Pad cleaning...what do you use?

1, clean on the fly. quick detail or apc and a terry cloth pad, speed 3.
2. for longer details i will drop it in the wash media(ya a dirty oh well) scrub with a brush and use DA speed 1 to dry or dry in the sun. long details require this, either I don't have enough pads or some ripped apart.
3 at home, dish soap(ajax or whatever is there) and a brush, scrub and rinse. Seems to take forever when you have +4 pads and sponges
4. drop in washing machine with dirty rags on normal cycle. Laundry detergent and distilled vinegar.

More and more I use 1 and 4 cause they take up less time. it doesn't seem to matter how i use pads or clean them, they always get torn up after a dozen details or so.
 
I use APC+, Grit Guard Pad Renewing Solution, and XMT Pad Cleaner. All do a good job in combination with the Grit Guard pad washer.
 
D.Acker said:
DP Pad rejuvenator and pad washer
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My XMT is about half empty. I have no complaints with it but I like to switch products and try different ones after one runs out.
I'm going to try out the DP pad rejuvenator this time around
 
1. While working: a couple of sprays of Chemical Guys Pad Cleaner or Zep Citrus Degreaser dilitued in a Spraymaster Bottle and GG UPW with water.
2. After working: Soak in Zep Citrus Degreaser diluted in a 5 gal. bucket for compounds and +Dawn added in for wax and sealants.
 
XMT pad cleaner, and I like it, but I need more soon and it seems like it will be an expensive way to go permanently, so I need to look at other options.
 
Same here. Hence the reason for my post :)
Considering I already have OPC and Dawn. I'm going to try that route
 
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