Mike Phillips
Jan 18th, 2008, 11:36 PM
Cleaning Your Pad On The Fly (http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21413)
The question often comes up,
How do I clean my buffing pads?
Or more specifically,
How do I clean my buffing pads after they become wet or saturated with the product I'm working with?
One way is to do what we call, Cleaning your pad on the fly. This means to take and hold a clean, soft, dry terry cloth towel, hopefully a towel with a thick nap, (the little cotton loops), against the face of the pad while it's still on your polisher and then with your hand that's holding the polisher, use your finger to turn the polisher on and then move the towel around and against the face of the foam pad. This will act to cause the excess product built-up in the foam pad to move out of the pad and saturate into the terry cloth towel. Then you can place the towel down and get back to working on your car.
This is called cleaning your pad on the fly because it's quick and simple and fairly effective for what you're trying to do.
Here's Cisco from one of our recent Saturday Detailing Classes learning how to clean a pad on the fly
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/649/CleaningYourPadOntheFly.jpg
After cleaning his pad he's ready to start working on the paint again.
http://forumarchive.meguiars.com/photos/main/images/37869/original.aspx
Mike Stoops Cleaning a pad on the fly
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/738/mikestoops02.jpg
Clean your pad often
Besides knowing how to clean your pad on the fly you also need to remember to clean your pad often, usually after every other application of product to the pad. That is, apply some product to your pad and work it to a section. Wipe off the spent residue and either re-clean the area or move onto a new area. After a second application of product to the pad and after you've worked it to a section, now clean your pad. This is cleaning your pad every other application of product to the pad. You can clean your pad after every application if you like too. Most people don't clean their pads often enough, so err on the side of caution. Cleaning your pad often maximizes your effectiveness and thus your speed and quality of end result.
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The question often comes up,
How do I clean my buffing pads?
Or more specifically,
How do I clean my buffing pads after they become wet or saturated with the product I'm working with?
One way is to do what we call, Cleaning your pad on the fly. This means to take and hold a clean, soft, dry terry cloth towel, hopefully a towel with a thick nap, (the little cotton loops), against the face of the pad while it's still on your polisher and then with your hand that's holding the polisher, use your finger to turn the polisher on and then move the towel around and against the face of the foam pad. This will act to cause the excess product built-up in the foam pad to move out of the pad and saturate into the terry cloth towel. Then you can place the towel down and get back to working on your car.
This is called cleaning your pad on the fly because it's quick and simple and fairly effective for what you're trying to do.
Here's Cisco from one of our recent Saturday Detailing Classes learning how to clean a pad on the fly
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/649/CleaningYourPadOntheFly.jpg
After cleaning his pad he's ready to start working on the paint again.
http://forumarchive.meguiars.com/photos/main/images/37869/original.aspx
Mike Stoops Cleaning a pad on the fly
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/738/mikestoops02.jpg
Clean your pad often
Besides knowing how to clean your pad on the fly you also need to remember to clean your pad often, usually after every other application of product to the pad. That is, apply some product to your pad and work it to a section. Wipe off the spent residue and either re-clean the area or move onto a new area. After a second application of product to the pad and after you've worked it to a section, now clean your pad. This is cleaning your pad every other application of product to the pad. You can clean your pad after every application if you like too. Most people don't clean their pads often enough, so err on the side of caution. Cleaning your pad often maximizes your effectiveness and thus your speed and quality of end result.
:xyxthumbs