How to Remove Sealant from Pads.

I clean them as best I can and them I let them soak over night in DP citris cleaner. Then I clean and rinse them again and that seems to do the trick.
They are not sparkling-new clean but the sealent is out, I think , for the most part.
 
rwright said:
As I stated, I did it on purpose. I was just curious to see what would happen if anything. This weekend I plan to repeat the procedure and take pictures, using both a yellow applicator pad and one of my older ht pads if I have any left. I think I trashed them all.
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I'm not questioning you Richard. My concern is if I use it (as I have been) I have done damage to the foam even when I rinse it out right away. After you posted I have now sprayed a white CCS pad and a HD grout sponge and left them to see the effects .....I sure hope you are wrong but I kinda doubt you are!:cry:
 
I just rotate it into use next time I polish a vehicle. Put a finish polish on that pad and start polishing with it. When those finishing passes are completed I don't think there is still sealant in that pad.
 
UPDATE!

Over night I did a test on Dawn Power dissolver and here are the results. I sprayed it on a HD Grout Sponge and a CCS White pad that has hook and loop issues. The pictures show the results!

Do Not Use this stuff on your pads!

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I'm sure over time, the pads I have used this stuff on will deteriorate to no one fault but my own. I just want to give a heads up so no one else uses this on their pads. I see it suggested all the time and I must give a huge thanks to 08xB and rwright for questioning this practice, thus making me question it and this is the result.

I'm sure some will argue that they don't leave it on overnight but I'd say the foam absorbs it and once applied the chemical reaction has started.
 
Buckskincolt said:
I just want to give a heads up so no one else uses this on their pads.
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Thanks for sharing this with the forum... makes me thing of a quote by Elenore Roosevelt...


"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself"​

At a minimum, stick with products formulated for and recommended for cleaning and removing polish and compound residue from foam pads...


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Ive had good luck with the XMT Pad cleaner and using the Snappy pad cleaner. For the Snappy i scrub them in a 5 gal and leave them to soak in the solution for a few hours and it works great!
 
The only thing I've got to work on a WGDGPS pad is regular dawn (haven't tried the power dissolver or Megs APC) but I've tried everything else in this thread and then some. I have to put it directly on the pad though or it takes forever. The dawn foam dispenser works good for this since it's easier to spread onto the pad and work in evenly. And yes squeezing the goo out at first is a must, it makes things much easier since that sealant EATS soap like crazy - neutralizes it. So the less you have to deal with the better.



I've spent the last couple of weeks trying to get it out of my MF's and it's nearly impossible. 7 dawn soaks/washes later and only half of them are free of it. I didn't know that washing my buffing towels together with the others would contaminate everything - or that just the dried sealant "powder" residue would be hard to get out. From now on I'll have a couple of dedicated WGDGPS towels that get washed separately!

I was thinking of contacting WG and seeing what they recommend.

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tuscarora dave said:
I just rotate it into use next time I polish a vehicle. Put a finish polish on that pad and start polishing with it. When those finishing passes are completed I don't think there is still sealant in that pad.
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Good idea!

SouthernStyles said:
Ive had good luck with the XMT Pad cleaner and using the Snappy pad cleaner. For the Snappy i scrub them in a 5 gal and leave them to soak in the solution for a few hours and it works great!
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A couple sprays XMT pad cleaner immediately after use
Let sit for 30 seconds to a minute
Drop in bucket of DP powder or snappy powder
Let soak
Rinse well, Rinse well
 
I use a 5 gallon bucket with one large scoop of Oxyclean. Fill it about halfway with water from the hose to foam up the Oxy, throw the pads in and let them soak. They usually soak for a few hours but I have left them in the solution for up to two days (yep, forgot them). Wring out the excess and throw them in the washing machine using Charlie's soap.

They come out as new no matter what was on them including paint. Not once has there been damage or velcro separation. Pads used are LC 6.5" flat for the most part.
 
Paint thinner is the only thing that works to clean pads then follow up with water and soap.
 
lkotsios said:
Paint thinner is the only thing that works to clean pads then follow up with water and soap.
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It certainly is not the only thing that cleans pads. I wouldn't use paint thinner on my pads. What I listed above works great and my pads come out looking new after that process. Ocasionally I get a stain but the pads are certainly clean and ready for their next use.
 
lkotsios said:
Paint thinner is the only thing that works to clean pads then follow up with water and soap.
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Seriously? Not hardly!

CEE DOG said:
It certainly is not the only thing that cleans pads. I wouldn't use paint thinner on my pads. What I listed above works great and my pads come out looking new after that process. Ocasionally I get a stain but the pads are certainly clean and ready for their next use.
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:iagree:
 
RTexasF said:
I use a 5 gallon bucket with one large scoop of Oxyclean. Fill it about halfway with water from the hose to foam up the Oxy, throw the pads in and let them soak. They usually soak for a few hours but I have left them in the solution for up to two days (yep, forgot them). Wring out the excess and throw them in the washing machine using Charlie's soap.

They come out as new no matter what was on them including paint. Not once has there been damage or velcro separation. Pads used are LC 6.5" flat for the most part.
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Oh good I have both of those. Just to be clear, you have used WGSDPS in them right? Because that stuff is crazy.
 
Try paint thinner as a sample and then tell me what you think. Sealers are made with mineral spirits thats what paint thinner is, you use the same solvent to break down another solvent.
 
What concerns me about paint thinner on pads is that pads are made out of foam which isn't exactly the most durable material in the world. If it can thin out paint I'm scared to see what damage it'll cause to foam pads.

For my pad cleaning I squirt some regular Dawn (not Power Dissolver) directly onto pads, scrub with my hands and a soft $1 Walmart toothbrush and rinse under hot water.
 
I use the DP Polishing pad rejuvenator per instructions. You put a cap
full (comes with the product) per 3 gallons of water. I use a 5 gallon bucket with cover. I put in the water then add a cap full of the product
mix it up . It turns into a nice green liquid and then you soak your pads in for 15 minutes.. then I work and squeeze my pads by hand after they have soaked for a several times until I see no more polishing product come out of the pad then I let them air dry. They come out perfect.

Glenn
 
glenn14 said:
I use the DP Polishing pad rejuvenator per instructions. You put a cap
full (comes with the product) per 3 gallons of water. I use a 5 gallon bucket with cover. I put in the water then add a cap full of the product
mix it up . It turns into a nice green liquid and then you soak your pads in for 15 minutes.. then I work and squeeze my pads by hand after they have soaked for a several times until I see no more polishing product come out of the pad then I let them air dry. They come out perfect.

Glenn
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Polish is one thing but sealer is very difficult to remove. I use blackfire sealant and that is impossible to remove without paint thinner.
 
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