Uber pads & MEG's Pad conditioner brush

Hey guys,

I had a polishing session over the weekend, I had some new uber greens I wanted to try and I they worked great on Saturday, sunday I ran out of polishing pad and decided to use a trick I do with LC pads which is take the cleaned pads (sitting over night in APC and scrubbed) rinse them let them air dry for a couple of our and then run on the rotary at 1500 RPM to get all the water out. I used the pad conditioner brush to get out some of the surface dust that might have settled on the pad and next thing I know, pieces of foam are flying out of the pad.

This incident made a couple of uniform grooves where I was using the pad conditioner brush, was my speed to high for these pads. Do you guys use pad conditioner brushes on these pads?

 

I do not, not on foam pads.............

i have an old grit guard Ill use...... low speed.



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the conditioning brush always fucks up my foam pads. there werent chunks flying off, but it definitely did some damage to any foam pad I ever tried it on. I use a soft toothbrush and it works alot better.

 

Clean foam pads with mfs. Brushes are for wool and mf pads.

 

I use APC and just use my hands to work it out and then rinse.

 

You were pushing too hard. Gentle pressure muscle man. I will give you some great pad cleaner when you get your PC.

 

I run it under hot/warm water and an APC or soap to clean my pads. I massage it in with my hand until the water coming out is clear and the pad looks clean. After which I wring it out, then spin dry on a rotary or D/A for 15 seconds at a decently high speed(5 on the D/A, 5-6 on the rotary) to spin out most of the remaining water. They are still slightly damp but useable, although I typically just let them dry and switch pads.

Brushes will always mess the pad up. I use an old toothbrush if anything.

 

^ I do a very similar process to Darkstar752. Instead of APC, I like to use Zep Citrus which seems to effectively take all the gunk out. I use an old toothbrush during polishing to remove gunk but I barely press it on the surface while I set the PC to speed 1. While cleaning, I use an Ikea brush that several members here use for tires and lightly brush it out from the centre. I've never had a problem with the foam deteriorating as a result of this procedure. The majority of my pads are Buff & Shine too.

 

That guys, I'll try methods described next time. I'll reserve the pad brush for my MF pads, I'll probably use the cleaner Bryan give me first though

 

I always handwash my pads right after i use them, most of the time hot water melts any polish away, then i spin them up on my Da to get most of the water off, i now have chemical guys pad cleaner which is great, i mist them a couple times with the cleaner, put them face down in warm water, to soak for a bit, then work out all the polish with my hands, then spin dry. I think the secret is washing them or soaking them shortly after use, before the polish dries.