jreblackGT
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This is my review of the Pinnacle XMT 360 Spray Wax that I received in the recent AG giveaway. I will preface my review by saying that I haven’t used a variety of spray waxes and I usually use Meguiars Ultimate Spray wax so that’s the only product that I can compare XMT 360 to.
I washed my car with Pinnacle XMT Gel Shampoo and Conditioner as described in another review thread. Here’s some pics after drying and before applying XMT 360.
The sprayer produces an extremely fine mist which I like although I’m not a fan of it’s short stroke. XMT 360 Spray Wax is a simple wipe on wipe off product. I applied it to small areas at a time, roughly 3 feet square, After misting on the area being worked I spread the wax evenly on the paint surface using a Cobra Deluxe Jr. 600 towel, flipped the towel and buffed it off. On application I found XMT 360 to be rather “grabby” as the towel didn’t slide easily across the paint as I spread it. Using very light pressure on the towel it wanted to catch and bunch up in my hand rather than sliding smoothly and easily over the paint and wax. That was the case whether I applied it with the shorter nap or longer nap side of the towel. I buffed it off with the longer nap side if the towel.
I was working in the shade and I don’t know if my pictures adequately show it but after applying XMT 360 Spray Wax I could see an improvement in the paint’s shine. Here’s some pics after use.
And here’s some in direct sunlight after use.
Conclusions:
Pinnacle XMT 360 Spray Wax does provide a post wash boost to the shine as claimed and expected. However I didn’t like it’s reluctance to be spread easily on the paint when applied. This tendancy to grab and bunch up the towel required me to use more pressure than I liked which caused some some observed surface marring which hadn’t existed previously. It also made it more time consuming to apply than my usual spray wax. YMMV but for those reasons I really didn’t care much for it.
I washed my car with Pinnacle XMT Gel Shampoo and Conditioner as described in another review thread. Here’s some pics after drying and before applying XMT 360.
The sprayer produces an extremely fine mist which I like although I’m not a fan of it’s short stroke. XMT 360 Spray Wax is a simple wipe on wipe off product. I applied it to small areas at a time, roughly 3 feet square, After misting on the area being worked I spread the wax evenly on the paint surface using a Cobra Deluxe Jr. 600 towel, flipped the towel and buffed it off. On application I found XMT 360 to be rather “grabby” as the towel didn’t slide easily across the paint as I spread it. Using very light pressure on the towel it wanted to catch and bunch up in my hand rather than sliding smoothly and easily over the paint and wax. That was the case whether I applied it with the shorter nap or longer nap side of the towel. I buffed it off with the longer nap side if the towel.
I was working in the shade and I don’t know if my pictures adequately show it but after applying XMT 360 Spray Wax I could see an improvement in the paint’s shine. Here’s some pics after use.
And here’s some in direct sunlight after use.
Conclusions:
Pinnacle XMT 360 Spray Wax does provide a post wash boost to the shine as claimed and expected. However I didn’t like it’s reluctance to be spread easily on the paint when applied. This tendancy to grab and bunch up the towel required me to use more pressure than I liked which caused some some observed surface marring which hadn’t existed previously. It also made it more time consuming to apply than my usual spray wax. YMMV but for those reasons I really didn’t care much for it.
hope all the "raves" about it are worth it, just waiting a few more months to see the durability, since the "new formula" was just released, there is no information about the durability so I will stay subscribed hoping you post the durability reports when you get the chance and see how the spray wax holds up... (I am not expecting a lot, generally spray waxes last 2-3 weeks) just wanted a estimate.
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