I just use One!
One pad for compounding (somtimes +1 for PFW)
One pad for Polishing, (Hydrotech tangerine)
One pad for Jeweling! (Hydrotech Crimson)
Just keep them clean,that simple, how come every one needs so many?
Me personally,I clean my pads after the detail.
When i'm polishing,I like to just take one pad off and replace for another and keep on keeping on. :wink: