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Old 06-17-2008, 08:14 PM
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I know there is a lot of ways to dry your pads but I found some Velcro strips in my garage and used the rough side , attached it to the back of the pads and just let it hang like the pics,what do you think?


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Old 06-17-2008, 08:23 PM
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I just squeeze them, then spin them at full speed on my UDM or Flex. It is much faster like that then waiting for day for them to dry.
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Old 06-17-2008, 08:23 PM
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Spin dry them on the rotary.
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Old 06-17-2008, 08:24 PM
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Looks like a fine idea. The main thing you want to watch out for while drying pads is to not have the pad face up so the water is soaking into the velcro.
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That should work fine. I would still give them a spin first as others have already suggested. Just don't let the foam part touch the wall.
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Old 06-17-2008, 11:00 PM
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Another vote for squeezing some water out then spinning on rotary for 20-30 secs
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Yup, I just wring them out as best I can and hit them with full blast on the rotary.

The mist feels good on a hot day too...so I guess that is a little added bonus.
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I too put them on a rotary at 3000RPM. then throw them on a rack to dry
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Old 06-18-2008, 07:42 PM
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Spin dry them on the rotary.
Same here.
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i put a sweater dryer thing laid on top of a clothes rack with the velcro facing up.
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