there might be some variations in color after you wash because of varying degrees of water still in the foam, but ideally IMO the pads should be perfectly clean after you are done cleaning and they are dry. CCS pads require a bit more manipulation during the wash process to assure everything is outta those divits.

this type of thing is why i use dish soap for this process because you won't feel bad about cleaning them two times in a row or something....it's so cheap.

 

you should be able to get the pads looking new after each use.

 

ok, ill give the dish soap a whirl tonight. One of my white pads came out perfect but the other one that i used more is a little darker and the orange pad still had some residue left. And i also have one of the purple foam wool pads, and its kind of matted together, is this supposed to be like that or should i try to brush it out? I let them soak for about 20 mins agitating every 5 mins or so and using my hands to scrub the pads

 

hmm. if i had a PFW pad, i probably would put it on the rotary or DA when slightly damp and spin it out for a couple seconds to get the fibers sorted. just enough to see if it is doing anything good. just an idea, dunno if it'd work :shrugs:

if i had to guess, the stuff marketed for cleaning pads is probably easier to rinse out than dish soap. dish soap really needs to be rinsed out alot to be completely eradicated.

re: dish soap, this is what i do. works well but maybe someone has other ideas. i put the faucet on almost hot, and put some soap on the pad. i wet the pad and then work it with my thumbs until it's a crazy foam. i then press in the center and work to the outer edge with my thumbs. i'll add some water onto the pad and make more foam, and work it out. i then rinse it pertty well but not completely, doing the same motion, and then one more time with the soap. then i rinse it out really well. i inspect to see if there is product residue left. if not, i start compressing the pad then slowly in my hand, making a fist, and then letting expanding it with water running on it so it sucks in water, squeezing, over and over until when i squeeze the water out, there is no more soap. you wont' ruin the pad or the backing from squeezing it. i then put it foam side up on a drying rack in my laundry room.

 

Everything came in today, now I need to go find a storage box for all of it

 

i use a thing from walmart. it's a white plastic stand with multiple clear drawers. i had to buy two sets and stack them on each other.

 

all of mine sits in the autogeeks boxes right now lol. BTW, builthatch, im doing the dish soap was as we speek and its doing VERY well at cleaning the pads.

 

yeah man, i'm glad it's working. the only downside is it takes quite a bit of massaging, squeezing and rinsing to get the stuff out, but warm to hot water helps things and the end result is worth it. dish soap is cheap enough too.

just don't let your wife know where all the dish soap is going.

EDIT:

here are those containers i was talking about. i included the second pic for scale purposes, and the third pic to show you where i keep my temp sensitive **** lol

 

I have the same type of plastic boxes. I'm using it to hold all my MF towels, wash mits, etc... I'll have to buy another for my pc stuff

 

this thread just the schooled the **** out of me, cant wait for my first detail.

 

another tip for microfiber care is using vinegar when washing them. i use palmolive soap along with a cup of vinegar and an extra rinse cycle, they stay soft and clean