Dropped a pad. Would you use it?

[Rob Tomlin]

when i get done washing my pads, i swing out as much water out as possible and then lay them on the grit guard to dry... :up

Excellent idea!

[SuperBee364]

Pads get much hotter when you`re spinning them against paint than they get in a clothes dryer.

[Rob Tomlin]

Pads get much hotter when you`re spinning them against paint than they get in a clothes dryer.

Perhaps, but I would still think that would contribute to premature wear and tear.

[imported_Picus]

How long do your pads normally last? I`d say I have 200 orange LC pads, in an average week each will get used once or twice, meaning it will get washed once or twice. Most last well over a year, sometimes two years. If I had to guess I`d say I get between 60-100 washes/uses out of each. I suppose I could do a test and keep one special pad out of the dryer and see how long it lasts, but we won`t know the results for like 2 years.



Actually, now that I think about it even if I am getting 50 uses per pad, and air drying them would move that number up to 100, that means I am losing 2 cents per use on the pad. I can live with that, I don`t have enough room to air dry 400+ pads.

[Rob Tomlin]

How long do your pads normally last? I`d say I have 200 orange LC pads, in an average week each will get used once or twice, meaning it will get washed once or twice. Most last well over a year, sometimes two years. If I had to guess I`d say I get between 60-100 washes/uses out of each. I suppose I could do a test and keep one special pad out of the dryer and see how long it lasts, but we won`t know the results for like 2 years.



Actually, now that I think about it even if I am getting 50 uses per pad, and air drying them would move that number up to 100, that means I am losing 2 cents per use on the pad. I can live with that, I don`t have enough room to air dry 400+ pads.

Wow.



In that case, please tell me what kind of pads you are using!

[imported_Picus]

Lake Country, mostly 6.5", yellow, orange, white, grey, blue. Some 4". I dunno; maybe I am just lucky. I`ve only had one pad separate from it`s velcro backing and that was a long time ago. I wash them with other pads only, non fabric softener detergent, then dryer them for ~60 minutes.

[Invigor]

Lake Country, mostly 6.5", yellow, orange, white, grey, blue. Some 4". I dunno; maybe I am just lucky. I`ve only had one pad separate from it`s velcro backing and that was a long time ago. I wash them with other pads only, non fabric softener detergent, then dryer them for ~60 minutes.

do you ever have a problem with them warping? I had a few orange ones turn into egg shapes rather than round...I got discouraged from using the washing machine after that

[imported_Picus]

I`ve had one or two warp in the washing machine; I think they get stuck in the spin cycle or something. If I recall correctly they both went back to their original shape after drying though.