jarred767
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- Jun 30, 2014
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Hey guys, so it took me a little to get around to writing this up as I had to wait for a full polish job (which aren't as popular here in Seattle this time of year) sorry about the delay. So, I won a sample of the Pinnacle Advanced Compound about a little over a month or so ago (Thanks Nick 
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and here is the corresponding review. There's a lot of pictures, so I'll try to let them do most of the talking, but still give my opinions and thoughts on the product. :xyxthumbs:
Product:
Test Subject - Metallic Black Subaru BRZ: (after a full rinseless wash via Meguiars D114 and Decon via Nanoskin sponge)
A little about the product. Like most of the other compounds I've used in the past, it was white and it's viscosity was quite thick:
When I felt it between my fingers, you could feel the grit, but not as much as some other ones I've used before. The smell of the product was definitely not to my liking, smelled a lot like fuel, which I don't terribly mind, but after hours of buffing, in an enclosed garage because it was 25 degrees outside, it really started to reek. My wife even asked me if I had spilled gas when I came in at one point because she could smell it all over me. If you've used M101 in the past, they have a very similar smell. (On a side note, I'm not sure why waxes can smell so good, but compounds are the complete opposite...)
Some before shots of the car close up to see the swirls that the customer wanted removed as he was planning on putting it in some upcoming shows, so I was really hoping this product did what it was supposed to.
The hood:
Rear quarter panel:
Front fender:
The rest of the car was similar, except the trunk lid looked like someone had tried to work on it with a rotary (unsuccessfully I might add):
So I got to work and after a couple little test spots decided to go with a 5" Meguiars MF cutting disc on my Rupes21. It cut really well and the swirls didn't stand a chance. Here's a 50/50 of the hood where I started, (I had a tough time picking up the swirls in the pictures, but afterwards realized that it was because I left the overhead lights on; you can still see the results though):
It did leave it rather hazy, but I figured I was coming back with M205 after, so it wouldn't be an issue, I tested a spot to make sure, and you can see the haze still on the left side that just has the Advanced Compound compared the to right where it's followed with M205:
I continued on with the hood and roof using the MF disc and this stuff worked great, but started dusting like crazy! I had to re-evaluate things and decided to swap pads to an orange LC pad. I wish I would have earlier. The correcting ability was virtually the same, and it actually finished down much better with the orange pad and the dusting decreased quite a bit.
A 50/50 of the drivers door using an orange pad:
And of the trunk lid:
I finished the car with the Advanced Compound on an orange pad, then followed it with M205 using a finishing pad (can't remember which one, sorry). A few shots in the garage:
I finished it with a coat of BlackFire Wet Diamond Paint Sealant and it turned out fantastic!
Backed it out of the garage into the frigid clear air for some nice pictures to really show off what the Advanced Compound helped achieve:
Overall, it's a great product, that is versatile in the way it can be used with different pads (and probably machines too). Just find the best thing to pair it with what you're working on and use techniques to limit dust as much as possible and you should be very happy with it, especially if you like the smell of fuel. :xyxthumbs:
Awesome product and thank you so much Nick for letting me try it out!!rops:rops:
rops and here is the corresponding review. There's a lot of pictures, so I'll try to let them do most of the talking, but still give my opinions and thoughts on the product. :xyxthumbs:Product:
Test Subject - Metallic Black Subaru BRZ: (after a full rinseless wash via Meguiars D114 and Decon via Nanoskin sponge)
A little about the product. Like most of the other compounds I've used in the past, it was white and it's viscosity was quite thick:
When I felt it between my fingers, you could feel the grit, but not as much as some other ones I've used before. The smell of the product was definitely not to my liking, smelled a lot like fuel, which I don't terribly mind, but after hours of buffing, in an enclosed garage because it was 25 degrees outside, it really started to reek. My wife even asked me if I had spilled gas when I came in at one point because she could smell it all over me. If you've used M101 in the past, they have a very similar smell. (On a side note, I'm not sure why waxes can smell so good, but compounds are the complete opposite...)
Some before shots of the car close up to see the swirls that the customer wanted removed as he was planning on putting it in some upcoming shows, so I was really hoping this product did what it was supposed to.
The hood:
Rear quarter panel:
Front fender:
The rest of the car was similar, except the trunk lid looked like someone had tried to work on it with a rotary (unsuccessfully I might add):
So I got to work and after a couple little test spots decided to go with a 5" Meguiars MF cutting disc on my Rupes21. It cut really well and the swirls didn't stand a chance. Here's a 50/50 of the hood where I started, (I had a tough time picking up the swirls in the pictures, but afterwards realized that it was because I left the overhead lights on; you can still see the results though):
It did leave it rather hazy, but I figured I was coming back with M205 after, so it wouldn't be an issue, I tested a spot to make sure, and you can see the haze still on the left side that just has the Advanced Compound compared the to right where it's followed with M205:
I continued on with the hood and roof using the MF disc and this stuff worked great, but started dusting like crazy! I had to re-evaluate things and decided to swap pads to an orange LC pad. I wish I would have earlier. The correcting ability was virtually the same, and it actually finished down much better with the orange pad and the dusting decreased quite a bit.
A 50/50 of the drivers door using an orange pad:
And of the trunk lid:
I finished the car with the Advanced Compound on an orange pad, then followed it with M205 using a finishing pad (can't remember which one, sorry). A few shots in the garage:
I finished it with a coat of BlackFire Wet Diamond Paint Sealant and it turned out fantastic!
Backed it out of the garage into the frigid clear air for some nice pictures to really show off what the Advanced Compound helped achieve:
Overall, it's a great product, that is versatile in the way it can be used with different pads (and probably machines too). Just find the best thing to pair it with what you're working on and use techniques to limit dust as much as possible and you should be very happy with it, especially if you like the smell of fuel. :xyxthumbs:
Awesome product and thank you so much Nick for letting me try it out!!
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