Review: Pinnacle XMT Polishing Pad Cleaner

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A brief review of Pinnacle XMT Polishing Pad Cleaner

I normally don't bother cleaning foam app pads but I had such good luck cleaning my DA pads with the XMT cleaner that I thought I'd share my results. I used a app pad since I had already cleaned my larger pads.

Product and the dirty app pad (below). I dug this pad out of the trash, it had all sorts of wax and sealant on it since it was a pad I was experimenting with, it had been in the trash for several days so everything was dried on pretty good:

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Close up of the dirty pad (both sides):

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I first rinsed the pad with water to see how much would come out with hot water alone:


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I then sprayed the pad 4 or 5 times on each side with the pad cleaner:


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Then I drenched the pad in hot water and squeezed it several times, I also scrubbed the pad with my finger nails.


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The finished product (both sides). One side came out slightly cleaner than the other and that may have came out if I had let it soak for a few minutes (which I did not). All and all I'd say it did great, better than APC which I normally use. This one survived the trash, it'll go back in for another rotation. My hands are also nice and clean too :dblthumb2:

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VERY NICE review! I love this stuff...it works great! I use it when cleaning pads on the fly. Thanks for putting this together for others to see what a great product this is.
 
Very nice! I like using this product as well. Just the smell can be a little too strong at times.
 
It would be nice if it had a nice fruity scent, but it's not that harsh. I consider Sonax wheel cleaner and Iron-X to be harsh smells. This stuff just smells like a typical cleaner smell, like a Meg's APC type smell.
 
Hmm, very nice results. A great review also.

I never gave that stuff much thought. I guess I might have to try some. APC+ works good, but I end up using a lot.
 
It works very well IMO as well. Nice review! Please please wear some gloves with this stuff though.
 
I normally hit the pad with a couple of squirts and then clean the pad on the fly. Am I doing it wrong?
 
I have been using it as well. I have actually poured a few drips into a bucket, added some water, and then placed the pads in the soapy water as I use them. This stuff seems to disolve compounds and polishes. It does a decent job of breaking down waxes and sealants, but there is always a little of that left over on the pad once I am done. I do dislike the pump spray bottle though. Inevetably, my hands get wet and soapy, and trying to pump product is nearly impossible once that happens.
 
APC > than a separate product just to clean pads, BUT, nice review!! :dblthumb2:
 
Great review RFulmer!! Thanks for sharing those detailed pics.

How would you say the pad cleaner is more effective than APC? Have you compared using a degreaser?
 
Adam's APC has cleaned my pads the best, even better than OPC!

Not sure if I should have mentioned Adam's.
 
Great review! :xyxthumbs: I've had a lot of success with this product.


alko said:
I normally hit the pad with a couple of squirts and then clean the pad on the fly. Am I doing it wrong?
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I don't believe it was designed for cleaning on the fly. It's more for washing your pads at the end of a detail. Someone correct me if I'm wrong..
 
I have had great success with XMT Polishing Pad Cleaner.... just bought a 1/2 gallon the other day when pinnacle was on-sale.
 
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Adam's APC has cleaned my pads the best, even better than OPC!

Not sure if I should have mentioned Adam's.
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Adam's APC is what I was using (my favorite APC by the way for all sorts of around the house cleaning). But, I left a white polishing pad overnight without cleaning it and the polish had caked into the pad and dried. APC Wouldn't clean the center 3" of the pad even after soaking it in APC.

The pad cleaner got the pad about 50% cleaner than the Adam's APC did. It's not 100% clean but it's better than I could get it with APC.
 
RFulmer said:
The pad cleaner got the pad about 50% cleaner than the Adam's APC did. It's not 100% clean but it's better than I could get it with APC.
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Very interesting, thanks! I tested cleaning pads with DP-Cleanse-All, Adam's, and OPC. Adam's noticeably cleaned better than the other two, so XMT pad cleaner must work very good!
 
WOW, that stuff seems to work pretty well!!

Thanks for the review and photos!! :props:
 
Thanks for the review, Russell. I have the Euro CCS foam applicator pads and lots of pinnacle foam pads, so I'm glad I got this [along with the conditioner].

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aK
 
Sorry for thread jacking but hopefully this topic will attract people that will be able to help me. Last time (and first time coincidentally) I used some products on my vehicle with my DA the pad was a pain in the butt to clean. I could squeeze it and product was oozing out out it. Afterward I used a dish liquid to try to clean it out... It took for ever.

I guess my question is short and simple, was I using too much product and that is why that happened? If not, is this stuff going to clean all that goopy stuff out?
 
Nice review. Glad it works well b/c I just ordered some since I'm almost out of DP pad rejuvenator & it's on BOGO at the moment.
 
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