Can you re-use polishing pads?

[Harpham]

As above.

Are they just good for one use, or can you wash all the dried polish off and use them again???

 

[jenic]

You can wash them with warm water, let them fully dry naturally and use them again

 

[m4rkie23]

If you mean machine polishing pads mate then yea you can.

Rinse them with warm water under a tap. Use a few pea sized drops of fairy washing up liquid and 'work' it into the pad with your thumbs (whilst still running under warm water).
When the water runs clear, squeeze them out until they dont drop anymore water and pop in the airing cupboard overnight.

 

[Harpham]

Ahhh good times, that'll save a few pennies. Got a 2-3 cars lined up that I'm doing in the next week or so.

How many uses can you generally get out of them?

And yea, I mean the ones for machine polishers... cheers guys

 

[m4rkie23]

until the look battered mate. each pad is different.

 

[Harpham]

until the look battered mate. each pad is different.

Ok, good stuff... Thanks for the info!!!

 

[RussZS]

Which pads are they? If they are Menzerna and you're using a DA, they may not last 3 cars!

Are you going to be correcting them?

 

[JD]

Sounds like the LC pads as well Russ. 3M and Sonus ones seem to last, the rest don't