How does one clean Terry cloth buffing pads? I have pads used to buff off car wax and they become loaded with dry wax. Hot washing machine water only helps some. Is there a good way to clean them?
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Try a citrus degreaser and power washer.
To be honest, you should be using long nap microfiber towels for removing wax/sealant/polish residue.
I am not sure which car you're using this on, but on softer paints, I can guarantee that you're leaving marring.
To be honest, you should be using long nap microfiber towels for removing wax/sealant/polish residue.
I am not sure which car you're using this on, but on softer paints, I can guarantee that you're leaving marring.
I'm loving the Uber double-sided microfiber towel. It's got a long nap on one side and a short nap on the other so you can pick which you need at the moment. These are the first MF towels I've bothered cleaning to reuse instead of letting them devolve into wheel wipers!
I clean about 30 pads and that many microfiber towels every winter as polish and wax 3 boats that are stored inside a heated building.
Two 18' boats and a 36'.
I use Wolfgang pad/towel cleaner. I buy it by the gallon.
http://www.autogeek.net/wolfgang-pad-cleaner.html
It works AWESOME. Saves me tons of time and $$$$$$$
And yeah.......get away from terry cloth buffing pads. I run foam pad on a Makita wheel to apply products and usually a microfiber towel to remove them by hand. I've also used wool pads as well to remove waxes/polishes, but have had limited success.
Two 18' boats and a 36'.
I use Wolfgang pad/towel cleaner. I buy it by the gallon.
http://www.autogeek.net/wolfgang-pad-cleaner.html
It works AWESOME. Saves me tons of time and $$$$$$$
And yeah.......get away from terry cloth buffing pads. I run foam pad on a Makita wheel to apply products and usually a microfiber towel to remove them by hand. I've also used wool pads as well to remove waxes/polishes, but have had limited success.
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Thank you for the information. Ed
If you need cotton to "break" the wax you're applying in order to buff it off, you need to apply less wax.
Generally a microfiber is all that's needed to remove wax and it can even be done by hand if you apply the wax properly and in a thin even coat. I can usually buff off a waxed car with only one cloth and it certainly doesn't build up to the point of clogging it.
But citrus degreaser does work particularly well for removing built up wax in cloths.
Generally a microfiber is all that's needed to remove wax and it can even be done by hand if you apply the wax properly and in a thin even coat. I can usually buff off a waxed car with only one cloth and it certainly doesn't build up to the point of clogging it.
But citrus degreaser does work particularly well for removing built up wax in cloths.
Originally Posted By: gofast182
I'm loving the Uber double-sided microfiber towel. It's got a long nap on one side and a short nap on the other so you can pick which you need at the moment. These are the first MF towels I've bothered cleaning to reuse instead of letting them devolve into wheel wipers!
I picked up a 10-pk of these from Phil and they are also excellent:
http://www.detailersdomain.com/The-Origi...6x16_p_574.html
The Costco ones that a lot of people use, are great for cleaning windows. If you use them to remove polish or sealant, they will gunk up and no amount of washing will restore them.
I'm loving the Uber double-sided microfiber towel. It's got a long nap on one side and a short nap on the other so you can pick which you need at the moment. These are the first MF towels I've bothered cleaning to reuse instead of letting them devolve into wheel wipers!
I picked up a 10-pk of these from Phil and they are also excellent:
http://www.detailersdomain.com/The-Origi...6x16_p_574.html
The Costco ones that a lot of people use, are great for cleaning windows. If you use them to remove polish or sealant, they will gunk up and no amount of washing will restore them.
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