Utility pads are a larger version of scouring pad and can be attached to a utility pad holder which can either comes with a hand held handle or long pole handle.  Utility pads are mostly used for cleaning baseboards, scuff marks on floors, and built up floor wax in hard to reach places.  The average utility pad is about 10 inches long whereas a scouring pad is usually six inches or less.   A very popular utility pad is called a doodlebug pad and is manufactured by 3M Corporation.  The doodlebug pad is popular because it comes with a pad holder system.  The floor hand pad holder has small teeth that grip to the pad and a comfortable handle to reduce stress and fatigue for the user.  Pole pad holders also have small teeth that hold the pad, but the actual holder itself can be attached to a pole to get at hard to reach places.  Utility hand pads come in different grades of abrasion so it is possible to chose a suitable pad for the task at hand.  A common industry standard in hand pads is that the darker the color  pad usually has the coarsest fibers and the lighter colors have denser fibers and are less abrasive.  The most common colors for utility pads are white, blue, brown and black.  White utility pads are equivalent to a cleansing pad and used for cleaning delicate surfaces.  Blue utility pads are more for general use and are mildly abrasive yet still effective at scrubbing.  Brown utility pads are most commonly used for scrubbing, scouring and removing light wax build up on floors.  Black utility pads are the most abrasive and are great for tackling heavy amounts of built up wax in hard to reach places.  Utility pads are a necessity when refinishing floors and are usually found in every floor refinishing experts tool box.

At Monsterjanitorial we carry a large selection of utility pads at our online store:

Utility Pad Resources:

• http://solutions.3m.com/en_US/  - 3M is a manufacturer of utility pads and scouring pads.

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