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I bought 4 meguiar's foam pads and I was wondering if after washing the pads with soap/water if I can re-use them with a different product. Here's what I mean: 2 of the pads I strictly used with a cleaner, then one pad with a polish/glaze, then another with a carnuba wax product. If I wash all the pads can I use the 2 pads that had the cleaner on them, or the polishing pad (the pads are kind of dark brown now instead of yellow) with a carnuba or polymer product, or should I just delegate them to my cleaner/polishing products only?
 
Personally I keep my pads separate for each product even after washing. I will use the same pad for say Meg's SFP and Poorboys SSR1 or the same pad to apply NXT or UPP. I might be anal but I can almost see having somthing left in the pad that is more abrasive than I want. I wonder how much stuff gets trapped in the foam that does not come out. I even keep my Polishing MF's separate from my wax removal MF's when washing them.
 
I too make my pads product specific. I honestly don't know that it makes much difference it's just the way I've always done it.
 
I do the same thing. I had a problem when I first started detailing cars I was leaving a oily residue behind A factory rep asked me if I was using the same pads with specific products. I had said no and he explained to me that even after washing them it still leaves some residue in the pad. So I started using pads one for polishing, One for glazes etc. And have never had that problem since. So I am guessing that he was right and I have never used one pad for all since...
 
I kind of figured that even after washing I should keep them separate. Thanks people for the replies.
 
Using a felt tip marker on the velcro backing works good for me.
You don't need to get all carried away with what you put on them either. Since it is for your use, a pretty crude system will work.
Crude like mine. It's not for show, just to identify the pads
Meguiar's #9 Swirl Remover 2.0 = #9
Klasse AIO = AIO
4 Star Ultimate Paint Protection = UPP
Poorboy's Polish With Carnauba = PwC
Poorboy's Professional Polish = PP
Meguiar's NXT = NXT

I use the same shorthand for the 3 oz. bottles of product that I use during the polish/wax process.

Charles
 
CharlesW said:
Using a felt tip marker on the velcro backing works good for me.
You don't need to get all carried away with what you put on them either. Since it is for your use, a pretty crude system will work.
Crude like mine. It's not for show, just to identify the pads
Meguiar's #9 Swirl Remover 2.0 = #9
Klasse AIO = AIO
4 Star Ultimate Paint Protection = UPP
Poorboy's Polish With Carnauba = PwC
Poorboy's Professional Polish = PP
Meguiar's NXT = NXT

I use the same shorthand for the 3 oz. bottles of product that I use during the polish/wax process.

Charles
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:yeah I follow the same procedure that Charles described. All the pads get labeled (the plastic baggies get labeled too) with abbreviations. I also transfer a lot of my products to smaller generic dispenser bottles labeled with abbreviations.
 
awd330 said:
I also transfer a lot of my products to smaller generic dispenser bottles labeled with abbreviations.
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This was something I started with Klasse AIO after I read about someone dropping a bottle that shattered and AIO'd a garage floor with 20+ bucks worth of the stuff. The small bottle worked so well that I now keep all my liquid polishes, waxes, sealants in them. They also fit quite well in the pockets of the carpenters nail apron I use when polishing/waxing.

Charles
 
I soak mine in hot water. I wash them carefull and thoroughly with Dawn in hot water, rinse extremely well with hot water,and use them for whatever job comes up. I don't worry about what they were last used for.
 
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