaks down the glue between the pad and the hook & loop velcro?
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That's why I use warm/delicates...i have a pad that started to do just that when I used hot/normal :(
 
I use LC pads and never had a problem with the glue breaking down but I did have a problem with some Cobra green MF's the color ran out onto my white polishing pads now I have green polishing pads.....:boot
 
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