Review Poorboys Tornado Foam and Wool Pad Cleaner
I received this as part of this giveaway.
http://www.autopia.org/forums/autopi...iber-pads.html
I had a few pads laying around that needed to be cleaned. These have been sitting dirty for a few weeks now. I completely forgot about them until I saw them again today. Perfect timing to try out the foam and pad cleaner and my first ever Poorboy`s product.
Here is the bottle I received. The labels were damaged on arrival as one of the products leaked in the bag.
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Angus if you don`t mind, I am borrowing your photo to show the directions on the label
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I washed these pads by hand since I didn`t have that many to clean. I sprayed it onto the pad and let them soak for a few minutes. I worked it in and rinsed the pads out with warm water.
A Meguiar`s foam pad before and after. This pad was used with an interior protectant. I believe it was Blackfire.
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Here`s a Rupes blue pad that has Zephir compound on it.
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There is only water in the open celled foam.
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Here`s another Rupes pad that had Keramik polish on it.
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Finally this last foam pad was used with Adams leather conditioner.
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Overall the foam and pad cleaner did an excellent job cleaning out the pads. The scent reminded me of black licorice. It`s tolerable unlike some APC`s. It left no residue in the pad as far as I can tell as the product rinsed out fairly easily. Next time I will use it with the other method of soaking the pads in water and a couple ounces of the foam and pad cleaner.
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Looks like it did good.
Cool review, thanks.
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Looking good, Guz! I can`t wait to try out my samples :)
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Guz, When I saw your review I made a reminder to try it on my Rupes 4" yellow pad. This had been cleaned by hand using PB APC 15:1 I did take a before and waiting on the after but the pad looks so much cleaner now. Can`t wait to get more.2 thumbs up for Tornado .The only thing I persona lly wanna get out there is I like Poorboy`s Simple Bottle Labels and Simple Names.I prefer just "Pad Cleaner" and "Microfiber Detergent"Tornado and Typhoon ?
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Nice review! Looks like good stuff. I need a better pad cleaner.
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I can`t find this anywhere yet. Is this still a prototype product? I always keep some XMT pad cleaner on hand. So far its the best one I have tried to remove sealants, AIO and waxes. However, that stuff can really take your breathe away so it scares me a little. Normally the CG pad cleaner concentrate is what I use. It`s always done a fine job removing polishes from pads and is very economical.
I`ve never understood why the various brands of polishing pad cleaners with the packets/jar of powder are so expensive. I will soak them in that first if I have enough dirty pads otherwise I feel like I am wasting a packet for just a few pads.
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Here is my before and after shots of a pad I did.
This pad was already cleaned prior to using the new pad cleaner .
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Re: Review Poorboys Tornado Foam and Wool Pad Cleaner
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Originally Posted by
DBAILEY
I can`t find this anywhere yet. Is this still a prototype product?
Yes, its under testing.
Samples were sent to a few to do reviewing.
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Thanks for the complete review Guz ... we will have better and full instructions soon :)
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Originally Posted by
ShawnF350
Guz, When I saw your review I made a reminder to try it on my Rupes 4" yellow pad. This had been cleaned by hand using PB APC 15:1 I did take a before and waiting on the after but the pad looks so much cleaner now. Can`t wait to get more.2 thumbs up for Tornado .The only thing I persona lly wanna get out there is I like Poorboy`s Simple Bottle Labels and Simple Names.I prefer just "Pad Cleaner" and "Microfiber Detergent"Tornado and Typhoon ?
Yes, the APC was good, but we looked to make something more specific and a little better ... the names are not set in stone .. just was a top of the head thought when we started our testing ;)
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Originally Posted by
DBAILEY
I can`t find this anywhere yet. Is this still a prototype product? I always keep some XMT pad cleaner on hand. So far its the best one I have tried to remove sealants, AIO and waxes. However, that stuff can really take your breathe away so it scares me a little. Normally the CG pad cleaner concentrate is what I use. It`s always done a fine job removing polishes from pads and is very economical.
I`ve never understood why the various brands of polishing pad cleaners with the packets/jar of powder are so expensive. I will soak them in that first if I have enough dirty pads otherwise I feel like I am wasting a packet for just a few pads.
no, they are still in the testing and tweaking phase .. results have been pretty good, but there might be room for improvement :)
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Guz, what product was in the yellow pad?
I always have tough time getting Rupes Keramik out of the yellow pads.
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danlc95
Guz, what product was in the yellow pad?
I always have tough time getting Rupes Keramik out of the yellow pads.
Rupes pad had keramik.
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Going to bump up my own thread. I used some left over Tornado the other day to clean up some pads. What a great product. Cleaned up the pads great. Unfortunately no additional photos.
We need this soon :)
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I did too and it worked great.