Anybody Use Toothbrush to clean your DA Foam pads?

I have never had a pad tear apart with any brush. And I have used a couple of brushes out of 4 pack brush kits from HD and HF; the brushes are medium stiffness, black , nylon bristles and flex well enough to not damage pads. I only use a brush on occasion to clean pads in the sink; usually some APC or OPC and/or some dish detergent with oxygen cleaning agents.
Just don't make the mistake of washing older pads, that are beginning to breakdown, with microfiber. I like to keep my pads and MFs separate to keep polishing, compounding, wax/sealant from getting into the fibers of the MFs.
But, in general, a toothbrush is too small a working area for a pad to be the most effective tool.
 
Jimmie said:
Not a toothbrush, but have used a fingernail brush between passes. Hold at an angle and don't press too aggressively. I have also used a terry towel between passes.
When cleaning pads I usually use fingertips or knead with thumbs.
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Me 2:Nail brush:Cheap:No problems:
 
I use a denture brush. It's a bit beefier than a tooth brush but doesn't tear the pads up like a foam pad brush can and the handle is bigger than a tooth brush but much smaller than the monstrosity sized foam pad brush so it goes right in my pocket after each use. IMO there's no better brush out there for pad cleaning on the fly. I got mine a Wal-Mart for about $3.
 
I use toothbrush in when I cleaned my pads after detailing. On the fly, I use an old microfiber cloth, wrap it on my finger and then run it on the pad spinning on speed 2-3 with a pressure light enough so that the pad would continue spinning. So far, I haven't broken nor dislocated a finger. I wonder if my method would have a negative effective on the polisher itself.
 
Something like this, or bigger .. (sorry, no experience with dentures .. as
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yet)?!
 
I usually let the pads soak in a bucket of warm water and DP Pad Cleaner and then use a toothbrush to clean the pad. I will rinse them in warm water and just let them dry. It may not be the best cleaning method, but I have the same pads that I got several years ago and they all still work.
 
i honestly don't see any problems with using a toothbrush or a similar styled brush to clean pads on the fly.... it works and many people do it that way. Some people do it even a more "ghetto" way and just wrap a MF towel on their fist and use the mf to clean the pad as you're holding the buffer at speed in the other hand.
 
When on site - I wash with warm water to get excess polish/compound/whatever off the pads (rotary or da) - put on polisher, turn on low - then mid - then high speed to shake water out (beware of splatter - I normally point at an angle towards my feet) ...... then back on low and use a MF to either dry or final clean the surface of the pad. Has worked just fine for me at the worksite.
 
Great idea B&B maybe spin off in an old bucket with a slot cut down the side to fit the body of machine, to avoid that splatter.
 
TRILLIS said:
Great idea B&B maybe spin off in an old bucket with a slot cut down the side to fit the body of machine, to avoid that splatter.
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That's a good idea, I'll have to do that. I have more then enough 5 Gallon buckets laying around, I could carve one up! :xyxthumbs:
 
TRILLIS said:
Great idea B&B maybe spin off in an old bucket with a slot cut down the side to fit the body of machine, to avoid that splatter.
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Thanx - works for me..... make it high tech and patten it lol! I just require 1% :dblthumb2:
 
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