XMT 360 problems removing from pad

[ICEMAN]

XMT 360 problems removing from pad


I used XMT 360 corrects, cleans, and seals auto paint! XMT 360 is more than a cleaner wax, its a swirl remover, polish, and paint sealant in one. on the Saturn Sky i recently detailed and the product worked VERY well on the car, but did not work so well coming off my 4" Orange Cyclo Polishing pad.

the pic below shows a used and cleaned Cyclo Orange 4" pad on the left, and on the right is the pad i used the XMT 360 on. Well, when i tried to clean it, same as the pad on the left, thats how it came out. i claened the HELL out of the pad and there is soooo much stuff still in it. never takes more than a few minutes to clean these pads, but i worked on this one for 20 min. lol.

[ScottB]

I use DP Pad Rejuvinator and never had any problems.

[ICEMAN]

I use DP Pad Rejuvinator and never had any problems.

def not ordering anything else, lol.

i have like 5 bottles of pinnacel pad cleaner at home. never had a problem til this stuff. now i dont wanna use the 360 anymore.

[Finemess]

I love XMT 360, just did the wifes car with it. I used the pad prep and after tossed it in a bucket with APC in it for an hour and it came out super clean.

[Mike Phillips]

I used XMT 360 on the Saturn Sky i recently detailed and the product worked VERY well on the car, but did not work so well coming off my 4" Orange Cyclo Polishing pad.

Quick question...

Which products do find do wash out of pads easily?

[ICEMAN]

Quick question...

Which products do find do wash out of pads easily?

Menzerna SIP and Nano. VERY easily. takes a couple minutes per pad and its totally clean and sitting to dry. ive even let the Menzerna set in the pad for like 304 days and it was still just as easy as doing it right away.

I love XMT 360, just did the wifes car with it. I used the pad prep and after tossed it in a bucket with APC in it for an hour and it came out super clean.

have you been diong that for a long time? im wondering if theres any long term effects on the foam.

[Dubbin1]

have you been diong that for a long time? im wondering if theres any long term effects on the foam.

Many people have been cleaning their pads like that with no negative effects.

[ICEMAN]

Many people have been cleaning their pads like that with no negative effects.

hmmmm... i wonder how ARO would do since thats all i got. guess its worth a try.

[Mike Phillips]

Menzerna SIP and Nano. VERY easily. takes a couple minutes per pad and its totally clean and sitting to dry.

I knew the answer to my questions before I asked it and you just confirmed what I going to tell everyone.

Most professional grade compounds and polishes are water soluble, that's so in a body shop situation if after compounding a car they wanted to wash the car to rinse splatter out of cracks, crevices, body seams, etc, the can do so.

Waxes are supposed to LAST.


By this I mean, they are not supposed to wash off with water when you wash your car or drive it in a rain storm. The protection ingredients are NOT WATER SOLUBLE. If they were, and the wax washed off in the rain they you would be upset.

So for the same reason you dislike that the product won't wash EASILY out of your buffing pad is the exact same reason you love a wax in the first place and that is so it will stay on the paint and protect the paint.

Make sense?


In a nutshell, a quality wax or paint sealant SHOULD be VERY DIFFICULT to wash out of a pad. If it's not.... then how long is going to hold up on a car's finish?

I've written on this topic a number of times recently, doing a SEARCH using the terms or tags,

Soluble
Detergent-Resistant
Insoluble


Should find some more information on this topic...

[Mike Phillips]

Here's a thread with more info on why it's hard to remove a wax or paint sealant out of ANYTHING

Yet a compound or polish will release and wash out easily...

Cleaning Pads