micromesh

[MarkHix]

I tried to find out w/o bugging y'all with another newbie question but could not find a post anywhere: does it hurt micromesh to stay wet? do you let it dry out after each use if you are not using it for a couple of days?

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[Fred]

I haven't had any problems with mine being wet all the time. The sheets I use are the 3x4 foam ones. []

 

[LostintheWoods]

To be honest, the only time mine is wet is when I'm cleaning it---and I lay it out on a sheet of cardboard to dry before putting it back in use.

 

[Mikey]

I dip mine in water, but between uses/days it dries out. I woudn't leave it wet simply because that water could grow something nasty.

 

[winpooh498]

Hi Mark,
We leave our MM in a plastic coffee can half full of water all the time. We change the water out and give the MM a good rinse about once a week, depends on how much turning we are doing.
Hope this helps
Dawn & Shane []

 

[Ligget]

Mine dries naturally in the workshop overnight.

Keeping it wet will not harm it though!

 

[MarkHix]

thanks for the help!

 

[DaveM]

The sheets are fine, but the foam sanding pads can delaminate if left in warm soapy water. D.A.M.H.I.K.T.![:0]

I was washing them out by shaking them up in a plastic canister with a bit of laundry soap. (I had read that you could wash them in a jeans pocket, but the owner of the washing machine would have had a hairy fit if she had caught sandpaper in her machine, so I came the closest I could think of) I got interrupted, and grabbed them out the next morning. a couple of the pads had soaked right off the foam!

Dave

Edited for spelling error

 

[ctwxlvr]

I wash mine in a bag in the washing machine, the bag is made with an old dish towel folded in half ans sewn on the two sieds and a draw string on the top.