Pinnacle XMT Polishing Pad Cleaner vs. Duragloss 501

[mwtaco]

I used a white LC CCS pad to apply Duragloss 501 on my car today.

I sprayed XMT PPC on the pad afterwards to clean it. I let it sit for 10 minutes, scrubbed with a brush and rinsed. Still lots of product oozing out when i wring it. I repeated 2 more times. Still lots of product in the pad.

At this point, I sprayed it again and will let it sit over night.

Was expecting something quicker/easier to use. I don't expect it to be white again, but I thought it would dissolve the product inside.

I could let it soak overnight in solvent, but that would defeat the whole point of the XMT PPC spray. I could do that with any of the APC or Dawn that I already had.

I am open to the possibility that I am approaching this incorrectly and welcome any suggestions.

Thanks.

Before:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_03771.JPG

After (soaking with XMT):

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_21423.jpg

[toycar18]

I spray with XMT PPC and use a Foam Pad Conditioning Brush (http://www.autogeek.net/padtool.html) to scrub. I usually leave on polisher and use on moving pad. I let the pad sit for 5-10 min. Then I immediately put into hot water bucket for 5-10 minutes to soak. Most of the time I can squeeze out all the polish and cleaning solution in the water. Then rinse with fresh water. Worked great every-time!

[rwright]

Welcome to Duragloss my friend! It's very tough to clean out of pads, so basically dedicate that pad to DG 501. You can try a solvent.

[alko]

When I'm polishing, I will spray a couple of shots on the pad with the pad cleaner and then use Mike's Cleaning Pads on the Fly technique. I will sometimes use a bad brush to clean residual polish. It works great for me.

[richy]

Just goes to show you how strong 501 really is!! Soak it in mineral spirits overnight.

[Capa1970]

Welcome to Duragloss my friend! It's very tough to clean out of pads, so basically dedicate that pad to DG 501. You can try a solvent.

+2 this is common with 501 and pads. All of my white pads are slightly greenish-blue.

[rwright]

Just goes to show you how strong 501 really is!! Soak it in mineral spirits overnight.

Since the cat is out of the bag, after soaking in mineral spirits wash with dish soap to dissolve the MS, rinse well. :)

[mwtaco]

Since the cat is out of the bag, after soaking in mineral spirits wash with dish soap to dissolve the MS, rinse well. :)

haha. i am reclassifying the pad as disposable.