PFW Wash or not to Wash

maxepr1

maxepr1

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Just got some PFW to use with my Flex. Should I wash them in the WM before using or not. Will washing them cut down on the linting? Thanks guy's
 
How's this for an answer: I don't know!



Whenever I've washed mine they seem to end up worse off for it, less "foamed" if you will. But then I've only washed them after considerable use too.



I'd get somebody's definite "it's OK" before you do it.
 
Thanks Accumulator, I thought I would pose the question. I have seen regular wool pads not washed and it seems like they make an alot of lint! More lint than compound dust!! So I take it you just take yours out of the bag and right to the backing plate they go? So how are you cleaning after use? Thanks
 
maxepr1 said:
So I take it you just take yours out of the bag and right to the backing plate they go?
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Yep. Well, I wipe any loose fibers off with my fingers but that's it.



So how are you cleaning after use?
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Actually, I'm not cleaning them at all recently. I use 'em until they're pretty much trashed and then toss them. I treat them like disposable pads, but note that I don't use them all that often, only on the infrequent big, nasty jobs.
 
Accum, you not the first person I have seen post that PFW are not the same after their first use and washing. I guess once mine are used up I will take David Fermani's advice and switch over to the Black Foamed Wool Pads he orders from a company I think call Micro Surface??? They seem to be much more durable and cheaper also.
 
I take them right out of the plastic bag, put them on the rotary, spur them, and use them. Obviously you can't spur them if you're gonna use them on a DA, but you could at least brush them.



I think brand new PFW's perform better (particularly, they leave a better finish) when they are brand new and haven't gotten wet. PFW's still *work* after they are wet/dried, but never as well as when they're new from a bag. I've tested this *extensively* on soft black paint, and I can tell you without a doubt, it's true: new PFW's *will* finish better than ones that have been wet and dried.
 
I just wait till the polish dries and then brush everything I can off until it's clean. I tried washing them once, didn't work that well. Still finishes down very nicely.
 
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