How I store my MF’s and pads

I did as well. Eye rolls and you better not is all I got


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minerigger said:
I did as well. Eye rolls and you better not is all I got


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OR else...
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fly07sti -What method do you use to wash your pads when you have a large amount to clean at one time?
 
Wknd Dtlr said:
fly07sti -What method do you use to wash your pads when you have a large amount to clean at one time?
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When I get to the point of finally cleaning pads, I grab a few 5 gallon buckets and fill with hot/warmish water and a scoop of McKee’s pad cleaner. I’ll put about 2 dozen pads in each bucket and let them soak for a day or two. After they’ve soaked, I put about 10 pads on a saw horse style bench that is lined with Velcro to hold the pads. Then I proceed to rinse the pads with my pressure washer. This does a good job of cleaning the face of the pad without being too abrasive. When the pads seem to be free of pad solution, I remove them and do a final dunk rinse in a bucket with N914 mixed at 1:128. Then a 5 second spin on my DeWalt to get the majority of water out. Lastly the pads get to lye face down on grit guards for another day to dry completely.

@rlmccarty - My used towels would make for underwhelming pictures. I swap out towels very frequently as to not over saturate them with product.
 
fly07sti said:
When I get to the point of finally cleaning pads, I grab a few 5 gallon buckets and fill with hot/warmish water and a scoop of McKee’s pad cleaner. I’ll put about 2 dozen pads in each bucket and let them soak for a day or two. After they’ve soaked, I put about 10 pads on a saw horse style bench that is lined with Velcro to hold the pads. Then I proceed to rinse the pads with my pressure washer. This does a good job of cleaning the face of the pad without being too abrasive. When the pads seem to be free of pad solution, I remove them and do a final dunk rinse in a bucket with N914 mixed at 1:128. Then a 5 second spin on my DeWalt to get the majority of water out. Lastly the pads get to lye face down on grit guards for another day to dry completely.

@rlmccarty - My used towels would make for underwhelming pictures. I swap out towels very frequently as to not over saturate them with product.
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Awesome tips on to mount hook and loop on something to attach the pads on when cleaning them. Time to order some hook and loop material LOL
 
That's impressive. Here I am with one 8mm DA. You can't have enough towels, although you may have enough for me. If I rinseless wash 3 cars in a day I can easily use 20-30 towels. Those white 800 Everest you have are my go-to for rinseless/waterless and are not bad for drying. Those and my Griot's PFM get the most use by far.

This reminds me that I need a decoder sheet for my pads. There's little consistency across brands and I'm always having to loop up what pad textures.
 
fly07sti said:
When I get to the point of finally cleaning pads, I grab a few 5 gallon buckets and fill with hot/warmish water and a scoop of McKee’s pad cleaner. I’ll put about 2 dozen pads in each bucket and let them soak for a day or two. After they’ve soaked, I put about 10 pads on a saw horse style bench that is lined with Velcro to hold the pads. Then I proceed to rinse the pads with my pressure washer. This does a good job of cleaning the face of the pad without being too abrasive. When the pads seem to be free of pad solution, I remove them and do a final dunk rinse in a bucket with N914 mixed at 1:128. Then a 5 second spin on my DeWalt to get the majority of water out. Lastly the pads get to lye face down on grit guards for another day to dry completely.

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thanks for the detailed response. And great idea with the velcro strips. that sure would speed up the process. I take it the final rinse in N914 doesn't leave residue in the pad?
 
Wknd Dtlr said:
thanks for the detailed response. And great idea with the velcro strips. that sure would speed up the process. I take it the final rinse in N914 doesn't leave residue in the pad?
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Correct. It seems to help clean out any last bit of residue that might be in the pad. Maybe it’s placebo, but works for me.
 
Holy cow! I count 35+ large tubs. I would have to think those tubs hold upwards of $500 worth of supplies, so that's a large chunk of change in that shed. You must have several locks on it lol.
 
Is that show Hoarders still on TV? If so does anyone happen to know the phone #?lol.

Damn dude, you put the Autogeek Detailing Academy to shame.lol.
 
Yep, Hoarders is still on. I’d love to see a detailing themed episode!
 
Grimm said:
Holy cow! I count 35+ large tubs. I would have to think those tubs hold upwards of $500 worth of supplies, so that's a large chunk of change in that shed. You must have several locks on it lol.
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Some are more and some are less. Yes it has a couple of locks. It’s in my back yard which has motion sensor lights and surveillance. Like I’ve said before, I’d hate to find someone trying to get into it because I’d get em all dirty. lol
 
fly07sti said:
Some are more and some are less. Yes it has a couple of locks. It’s in my back yard which has motion sensor lights and surveillance. Like I’ve said before, I’d hate to find someone trying to get into it because I’d get em all dirty. lol
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I now some how feel my microfiber stockpile is inferior...


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fly, no more microfiber towels and pads till you upgrade the treasure shed to something like this (note this easy access from the front and side) which you can name the vault LOL... ;)
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and right across (or next to it) you can have a little playhouse (she shed) for the girls. it's a win-win situation...
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@Visitor, that would be dope. Hopefully in a couple more years I’ll be able to build my workshop in my yard. My girls would love having their own little house for sure.
 
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