Well I just took my pads out of my Canon MG 3600 Multi-function Ink Jet - WOW they were saturated to the MAX! I put then in a plastic container and rinsed and rinsed and squeezed the heck out of them then used paper plates and paper towels (lots of paper toweling) to try and get the ink sucked out of the felt pads and get to a point where they can dry. There's still goo in the place where the plastic pad holder sat and I think I will just leave that alone - as it would make more of a mess inside the printer! I looked on line for a long time before finding this post -- And thank you Fran Fritz! NOW the REAL PROBLEM is how the HECK do i put them back in the correct spots after they dry... That will be a guessing game unless there happens to be a diagram or video somewhere I can see! Thanks again for this post -- RichInKY