Detail using Pinnacle Products

[eboose7]

I want to tell you how much I enjoyed detailing my car using Pinnacle Natural Brilliance products.

A few weeks ago, I ordered the Sizzling Shine kit from AG to try on my 2002 Thunderbird. It has been garaged since I purchased it new in November, 2001, and it has never been exposed to inclement weather. Until recently, I had been maintaining it by hand, but after joining this forum, decided that was old school. I purchased a Flex XC 3401 to enter the machine age.

Overall, the finish was in good condition. Before starting the detail, I did notice slight imperfections in the paint--swirl marks.

That brings me to Pinnacle. I had seen Mike Phillips demonstrate the Natural Brilliance line on "My Classic Car" on SPEED, so I decided to try it.

First, I washed my car with Bodywork Shampoo. Following the wash, the finish was smooth and contaminant free, which allowed me to forego detailing clay. I removed the swirls with my Flex XC 3401 using the Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover. Next, came a polish with Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish. Finally, a coat of Souveran paste wax completed the job.

I am impressed! And the result speaks for itself!


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[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Excellent work and great story!

Overall, the finish was in good condition. Before starting the detail, I did notice slight imperfections in the paint--swirl marks.

I don't know what it is about the new Thunderbirds but for the most part, every time I see one the paint is all swirled-out. Could be the paint system used on the cars but my hunches tell me it has more to do with the care provided by the owners.

Good to see you creating a finish worthy of the car's namesake...

That brings me to Pinnacle. I had seen Mike Phillips demonstrate the Natural Brilliance line on "My Classic Car" on SPEED, so I decided to try it.

First, I washed my car with Bodywork Shampoo. Following the wash, the finish was smooth and contaminant free, which allowed me to forego detailing clay. I removed the swirls with my Flex XC 3401 using the Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover. Next, came a polish with Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish. Finally, a coat of Souveran paste wax completed the job.

I am impressed! And the result speaks for itself!

It's really rewarding to see the results from one of our features on My Classic Car. While I was there setting up for the swirl removal on the 1964 GTO Convertible, Dennis commented about how all the cars at all the car shows he goes to are always filled full of swirls. My comment back was the same thing I been posting for years on the subject of swirls and the "owners" of special interest cars.

• The owner doesn't know how to work on his own paint thus the swirls.

• The owner doesn't trust anyone else to "touch" the paint on their fill-in-the-blank special interest car so it has swirls and over time gets more and more swirls

So when we see cars at car shows... they're typically swirled-out messes...

Hopefully, our work on My Classic Car with Dennis and his audience will reverse the trend of swirled-out cars as proven by you that a swirl-free finish is possible and it's not even that complicated.

I uploaded your attached pictures to your gallery, here they are... just to note, for some reason the color red in pictures always seems to pixelate on a monitor...

Here's the video being referenced...

[video=youtube_share;L0MsZL72VAk&hd=1"]My Classic Car with Dennis Gage and Mike Phillip - Removing Swirls - YouTube[/video]


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[CAMAROZL1]

great job and car looks awesome in that red. Hows the durability of the wax so far.

 

[eboose7]

great job and car looks awesome in that red. Hows the durability of the wax so far.

Thanks, CAMAROZL1.

Durability is really not an issue for me, since the car is garaged and covered most of the time. Otherwise, I would have used a paint sealant like Wolfgang DGPS. But I prefer the appearance of a fine carnauba wax over a paint sealant. That's the primary reason I chose to use the Pinnacle Natural Brilliance product line.

 

[eboose7]

Excellent work and great story!



I don't know what it is about the new Thunderbirds but for the most part, every time I see one the paint is all swirled-out. Could be the paint system used on the cars but my hunches tell me it has more to do with the care provided by the owners.

Good to see you creating a finish worthy of the car's namesake...




It's really rewarding to see the results from one of our features on My Classic Car. While I was there setting up for the swirl removal on the 1964 GTO Convertible, Dennis commented about how all the cars at all the car shows he goes to are always filled full of swirls. My comment back was the same thing I been posting for years on the subject of swirls and the "owners" of special interest cars.

• The owner doesn't know how to work on his own paint thus the swirls.

• The owner doesn't trust anyone else to "touch" the paint on their fill-in-the-blank special interest car so it has swirls and over time gets more and more swirls

So when we see cars at car shows... they're typically swirled-out messes...

Hopefully, our work on My Classic Car with Dennis and his audience will reverse the trend of swirled-out cars as proven by you that a swirl-free finish is possible and it's not even that complicated.

I uploaded your attached pictures to your gallery, here they are... just to note, for some reason the color red in pictures always seems to pixelate on a monitor...

Here's the video being referenced...

My Classic Car with Dennis Gage and Mike Phillip - Removing Swirls - YouTube


:xyxthumbs:

As Bette Midler once said, "People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best." And you are the best, Mike Phillips! Know that I appreciate you. I am honored that you took the time to help a newbie with his post.

 

[Dr Oldz]

Car looks great. Nice work!

 

[Chris's FX4]

Nice job and gotta love red.:xyxthumbs:


I don't know why so many disliked that style, but I loved it.