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BlackSunshine01

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i just used my pc 7424 the other day and i bought the dp pad cleaning mix, the stuff worked great with the pb ssr products. but when the end of the night came and it was time for me to lean the grey pad that i had used to wax the car with, it seemed that the wax wouldnt come out of the pad at all. being that it was the end of the night i figured that the cleaner had lost its ability. so i mixed up a fresh batch and let the grey pad soak for a few days. tonight i went bact to see it the wax had broken up enough to be removed from the pad and its still deeply embedded in the pad(i can still squeeze was out of it). any tips on how to get this stuff all the way out of the pad? btw the combo is lc grey pad, dp pad cleaner and wax is collinite 476.
 
Did you use a brush to agitate the pad's surface? This is new territory to me too but I think that's what's called for.
 
What you describe is not unusual. All of the pads that I have used to apply wax still have that wax residue feel to them no matter how much cleaning I did or what I used. If used for wax a lot they seem to get a little concaved so I just try to get them as clean as possible and spin dry to get their shape back.
 
i just used my pc 7424 the other day and i bought the dp pad cleaning mix, the stuff worked great with the pb ssr products. but when the end of the night came and it was time for me to lean the grey pad that i had used to wax the car with, it seemed that the wax wouldnt come out of the pad at all.


Just to note,

If you have a hard time washing wax or paint sealant out of anything, foam buffing pad or hand applicator pad), that's actually a good sign.

A number of times I've asked people on this forum in thread,

How AR do you want to get?

As it relates to whatever the topic is and this is another one of those topics as it relates to washing things that have been used with water soluble products versus mixing items that have been used with water soluble and non-water soluble products.

By their very nature, a quality wax or paint sealant should be HARD to wash out of anything and this means it will not wash off or wear-off your car easily either. Isn't that a good thing?

Now for this same reason, do you want to wash say the microfiber polishing cloths you used to remove wax or paint sealant with the correction chemicals in the same wash load?

Why?

Because in most cases, most compounds and any product that's body shop safe will tend to be water soluble and wash out very easily. If you mix your wax polishing cloths in the same load with hot water you will be mixing cloths with chemicals that wash out easily with cloths with chemicals that don't wash out easily and contaminating everything.

The only reason this would be important is if you're like the original OP and trying to get EVERYTHING out of the pad, or in this example the cloths.

All this means is have at least 2 laundry hampers in your garage, one for polishings cloths and buffing pads used with with waxes and paint sealants and one for everything else.

Again, I don't know how deep you guys want to get? I can usually get as deep or AR as the next guy and usually more so... it's a curse...


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Pardon my ignorance if I'm way off on this one but...

If you wanted to "strip" pads and clothes clean of product, couldn't you soak them in Dawn dish detergent? If Dawn is used as a pre-detail wash to strip old wax, couldn't it be used in this way?

Or what about soaking pads in a isopropyl alcohol and water mix? Or would this damage your pads?

Thoughts?

Again, maybe these ideas make no sense, I'm still learning.
 
Pardon my ignorance if I'm way off on this one but...

If you wanted to "strip" pads and clothes clean of product, couldn't you soak them in Dawn dish detergent? If Dawn is used as a pre-detail wash to strip old wax, couldn't it be used in this way?

Or what about soaking pads in a isopropyl alcohol and water mix? Or would this damage your pads?

Thoughts?

Again, maybe these ideas make no sense, I'm still learning.

We do not recommend it. You should use products that are designed to effectively clean the foam and keep the foam supple and ready for the next use. I actually had some foam pads turn hard and powdery from using the wrong cleaners before back when I was detailing full time so it was a hard lesson learned, use products that are designed for the job.
 
so what will happen to my pad if i dont get all the old wax out and go to use it next time? i get that its good that it dosent wash off easily but i thought that its bad for the pad to let it dry in there?
 
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