Drying Pads

[jeast]

I just cleaned my polishing pads, did the pc spin in bucket thing and set them out to dry. I was wandering how you guys keep stuff from settling on them ? Im thinking dust or some dirt might be landing on them that could scratch my paint. Am I just being OCD ? Also would using a heat lamp to dry them work better ?

[Chewy]

I just cleaned my polishing pads, did the pc spin in bucket thing and set them out to dry. I was wandering how you guys keep stuff from settling on them ? Im thinking dust or some dirt might be landing on them that could scratch my paint. Am I just being OCD ? Also would using a heat lamp to dry them work better ?

 

I put them in a cabinet upside down so that dust won't settle on them.

[Doug123]

I would be reluctant to use a heat gun on them. Air dry is good. You could air dry them in the house on a rack of some kind if the idea of outside drying makes you uncomfortable about potential dirt.

[Chewy]

I've actually started using my drill to dry ALL my pads. I line the larger pads up by eye using the backing plate for the 4" and spin them. Gets them VERY dry and then let them sit in the cabinet which isn't a tight box so they dry nicely.

 

Do the spinning in a bucket for safety.

[Chris@Adams]

I also spin mine dry, then set them in garage to finish drying.

[Team Adam's]

Spin dry and store somewhere not too dusty and you should be fine... I'm working on a little project myself... a custom "drying rack" specifically for my pads.