question about washing and using my pads

[smokemeister25]

i'm fairly new to using my new PC. i spray my pads with APC and then wash them. after i use them each time and put them on a grid guard and set them in the sun by a window. they take a day or two to dry even when i wring them out really well. problem is if i want to continue buffin the next day they're not dry yet. was wondering if it's ok to use them damp or if i really don't need to wash them each time? i give em a spray of detailer before i put the compounds on when i use em to moisten them a little anyway. i would think if i don't wash em and the compounds dry then they become more like sandpaper than polish pads?

 

was lookin at suggestions on how to use my pads without waiting for a full day or two for them to dry after i wash em out. maybe i just need to buy another set of pads and alternate?

 

thanks for suggestions

 

les AKA buffer with a damp pad....

 

[XQIZT]

One way is to get another set of pads so you always have a fresh set. Another way is to get a box fan and lay it down. Put the pads on the grate and put the fan on HI. That should dry them out by the next day.

[Chris@Adams]

Yea they need to be washed every time and no don't use them damp. This is why it is nice to have at least 2 of all of your pads!

[mc2hill]

FOR OVERNIGHT BREAKS ONLY: You can seal them in a ziploc overnight, then use them again the next day (kind of like a paint roller). Do NOT do this for more than a few hours, or they will fall apart.

 

Hey, don't you know someone that has a set of pads you could borrow?

[BlueGenCoupe]

whenever I see a posst like this, I have the same reply. BUY A PAD WASHER. It is the greatest thing out there. Washing your pads with the pad washer only wets like 1/4 of the pad compared to soaking the whole thing. Wash the pads at night, 8 hours later they're dry and ready to go.

 

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[smokemeister25]

FOR OVERNIGHT BREAKS ONLY: You can seal them in a ziploc overnight, then use them again the next day (kind of like a paint roller). Do NOT do this for more than a few hours, or they will fall apart.

 

Hey, don't you know someone that has a set of pads you could borrow?

 

 

not thats within a thousand miles of me....

 

next time a sale comes around i'll order another set. they seem like very high quality pads. i've used them a few times and when i wash em they come out like new. my problem is that by having to do everything in a driveway instead of a garage i have a short window of time in the last afternoon before it gets dark and the dew comes down that i can get anything done. so i kinda have to break sessions up into wash and claybar and then working on a section at a time. so i try to do the whole 3 step process and then wash em and even if i set them out in the sun they still don't dry within one day. we all probably have the same problem....

 

was wondering about puttin em in the microwave to dry em fast if i need to???