When have your pads had enough? A couple of my pads are starting to look abused and I'm wondering if they would be still be effective if used.
This first pad is a Lake County gray finishing pad. The only product I've used with it is Meguiar's Deep Crystal System Carnauba Wax. I've used it ~6 times. In the pictures it is compared with a brand new pad of the same type.
This second pad is a Lake County orange light-cutting pad. I've only used this pad with Pinnacle Swirl Remover. It's starting to turn green just like the product. I've used it ~6 times. In the pictures it is compared with a brand new pad of the same type.
This next shot is a comparison of all pads up close.
I clean my pads by dropping them in a bucket full of DP polishing pad rejuvenator. I do not agitate. They stay soaking in there for the rest of detail. This is anywhere from 1 hour to 4 hours. When I'm all done with the detail and I'm cleaning up, I drain all the soapy water out of the pads and squeeze them in between my hands. Then I wash them each again and rinse off with the hose. Then I will spin dry with the PC and put them in labeled plastic bags. Sometimes I will later clean them when I get home by agitating them a little in the DP Polishing Pad Rejuvenator solution once more. I've tried cleaning them sometimes at this time with a brush, but it seems to only scuff up the pad.
There are a couple other pads I have that have no problem cleaning out. One is a gray pad that I use with Meg's #80 - Speed Glaze. I wash it exactly the same and it looks close to new. Another one I can think of is another orange pad that I used with DACP. I also clean it the same way and it also looks close to new. The 2 mentioned pads I've used ~3 times.
So, is it a matter of user failure, or product failore, or is everything alright and the pads just look yucky?!? If I'm doing something wrong, what should I do to keep my pads clean in the future? Is the DP Polishing Pad Rejuvenator not a good product? Or, am I just being a little paranoid, and the pads are just fine as they are?
This first pad is a Lake County gray finishing pad. The only product I've used with it is Meguiar's Deep Crystal System Carnauba Wax. I've used it ~6 times. In the pictures it is compared with a brand new pad of the same type.
This second pad is a Lake County orange light-cutting pad. I've only used this pad with Pinnacle Swirl Remover. It's starting to turn green just like the product. I've used it ~6 times. In the pictures it is compared with a brand new pad of the same type.
This next shot is a comparison of all pads up close.
I clean my pads by dropping them in a bucket full of DP polishing pad rejuvenator. I do not agitate. They stay soaking in there for the rest of detail. This is anywhere from 1 hour to 4 hours. When I'm all done with the detail and I'm cleaning up, I drain all the soapy water out of the pads and squeeze them in between my hands. Then I wash them each again and rinse off with the hose. Then I will spin dry with the PC and put them in labeled plastic bags. Sometimes I will later clean them when I get home by agitating them a little in the DP Polishing Pad Rejuvenator solution once more. I've tried cleaning them sometimes at this time with a brush, but it seems to only scuff up the pad.
There are a couple other pads I have that have no problem cleaning out. One is a gray pad that I use with Meg's #80 - Speed Glaze. I wash it exactly the same and it looks close to new. Another one I can think of is another orange pad that I used with DACP. I also clean it the same way and it also looks close to new. The 2 mentioned pads I've used ~3 times.
So, is it a matter of user failure, or product failore, or is everything alright and the pads just look yucky?!? If I'm doing something wrong, what should I do to keep my pads clean in the future? Is the DP Polishing Pad Rejuvenator not a good product? Or, am I just being a little paranoid, and the pads are just fine as they are?