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| I soaked ours the other day with Woolite and rinsed well but I still have hard spots on my most used pad - which is also my oldest and favorite. :-( is it just telling me that it’s getting old and worn and should perhaps be retired to lighter use?
This is the first time I’ve used woolite, in the past I’ve just used the hose and a curry to get the hair off. We’ve been using BOT liners so I didn’t have much hair this time, just hard spots where they sweated through the liner so I didn’t use a curry. |
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Location: Texas | I shop vac mine once every few weeks. Works perfect to get any hair or dirt build up off of them. |
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| Earlier this year, I spent a few hours cleaning one of mi e (currying until all hair that could possibly come out was out) and then gently hosed it at an angle and left it to dry. It was SO much work that I ended up buying BOT liners. The liners are so easy to grow in the washer. I still haven’t gotten around to cleaning my other dirty pad...but am using a liner to keep it from getting worse until I get to it. |
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Location: North Dakota | Once or twice a year, I pressure wash mine, after letting it soak a bit with oxyclean.
I know it's not recommended by the company but I've been doing it for years and all my pads are fine.
In-between, I use a rubber curry to brush off excess hair/dirt every couple of rides.
I don't use a liner.
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | I brush mine off after every ride with the sponge they sell on their website.
Sponge is $4.99 and takes the hair and dirt right off.
They sell a cleaner and a soak too for under $20. I've never tried it but it's there.
I just sponge mine off and power wash it once a year without soap since my gelding is sensitive. I hang it to dry for a few days outside. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
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| IRunOnFaith - 2018-09-24 12:11 PM
I brush mine off after every ride with the sponge they sell on their website.
Sponge is $4.99 and takes the hair and dirt right off.
They sell a cleaner and a soak too for under $20. I've never tried it but it's there.
I just sponge mine off and power wash it once a year without soap since my gelding is sensitive. I hang it to dry for a few days outside.
I’ve never felt the sponges do much...in fact I’m not sure where any of ours are...maybe I’m not doing something right.
since I do use a liner it’s not hair and dirt so much as sweat. I’ve not power washed but I have used a hose set to “jet” in the past with better results than this round. Maybe I just need to go back to that.
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Location: Oregon | About once per year I pressure wash mine. Hang it by the gullet hole from a bucket/bridle holder hanging of a pallet and pressure wash at an angle. Takes a few days to dry, so I've learned to not do them all on the same day so I'm not without a pad for a while. I dont use liners. For ones that have a ton of hair in them, I pressure wash, curry with rubber curry comb, and then pressure wash again. Gets most of the hair out, sometimes still have a little hanging around though. I know its not recommended by the company, but this has been the most successful way of cleaning that I've found. |
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Location: TN | https://youtu.be/Wb2ivxwxFPg
I followed this video and mine looked brand new afterwards! And the underside was rough before lol. Now they all look new
Edited by Dellas Speedy Devil 2018-09-26 10:42 AM
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How do you clean your 5 Stars?