Description
The microfibre pad is the part of the Wischwiesel that does the work and the part that wears. This is the replacement: a 44 centimetre high-quality microfibre cover for the Loba applicator, available singly or in packs of five.
Microfibre is specified rather than sponge or cloth because it releases product at a consistent rate. A pad that has gone hard, or been washed with fabric softener, releases unevenly and leaves streaks that only show once the coating dries.
Technical Specifications
| Product type | Replacement microfibre applicator pad |
|---|---|
| Article number | 16249-000000 |
| Width | 44 cm |
| Fits | Loba Wischwiesel applicator |
| Pack options | Single pad or pack of 5 |
| Care | Launder without fabric softener |
Looking After Microfibre
Microfibre works by capillary action, drawing product into the fibre structure and releasing it steadily as it is drawn across the floor. Anything that coats those fibres destroys that behaviour, and fabric softener is the usual culprit.
Wash pads warm and without softener, and let them dry completely before storing. A pad that has been softened, or stored damp and gone hard, will streak from the first pass. Because the streaks only appear once the coating dries, the pad is often blamed last rather than first.
Where to Use
- Replacing a worn Wischwiesel pad
- Keeping a clean spare pad for a second product
- Commercial maintenance rounds where pads are changed between sites
- Any Loba water-based maintenance application
How to Apply
- Remove the old pad — Take the worn pad off the applicator head.
- Fit the new pad — Attach the replacement, checking it sits flat across the full width.
- Apply — Work in thin even passes with the maintenance product.
- Launder — Wash the pad after use without fabric softener, and let it dry fully before storage.
Important Notes
- Fabric softener coats microfibre and stops it releasing product evenly. Wash without it.
- Keep a second pad if you apply more than one product, so residue from one does not carry into the other.
- A pad that has stiffened or matted will streak. Replace it rather than working around it.
Keeping Spare Pads
Contractors running maintenance rounds generally keep several pads rather than one, and the reason is practical rather than about wear. A pad that has applied one product carries residue of it, and using the same pad for a different product mixes the two on the floor.
Keeping one pad per product avoids that entirely, and having a clean spare means a job is never held up waiting for a pad to launder and dry. Packs of five exist for this reason.
