rockler router pad leaves "residue marks"

I use the grey shelf liner mesh. It doesn’t leave ‘sand off’ marks like you’re getting but you will get a dust grid that wipes or blows off. It’s lots cheaper than that stuff from Rockler.

M

-- The hump with the stump and the pump!

I have had the same issue with the shelf liner stuff. Switched to an old towel.

Bob

-- Bob Hinden / San Francisco Bay Area

Same issue here, I use a towel.

-- Petey

Same think here, I use some old blankets.

-- Bob in Montana. Kindness is the Language the blind can see and deaf can hear. - Mark Twain

A lot of these products are PVC coated on a fabric mesh. The PVC has plasticizers that migrate to the surface and tend to make the surface extra-soft and sticky.

I see the same effect with the cheap drawer liners. Eventually sanding dust will eliminate the leeching, but then they start to get a bit slippery for use as a sanding pad.

I found a yoga mat on the discount shelf for $5 that is great. It holds workpieces still while going at them with the ROS. Only down side is it won’t allow a downdraft table to function as designed.

i use the non slip pads used to put under rugs,kinda of a beige color havn’t had any issues so far.

-- sawdust the bigger the pile the bigger my smile-larry,so cal.

I use that foam sponge pad from the carpet layer left overs.

Try wiping with acetone. They look very new and clean and thus still have residue on them. Mine worked best when they got dusty.. Rub them down with sawdust then shake them out. That leaves a thin layer of dust and it won’t leave marks. Worked for me.

-- Andy - Seattle USA

Rockler Bench Cookies have the same problem.

-- Earl "I'm a pessamist - generally that increases the chance that things will turn out better than expected"

Yoda mat. I’m going to try that. Thanks for the tip Splinter.

-- Petey

I use the grey shelf liner mesh. It doesn t leave sand off marks like you re getting but you will get a dust grid that wipes or blows off. It s lots cheaper than that stuff from Rockler.

M

- Madmark2

-- We all make mistakes, the trick is to fix it in a way that says "I meant to do that".

You think that’s bad. I’ve had it leave marks on finished surfaces. Those plasticizers are killers.

I use the Rockler bench cookies. Though I usually just rout on a Router table when I can..

-- Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.