Mike Phillips
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- Dec 5, 2022
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1971 Dodge Charger R/T - 1940 Oldsmobile Streetrod shine by Pinnacle
Last night we took the contaminated and swirled out paint on two very special cars and restored the type of finish you would expect to see on cars like these.
Truth is... you can use these same product to restore the paint on any car, even the car in your garage.
Process for both cars
Step 1: Paint on both cars was contaminated so we clayed it using Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay and Pinnacle Clay Lube.
Step 2: The paint on both cars was compounded to remove the swirls using Pinnacle Advanced Compound.
Step 3: After compounding the paint was further refined by polishing with Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish to maximize the gloss, clarity and depth of shine.
Step 4: After polishing we machine applied Pinnacle Liquid Souveran Wax.
Step 5: After letting the wax dry to a haze the wax was carefully removed using what in my opinion is one of the nicest towels for anytime you're working on a perfect finish, the Super Soft Deluxe Green Microfiber Towels with Rolled Edges.
Commnets....
We used a variety of tools for all the machine polishing work. The Pinnacle compound, polish and wax are versatile in that you can use them by hand or machine. In fact there were a couple of places on both cars where I used the Pinnacle Advanced Compound by hand to remove scratches because the panel was too thin to fit a buffing pad by machine.
Tools Used
New Meguiar's MT300
Flex 3401
Rupes Duetto
Rupes Bigfoot 21
Rupes Bigfoot 15
Porter Cable 7424XP
Griot's Garage 6" DA
Meguiar's G110v2
Griot's 3" Mini Polisher
Newbies and Seasoned Veterans
We had a large turnout of people last night that included both seasoned veterans in the detailing industry as well as people that had never machine polished paint before and had previously always worked by hand. As long as you're using quality product and then matching them to the right pads and tools for the job, plus a little hands on training, it's easy to get professional results the first time and every time.
Here are the results.
Products used
Last night we took the contaminated and swirled out paint on two very special cars and restored the type of finish you would expect to see on cars like these.
Truth is... you can use these same product to restore the paint on any car, even the car in your garage.
Process for both cars
Step 1: Paint on both cars was contaminated so we clayed it using Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay and Pinnacle Clay Lube.
Step 2: The paint on both cars was compounded to remove the swirls using Pinnacle Advanced Compound.
Step 3: After compounding the paint was further refined by polishing with Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish to maximize the gloss, clarity and depth of shine.
Step 4: After polishing we machine applied Pinnacle Liquid Souveran Wax.
Step 5: After letting the wax dry to a haze the wax was carefully removed using what in my opinion is one of the nicest towels for anytime you're working on a perfect finish, the Super Soft Deluxe Green Microfiber Towels with Rolled Edges.
Commnets....
We used a variety of tools for all the machine polishing work. The Pinnacle compound, polish and wax are versatile in that you can use them by hand or machine. In fact there were a couple of places on both cars where I used the Pinnacle Advanced Compound by hand to remove scratches because the panel was too thin to fit a buffing pad by machine.
Tools Used
New Meguiar's MT300
Flex 3401
Rupes Duetto
Rupes Bigfoot 21
Rupes Bigfoot 15
Porter Cable 7424XP
Griot's Garage 6" DA
Meguiar's G110v2
Griot's 3" Mini Polisher
Newbies and Seasoned Veterans
We had a large turnout of people last night that included both seasoned veterans in the detailing industry as well as people that had never machine polished paint before and had previously always worked by hand. As long as you're using quality product and then matching them to the right pads and tools for the job, plus a little hands on training, it's easy to get professional results the first time and every time.
Here are the results.
Products used
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