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[greggearhead]

So, I bought a buffer.  Buffing the TD truck, will prolly do some of my other vehicles too.  It has been 1993 since I did this.  

How do you clean the buffing pad?  Not the terry applicator pad, but the wool-like buffer?  I remember doing it on my fresh painted Scirocco eons ago, but can't remember.

[djsatan]

I've just hand washed mine and hung dry albeit since I have a black car it has been retired  :?

[MistressAnne]

I have to find out how to get gum out of upholstery!!!!!

[Jarod]

I have to find out how to get gum out of upholstery!!!!!

Try some Conola oil/vegitable oil. Let it soak. Oil corrodes rubber and rubber is a main ingredient in gum. Also, use an adhesive solvent to get the stick out.

[ninety3slcVr6]

There is a spray that actually freezes the gumso youcan just break it off it's cool. But yea sometimes you do have to uae a solvent cleaner. But don't just pour it on. Otherwise you might have a hole where the gum was. lol. Goof off might work. Try to remove most of the gum then apply the solvent  onto a white terry cloth towel and rub it lightly to remove the rest of it.

[ninety3slcVr6]

Also about the buffing pad, While running the buffer take a flat head screw driver , but hold on to it tight, and act like your buffing the tip of the screw driver and that will clean the pad. Please be very carefull though!!! Do this only when the compound is dry on the pad. They do make a tool for this. It looks like a spur for horseback riding, but with a handle.

[Greg337]

Greg, when the pad is dry, get it spinning on the buffer and use a screw driver on the pad.  It should break it up.  Then toss it in the washer with your other cleaning rags.  Wait, maybe I am the only one that has a "car towel" load of laundry every week.

[MistressAnne]

There is a spray that actually freezes the gumso youcan just break it off it's cool. But yea sometimes you do have to uae a solvent cleaner. But don't just pour it on. Otherwise you might have a hole where the gum was. lol. Goof off might work. Try to remove most of the gum then apply the solvent  onto a white terry cloth towel and rub it lightly to remove the rest of it.

Aren't most of those petroleum based? Then I would need something to get out the oily residue...