Retrive/Reuse sanding pads

r23on

Do you get bugged off with the amount of sanding pads you go through and how much you pay for new pads? Ever though of recovering and reusing them over and over untill there is no material left to sand with.

Well there is a way which will save you some money and a little bit of time.

Attachet is a series of photos on how to do so.

How to recover sanding pads, grab a bottle of Simple Green from Bunnngs, from the cleaning section and mix in a spray bottle the desired amount. The stronger the mix may not be the best. But mix up what you think may work for you. the thicker the cloging on the pad the stronger you may need.

Next spray a little onto the pad and let sit for a min or two. you may need to let stand a bit longet depending on how thck the clogging  is. Then wash off

You may need to us a scrubbing brush if its really thick but let is soak for a bit longer

Allow to dry . when dry go for it continue sanding. By the way sanding paper not much chop 

I have used this method to recover sanding pads when sanding pine. 

Used sanding with burned in materialSolution sprayed onto pad

MartyH

Thanks for the tip @r23on.

I've got a Bosch green orbital sander and the problem I have is not that the pads wear out too quickly, but that they just don't stick to the sander very well at all. And once they fly off the first time, you've got little/no hope of getting them to stick down again. I'd love to hear any tips from anyone about the problem. I'm not sure whether its the velcro loops on the sander, or the pads themselves, or both.