1996 Buick Regal w/ PBL V2

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I did this one three weeks ago. This is my mom;s daily driver. I got it ready for the impending El Nino rains that are supposed to happen.

This paint hides defects very well. The car is champagne in color. It is the original paint.

Was not after a show car finish as it is a daily driver that gets it's fair sure of abuse.

Here are the products used:

Wash- Adams Car Shampoo

Paint Decon - Ironx, Clay with Megiuar's D155

Compound -
M100 on a Meguiar's Burgundy thin foam pad. This was done only on the hood, roof, trunk and front fenders.
Pinnacle Advanced Compound on a 3" Lake Country Cyan Hydrotech foam pad. Side Pillars only

Polish -
M205 on a Meguiar's Yellow thin foam pad. This was done only on the hood, roof, trunk and front fenders.
Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish on a 3" Lake Country Tangerine Hydrotech foam pad. Side Pillars only

Surface Prep - Pinnacle Black Label Surface Cleaninsing Polish. Meguiar's Black thin foam pad on the hood, roof, trunk and front fenders. Lake Country Tangerine Polishing pad on the bumpers, rear quarters and doors.

Paint Protection - Pinnacle Black Label Version 2

Wheels - Dub Wheel Cleaner

Tires - D143, Dressed with Pinnacle Black Onyx Tire Gel

Glass - Clayed, Detailer's Pro Glass Restorer Polish (Front Glass only), Detailer's Pro Coating Prep Polish (all glass), Detailer's Pro Glass Coating (all glass)


Started things off using this wash method.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...shing-car.html

IronX doing it's thing. This car has never had any type of iron remover applied.

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I tested out a new compound and polish from the Pinnacle line. This is my initial test spot on the side pillars. I started off with Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish on a polishing pad. See above for more info. I think it's obvious which pillar was corrected

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I then moved to the left pillar this time going more aggressive and going with Pinnacle Advanced Compound followed by Advanced finishing polish. Again the right side was only polished.

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I didn't take too many photos. I ended up switching to M100 and M205 for the hood, roof, trunk and front fenders. Those areas had some oxidation that needed to be removed. I also did not correct the rear quarters, bumpers, and doors. Those just got the surface cleaning polish with a Lake Country Tangerine Hydrotect pad to remove any embedded dirt and prep the surface for the paint coating. See above for more info.

Here are the finished photos

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Wow, that looks good for 19 year old, daily driven paint! Even those rear quarters look good with just a cleaning. Nice work!
 
Great write up Guz! Buick she turned out great!
 
This is a quick follow up. So PBL V2 has been on my mom's car for 9 months now. Happy to report back that the coating is holding up just fine.

I have used PBL coating booster twice at roughly 6 months apart. One in February (2/25/2016) and the second time was this past weekend in August (8/6/2016). The paint didn't need it. But the coating booster did enhance the gloss.

The car sits outside 24/7 in the Southern California sun. It has had some pretty sever bird bombs and I can report back that there are no etchings in the paint. Also no water spots. Although it hasn't rained here for quite some time. So PBL V2 gets high remarks from me.

Maintenance for this has been my dad washing it with Meguiar's Gold Class. I did use CarPro Reset here and there. That is about it. Other than that the two times I used the coating booster on it. Overall the car is easier to clean. My dad has told me that a few times. I do dry the car with the DP Turbo Car Dryer when I get to wash it. My dad uses some plush towels that I gave him to dry the paint. I have taught my dad well in proper washing techniques :)

I don't see any defects in the direct sun which is a good sign as well.

I will see how long I leave it alone until I recoat it.

Here are a few photos from this weekend as I was able to wash it. I did not take any photos of the beading and sheeting. But it does both really well.

Washed with CarPro Reset, dried with the DP Turbo Car Dryer and finished up with PBL Coating Booster

Foamed up using a foam gun with 3 oz's of Reset. Went with a stronger mixture. Foamed up pretty well with the Blackfire foam gun.

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The end result after a wipedown of PBL Coating Booster

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For those looking into a coating, PBL V2 would be a good candidate. This would be Pinnacle Black Label V2.
 
Well it's been 1 year and 11 days. Decided to give the car a decon wash.

Products used

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It was in need of an iron remover. I haven't done any kind of decon wash with PBL on it. It sits outside 24/7 and is parked on the street under the trees in the neighborhood. They drop the nagging red needles everywhere as one can see in the photo.

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Followed up with a foam bath using Reset and a 1 bucket wash with Reset in a bucket.

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Rinsed it off. The beading still looks strong.

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Sheeting still looks strong as well


Went ahead and added a coat of coating booster. Wasn't really needed but it added some gloss and slickness. Sorry for topping it Zubair lol.

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For over a year PBL V2 has held up nicely. The question is do I leave it on for another year or move onto another coating that I have in my possession:dunno:.
 
The sheeting looks good considering how long it's been..
How often does that car get washed? And what kind of soap usually washes it? Did you do a baggie test on it?


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My first car was a 1988 Regal..

Very nice to see this, and you're excellent work, Michael!
 
Eldorado2k said:
The sheeting looks good considering how long it's been..
How often does that car get washed? And what kind of soap usually washes it? Did you do a baggie test on it?


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It gets washed weekly. The past few months it has been washed with optimum no rinse. It does leave a little polymer protection but nothing durable enough to hinder the coatings performance. Prior to that it was washed with Meguiar's Hyperwash. The last time it rained a couple weeks ago, I had to give it a bucket wash with Reset to remove some heavy crud that came from the tree it was parked under in front of the house. So the last two washes it has been reset.

I did not give it a baggie test. I didn't want to induce scratches with the baggie as that can happen. There is one small area on the roof that felt rough. I'm pretty sure I missed that area when I was spraying ironx onto the paint. I could hear it with the towel when I was applying the coating booster on it. There are not enough contaminants to warrant any claying just by feeling the paint with my hand.


dlc95 said:
My first car was a 1988 Regal..

Very nice to see this, and you're excellent work, Michael!
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Thanks.
 
Great follow up to an excellent write-up and work. Thanks for posting!
 
Based on your review here, if the swirls stayed at a minimal/acceptable level could you extend the life of the coating out almost indefinitely by simply hitting the car with a booster every 6-ish months?
 
Desertnate said:
Based on your review here, if the swirls stayed at a minimal/acceptable level could you extend the life of the coating out almost indefinitely by simply hitting the car with a booster every 6-ish months?
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Absolutely. That is the plan going forward for another year. The coating booster can be used as often as needed. So even monthly if one wanted to do that.
 
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