Can anyone reccomend good polishing and wax hand applicator pads. Looks like Swissvax and Pinnacle both have some options. Anyone have any experience with either or used other good ones out there?

 

These applicators are some of the best in the industry:

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...ols/Categories

The swissvax pads are ok. They have a foam and a terry side. I found them to fall apart and fray after a few washes. I haven't had any experience with the pinnacle pads. From the photos, they look like they're made by lake country. If they are, they're good pads.

 

Dodo Juice Finger Mits are also excellent. They stay on your hands really well so you don't drop them. Check out our detail product's video, I am using them about half way through.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XViMRXPeOjg


John

 

Zaino Custom Polish Applicator – a specially designed 100% virgin cotton polish applicator, approximately 4 x 5 - inches square, with special reversed stitching to prevent scratching of paint surfaces. The 100% virgin cotton material features the finest texture and softest nap available. The cotton surface surrounds a special silicone free, sponge insert. Slightly dampen your applicator with a light mist of water, before applying wax to the applicator. This technique will make product spread further and more evenly and ensure that applicator is soft.

 

I didn't think anyone was still using cotton. IMHO, microfiber applicators are the way to go.

 

Water, being hydrophilic adheres to micro fibre; in comparison to cotton, a Micro (polyamide) fibre will absorb 98% moisture, while cotton can only absorb 70% at most
The polyester and polyamide content of Microfiber is typically; a blend of 80% polyester (a scrubbing fibre) and 20% polyamide (an absorbing fibre).The nature of this yarn is that it is an absorbent; the reason polyester appears to absorb liquids is the many thousands of micro fibres that collectively encapsulate.

a) A Microfiber towel - made from polyester/polyamide will remove product, as they actually lift the dirt or wax from the surface you are cleaning and then store the particle or liquid in the towel until it is washed. due to its inherent properties (that’s why they are so good at cleaning without the use of chemicals). The polyester and polyamide are combined during weaving to create microscopic loops, which form a network of tiny hooks, scrubbing away dirt and grime while trapping it within the weave.

These very fine fibres have little 'hook like claws' that reach into the tiniest of crevices, pulling out dirt, dust, grease, grime, and even bacteria. They hold these foreign materials in their web of weaves until they are washed in warm water where the fibres relax and release these materials.

Conversely the same attributes that make Microfiber so good at cleaning have an adverse affect when applying wax. A polymer sealant forms a molecular bond with the paint surface, so when you remove it, you are removing excess product. An organic wax however, doesn’t form a bond with the paint surface but merely adheres to it, forming a chain-link type coating. A micro fibre cotton towel will leave enough of the wax behind to enable it to form a surface coating.

Cotton Towel - 100% cotton micro fibre with terrycloth weave, spun with long staple cotton and then woven into 100% natural looped terrycloth or velour, the larger fibre loop size that makes up the towels nap are trimmed to produce a fine nap, ideal for buffing and leaving behind a coating on the paint surface.

 

I prefer mf for polishing and liquid waxes:

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...-Pad%2C/Detail

And foam for paste waxes:

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...licator/Detail