What do you do with old foam polisher pads that lose their backings?

[DaGonz]

What do you do with old foam polisher pads that lose their backings?



I cut them up into small sections and use them to apply cleaners, polishes and protectants in tight spaces.

 

[Richard Grasa]

I do the same unless they are really trashed then I just throw them out.

 

[dschribs]

What do you do with old foam polisher pads that lose their backings?



I cut them up into small sections and use them to apply cleaners, polishes and protectants in tight spaces.

Not a bad idea....be great for door jams.

 

[wascallyrabbit]

thats a new idea. have some that where going to go out in the trash. not now.

 

[Bill D]

I've been using them to polish exhaust components with metal polishes.

 

[imported_Gears]

Cut mine up and use them for tire dressing.

 

[b34tBoX]

Haven't got to the point of having that much wear on my pads yet! =O

 

[mikenap]

Cut mine up and use them for tire dressing.

This is what I've been doing with all my CCS pads. I really hate those things compared to flat pads, so they are my go-to tire dressing applicators now.

 

[SVR]

never had that problem with anything except them crappy Kompressor pad velcros

however I do use 3 and 4 inch hex logic pads by hand to polish

 

[dschia]

I use them for tire dressing as well and is pretty lasting.

 

[lostdaytomorrow]

How do you hold them to do tire dressings? Are we taking about polishing pads?

 

[Accumulator]

I *just* had a Griot's orange pad lose its velcro after many, *MANY* years (first time that's ever happened with one of those too). It was my "AIO for wheels" pad so I'm just using it as a by-hand pad for the same sort of applications.



My orange light-cut pads are the ones that usually have this happen and I use them by hand for tight spots.

 

[Brad B]

Knee pads!

 

[RaskyR1]

I usually toss them. LOL, heck I give a lot of my pads to a local high volume shop when I get too lazy to clean them out or they are more worn then I like.

 

[dschia]

How do you hold them to do tire dressings? Are we taking about polishing pads?

Yeah, polishing pad. Just slice it like a pizza then trim them to suit your tire size and you got yourself a custom made durable tire applicator.

 

[Ch96067]

When my carrand foam part of the applicator fails, I will use the handy plastic casing putting into it part of an old LC pad (white most probably) fixed to a double sticky tape. Alternatively I could use one of the Menzerna yellow (finishing) pads I do not use. Modding opportunity