LC pads are pissing me the fuck off!!!!!!!!
06-18-2005, 07:31 PM
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LC pads are pissing me the **** off!!!!!!!! I got my PC a while ago and have used the LC pads about 12 times. The velcro sheet on the back of the pads is falling off and the pads are literally falling apart. I have washed them after use and kept them in plastic bags. Are these pads just junk, or are the other brands the same way? Is there a better set of pads out there to buy?
Please help
Robert
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06-18-2005, 08:57 PM
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Mine do the same thing. Wash them a few times (with just water), and the pads will start to fall off when your using them. I always just figured it was time for new ones anyway. 
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Wow, I haven't heard of anyone having this problem. I've been using these pads (purchased on properautocare) for a couple years now, and the only problems I've ever had were self-induced.
I wash mine in the sink, by hand. Basically, I fill the sink with soapy water, then squeeze the pads while under water, making sure to get soap into the pores. Once I have them all full of soap, I drain the sink and start a steady stream of cool water, then squeeze them under that stream to get the soap out. Once all the soap is out, I squeeze as much water out of them as I can, then I hang them to dry. I put some bicycle hooks on the wall in my garage and hang each one on its own hook. For the 6" pads (I mostly use the 7.5" pads), I set them pad side up on a shelf. My white pads last about a year and my orange pads tend to last a bit longer than that. My black/red pads last about 9 months, but I haven't been using them as much lately, so my current black is about 18 months old.
Maybe if you tell us a little more about how you're using, washing and drying them.
I saw that you use Dawn and water, but how are you agitating (i.e. getting the soap into the pores) them?
Is it all your pads, or just one or two?
What color pads? The red and black pads don't tend to hold up as long because they aren't as dense and they tend to tear a little easier.
When you use them, are you keeping them wet or are you applying polish with a dry pad?
Are you polishing around any sharp corners (like the rear license plate)? I shredded an orange pad on my wife's car because I caught the corner of the front plate. Once a tear starts, it's going to spread fast.
-Mike
I wash mine in the sink, by hand. Basically, I fill the sink with soapy water, then squeeze the pads while under water, making sure to get soap into the pores. Once I have them all full of soap, I drain the sink and start a steady stream of cool water, then squeeze them under that stream to get the soap out. Once all the soap is out, I squeeze as much water out of them as I can, then I hang them to dry. I put some bicycle hooks on the wall in my garage and hang each one on its own hook. For the 6" pads (I mostly use the 7.5" pads), I set them pad side up on a shelf. My white pads last about a year and my orange pads tend to last a bit longer than that. My black/red pads last about 9 months, but I haven't been using them as much lately, so my current black is about 18 months old.
Maybe if you tell us a little more about how you're using, washing and drying them.
I saw that you use Dawn and water, but how are you agitating (i.e. getting the soap into the pores) them?
Is it all your pads, or just one or two?
What color pads? The red and black pads don't tend to hold up as long because they aren't as dense and they tend to tear a little easier.
When you use them, are you keeping them wet or are you applying polish with a dry pad?
Are you polishing around any sharp corners (like the rear license plate)? I shredded an orange pad on my wife's car because I caught the corner of the front plate. Once a tear starts, it's going to spread fast.
-Mike
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06-19-2005, 12:43 PM
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I clean my pads the same way you do.
My orange fell apart the first time I used it
My yellow just fell apart
May white one fell apart too.
My red and black have no problems but they dont see any speeds past 4.
I will be polishing or cleaning or compounding on speed 6 and it literally heats the back of the pad up so much that the adhesive melts away and causes the backing to come off of the pad. From there, the backing plate digs into the pad and rips it apart.
I start polishing by spraying the pad twice with detail spray.
My orange fell apart the first time I used it
My yellow just fell apart
May white one fell apart too.
My red and black have no problems but they dont see any speeds past 4.
I will be polishing or cleaning or compounding on speed 6 and it literally heats the back of the pad up so much that the adhesive melts away and causes the backing to come off of the pad. From there, the backing plate digs into the pad and rips it apart.
I start polishing by spraying the pad twice with detail spray.