This is going to be the final update. I will be polishing the paint to clean it up a bit.
It's just over 19 months into the 20 month time frame since PBL V2 was applied to the paint. Decided to chemically decontaminate the paint one last time prior to claying and polishing.
McKee's 37 Xtreme Iron Remover doing work
Followed up by a foam bath using GTechniq W4 Citrus Wash in a foam gun. Bucket had Adams shampoo in it for a bucket wash.
After a bucket wash I rinsed off the paint and was left with some great beading.
Hood
Roof
Trunk
Short video of the water behavior
Final thoughts:
I am giving PBL V2 the thumbs up. It is rated as an up to 3 year coating. I could have easily gone longer than 20 months as it was performing quite well on all painted surfaces that it was applied to.
This car sits outside 24/7 and is parked under a tree. It has seen bird bombs and tree sap. Neither one caused etching to go through the coating.
I had thought the coating had failed around the 17 month time frame but the car was just covered under so much grime that it was masking the performance of it. After a couple washes with CarPro reset, the performance returned.
Another thing is that the paint has little to no wash induced marring/swirls. That is a testament to good washing technique as well as how hard of a shell the coating formed around the paint. It was not washed on a weekly basis. On average it was washed twice a month.
I did use the PBL coating booster here and there. That is a good way to maintain the base layer coating.
One thing to remember is that I am in Southern California by the beach cities of the South Bay. The weather here is not as harsh as those that deal with snow and the harsh chemicals used on the roads.
I would recommend this to those looking for a coating.
Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating
