Pinnacle XMT 180 High Gloss

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Street5927

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I have to order some more wax. I originally was going to order some more Souveran Paste, however, I see that Pinnacle now makes this 180. Has anyone tried this wax yet, and I was wondering how it performs and if there is much of a difference in gloss between this and Souveran?
 
To answer you question i have used the 180 and i was really impressed by it. I haven't the chance to try the Souveran yet seeing as i still have plenty of other waxes (lol how is it though), so its hard to compare. They say this wax will work well on lots of colors but i really think its aimed more for the darker colored cars especially for black and red. For the price which last time i saw its a steal. I managed too do about 12-15 cars or so even though they say more. I recommend you getting some and giving a try. Its also easy to apply and moderately easy to take off. It does provide a good amount of depth at least on my car when i used it last time. Its been on my car for about a month and a half and its still showing pretty well. I don't have the greatest knowledge of all the products out there but compared to products i have used i think its a great product especially for the price range.
 
XMT smells like grapes! I haven't had a chance to try it out yet, so I'm afraid I can't be too helpful, but I've heard people like it. Not super amazing OMFG awesome stuff, but pretty decent for the price.
 
What color is your car? If it's a dark color Souveran wins hands down. If it's a light color you may not see much difference. XMT 180 has been around for awhile and has never gotten great reviews.
 
Legacy99 said:
What color is your car? If it's a dark color Souveran wins hands down. If it's a light color you may not see much difference. XMT 180 has been around for awhile and has never gotten great reviews.
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I personally have a black and silver vehicle. I am very happy with the souveran on both (particularly the black). Although I do like it, I am inclined to try something a little different to see if there is any difference in depth and gloss. What I am aiming towards is a wax that would "pop" and add more depth and gloss (when applied with a sealant) when doing a clients vehicle.(which, as we know are all different colors)



With that said, I was thinking about trying the XMT 180....but I was also kicking around trying the Dodo Juice Supernatural. I could try both, since the XMT is quite cheap; however, I have heard good comments about the depth and gloss of the DoDo Juic, but I would not consider purchasing the Supernatural for the lighter vehicle's and the Blue Velvet for the darker paints due to the cost.



I guess another alternative that catches my eye is the Dodo Juice Double Wax????



Any other thoughts on this???
 
I was going to recommend the Fuzion BOGO, but I see they took it off special. Mayb call them up and see if they have any hiding anywhere?



I will admit, the Doublewax sounds cool, but at the same time it sounds rather... odd. It doesn't sound any different than layering a sealant and a carnauba except that you're layering two blends of carnaubas.



If you're looking for more of a metallic pop, you might want to try some different sealants. It almost seems to me that when I layer a sealant and a carnauba the metallic flake in my silver paint gets muted under the carnauba.



Or maybe try the straight 8 kit? And a 30 mL thing of Supernatural? I'd imagine that 30 mL of each is enough for 2-3 cars worth.
 
I picked up some of this wax during Detail Fest. I apply a coat to our Luna Mist Corolla and the look is a nice warm shine to it. Like a previous poster stated, nothing on the OMFG level, but I think a decent wax for the price. Beading on it is very nice, if you're into that sort of thing ;)



After a week of on/off rain, it's still on there and beading
 
michakaveli said:
I picked up some of this wax during Detail Fest. I apply a coat to our Luna Mist Corolla and the look is a nice warm shine to it. Like a previous poster stated, nothing on the OMFG level, but I think a decent wax for the price. Beading on it is very nice, if you're into that sort of thing ;)



After a week of on/off rain, it's still on there and beading
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Did you get yours chucked at your head? :D Just kidding, there was nothing dangerous about the throwing of the waxes. Other than the fact that the crowd that gathered turned into a bunch of sharks that smelled blood :P



It was pretty funny Max was like "OK, these are all really hard to open, but don't complain because you're getting them for free!" Man Detailfest was fun.
 
It's an alright wax, but definitely not up to par with Signature Series II or even DP Max Wax. I find it's hard consistency kind of a pain to work with, too.
 
XRL said:
Did you get yours chucked at your head? :D Just kidding, there was nothing dangerous about the throwing of the waxes. Other than the fact that the crowd that gathered turned into a bunch of sharks that smelled blood :P



It was pretty funny Max was like "OK, these are all really hard to open, but don't complain because you're getting them for free!" Man Detailfest was fun.
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Whhhattttt???



I actually paid for it. :sadpace: But I was able to pick out the best cans out of the litter :bawling:
 
I bought some a while back and it was decent. It has a very strong grape smell at first but it has lessened a bit.



*the lid was a bit stubborn*



It was easy to apply and remove.



It looks pretty good. Like others have said, nothing that will blow you out of the water.



Durability was decent, typical of other carnaubas.



I honestly, if I didnt enjoy collecting waxes, wouldn't want to spend the money on this. However, it is a decent performer and is nice to have sitting around.



I was, however, blown away by Nattys blue paste wax, as much as I hate the name. :smile:
 
Sorry to revive with this a noob question:



How do you guys apply this? Remove it from the container and rub on a gray pad?
 
I bought a tin of it a while back and it looked great on my g/f's black explorer. I was in the middle of putting it on my white corolla but I dropped it on the ground (i had it out of the tin to rub it on my pc pad) so I had to throw it away. Maybe two uses out of it so I was a little :furious:



I would buy it again if autogeek were to put it back on bogo. I took advantage on the fuzion bogo. But I have so much wax now i really dont need more.
 
I got a tub of this stuff in from autogeek today. Is it worth using over a sealant (wolfgang deep gloss to be specific)? thanks
 
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