Are Pinnacle Foam Applicators Best?

[Desert Rat]

Are the Pinnacle foam wax applicators sold here on autogeek superior to the similar looking pads found on amazon? Or are they all more or less the same? Just curious.

 

[allenk4]

This is one area where I have been able to economize without a noticable difference in performance

I hate cleaning applicators.

I also hate the idea of spending hours perfecting the paint and then proceeding to use a single foam pad to apply an LSP to the entire car

I use 2-3 of the ten cent version and toss them all at the end

 

[VISITOR]

the real thin yellow foam applicators are cheap and disposable and i would use them for dressing trim. i've had them marr paint before and i like using the megs foam applicators instead (and a few others) because they are better quality (softer & thicker) even thought they cost more...

 

[Dogfather]

(a little off topic)
I cut them in half. They're hollow like pita bread. I slip my fingers in and use them for wheel sealant.

 

[FUNX650]

IMO:
These foam applicators are probably the
best I've ever used to apply most LSPs.




Bob

 

[CDot]

i like using the megs foam applicators instead

:iagree: I've also used Lake country ccs applicators, wax applicator, sealant applicator and the blue hex-grip applicators (not on AG) as well. I like both better than the thinner yellow ones--with the hex grip probably being my current fav.

(a little off topic)
I cut them in half. They're hollow like pita bread. I slip my fingers in and use them for wheel sealant.

Never knew that, I will try that next time I'm putting on wheel protection!

IMO:
These foam applicators are probably the
best I've ever used to apply most LSPs.


Bob

Are those the same as the yellow ones?

 

[Niblick]

i use both the meguiars and the cheap disposable ones, depending on what I'm doing. Supernatural hybrid is one of my 'go to' waxes, but is a pig to get out of the applicator afterwards, so i tend to use the cheap pads for that and then chuck them away. most of my other waxes and glazes i'll apply with the thicker Megs applicators. i also try to stick to using the same pad for each wax, you can tell from the colour staining which one was used. probably makes absolutely no difference whatsoever tbh, just what i do. i'm a little OCD like that lol

 

[Evan.J]

These are the best Wax Applicators:

They can be found here:
Black Fire Wax Foam Applicator

 

[VISITOR]

Are those the same as the yellow ones?

those are the foam applicators that came with megs nxt/2.0 and they are far better than the thin yellow foam applicators...

 

[Toxix]

I use 2-3 of the ten cent version and toss them all at the end

I'm curious about these $0.10 versions of applicators, can you provide a link?

I've used a lot of applicators to apply a lot of different LSPs.
From Duragloss 111, Zaino Z2/Z5, Souveran, Menz PL, etc.

Some of these applicators include Griot's Garage 3" Pads, LC CCS Handheld Pads, Handjobber kit's included pads and have never had an issue with any of them.

Once I build up an army of used ones (takes a week or so) I'll dump in a bucket of pad cleaner or dawn and let them soak overnight and then thoroughly rinse them out.

Been doing this for years, so far no issues.

 

[JWilliams.RadiantDetail]

I like these because they're much more comfortable in my hand

 

[EVOlved]

The 10 cent version cannot be linked here but I will tell you they come from China are sold on a website that begins with a E and ends with a y.

I will add I have been using the hex gripped applicators for Sonax PNS exclusively and they do work really well for that. Mine are red foam on the bottom though if that makes any difference.

 

[Toxix]

The 10 cent version cannot be linked here but I will tell you they come from China are sold on a website that begins with a E and ends with a y.

Haha, nicely done.

 

[BobbyG]

I really like those Pinnacle foam pads and buy them by the dozen. These pads are just so nice I've sort of settled on them some time ago. I'm sure there's others out there but these work and I always get mine through Autogeek...rops:

 

[Belair]

The Pinnacle pads are all I use, bought by the dozen also.

 

[mg6045]

The absolute BEST foam applicator I have ever used are the blue ones from Surf City Garage.

They are extremely durable and the foam composition is very soft and the product spreads much further with less product when using them compared to yellow applicators.

They kind of remind me of the old black swissvax applicators that DD sold which were grossly overpriced.

the best way to describe it is that the yellow foam feels a bit coarse with some cleaning ability. they are also very porous. the SSG blue foam is extremely dense, the product sits at the top and they dont feel to have any cleaning ability. For liquid products nothing I have found works better.

but on the flip side, for paste wax's I think the yellow foam disks work better.