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Old 09-15-2009, 06:53 PM   #2567 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jsnymeyer View Post
Perhaps I should throw away the ones I used then - they haven't been washed for awhile, and have just been sitting around in my dirty pile.
First, soak them in the washer with some detergent using the "Soak" feature for maybe 30minutes, then run them through a normal wash.
See how they turn out! Some stains come out, and others are stubborn.

Also, what specific materials are you working with here? MFs? Foam? Terrycloth?

Half the time, I save my permanently-stained/old materials for dirty jobs, like cleaning the engine bay and such. I just don't use them for paint and glasswork .

Also, I never run any foam anything, through the Dryer. My dryer eats them up. I air dry my foam, which is easy and fast IMO.

Oh, and any stained DA machine pads are probably best thrown away .
Might be a lot to remember, but you'll pick up the rules of thumb along the way in no time .
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