cleaning wax/lsp off of pads?....

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miker2012

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how do I do it?

I have some pads with sealant and or waxes on them and they have been sitting a while and I don't know how to clean them.... water and standard "pad cleaner" does nothing for the lsp/wax (obviously works well on polishes)

I have heard of using mineral spirits?... how do I flush the product out afterwards so as not to leave any on the pad for my next job?

thanks
 
miker2012 said:
how do I do it?

I have some pads with sealant and or waxes on them and they have been sitting a while and I don't know how to clean them.... water and standard "pad cleaner" does nothing for the lsp/wax (obviously works well on polishes)

I have heard of using mineral spirits?... how do I flush the product out afterwards so as not to leave any on the pad for my next job?

thanks
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It depends on the sealants/waxes. Some products, like BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond, will stain pads and clog them slightly. This is because it is thin, water-based, and designed to penetrate the smallest microscopic pores in paint.

Generally, I was my wax/sealant pads the same as any other but keep them dedicated to particular products.
 
thx todd... yes I am talking about bf afpp and bf midnight sun carnuba (and optimum poliseal)

so then I should just use water/cg pad cleaner and I will keep the pads dedicated

thx
 
Have you tried washing them out in the sink with hot water and Dawn? I haven't found much that Dawn won't remove from a pad.
 
I use dawn power desolver works wonders spray the entire pad let sit for a few the. Workings the pads and rinse clean with warm or hot water... Make sure you rinse a few times really good..
 
Been using Snappy Clean for years on foam Pads, and it has always cleaned and rinsed my pads very well..
Its a powder that I mix with some hot water in a bucket, soak them awhile, then wash them by hand and/or use a brush, and they look and work great..

Since I dont use waxes ( no one wants them anymore), I dont have the challenge of trying to remove them from pads...

This product does work great removing Optimum Hyper Polish out of my pads too...

Good luck with this !
Dan F
 
lyodbraun said:
I use dawn power desolver works wonders spray the entire pad let sit for a few the. Workings the pads and rinse clean with warm or hot water... Make sure you rinse a few times really good..
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+1 I soak pads in a standard Dawn mix until ready to clean them and then use the Power Dissover--rinse well -- pads as good as new--even removes DG501.
 
thanks for the replies guys... I went back and used the cg pad cleaner with a light brush and HOT water and they came out great.... I will try dawn next time tho

I think the reason they didn't come out good the first time was that the product was still wet on the pads
 
miker2012 said:
thanks for the replies guys... I went back and used the cg pad cleaner with a light brush and HOT water and they came out great.... I will try dawn next time tho

I think the reason they didn't come out good the first time was that the product was still wet on the pads
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IMO if you let the product dry on the pads before cleaning you will have a more difficult time getting them truely clean.
 
To clean LSP applicators I first soak them in Mineral Spirits, rinse, then wash in Snappy Pad Cleaner. They come out good as new!
 
i soak my pads/towels in a Dawn mixture & do not allow any product(s) to dry on them. when it's time to wash the pads I squeeze out whatever I can, mix up more Dawn & warm water and do more submerge squeeze squeeze take out & squeeze. do this 4 or 5 times & the pads are kinda sorta clean.

now dump that mixture out and make a new one and repeat the previously mentioned process, your pads should look good as new even with DG501.
 
I use down and hot water. Sometimes CG pad cleaner. I tend to use the same pad for only one product though so I don't get too concerned with the stains.
 
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