The Guz
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- Jun 17, 2013
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Thanks again to Nick for sending me this product as part of the giveaway for some testing.
I posted the link to the product for those to get the full description. This is basically a metal polish to keep the exhaust tips looking good.
Pinnacle Exhaust Cleaner & Brightener
Here is what the container looks like.
Here are the directions on it.
Here it is open showing the cream like consistency of the product.
Here is the included applicator. The applicator has a course texture to it. It is soft enough that it won't scratch the surface. It resembles the P21S applicator.
The test subject was my 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix. I have had an aftermarket Borla cat back exhaust on it for years. It was one of the first mods I did to the car. The exhaust is T304 stainless steel.
Prior to Nick sending me this product, I had polished up the exhaust tips a combination of the Meguiar's metal polishes. I had sealed them with Wolfgang Concourse Metal Sealant. They look good for quite a bit of time using this combo. This was back in February of this year.
The passenger side of the exhaust tends to develop carbon on it more than the drivers side. It's just how it is as it's a straight shot out versus the drivers side which takes a curve.
Here is an older photo of the rear to give an idea of what the exhaust looks like.
This is the drivers side after 4 months and it was still looking good.
Seeing how good it looked I moved onto the passenger side.
Here's a close up
I gave the inside part of the tip a cleaning with then Pinnacle product. Here's the 50/50
Here's the finished view
Here's a couple close up of the cleaned tip
I did clean the outside of the tips as well. They were not dirty but I said what the hell, why not. It does state on the container that it leaves a protective coating on the tips. I can confirm that the last time I gave the car a traditional 2 bucket. Made cleaning easier when washing them.
My final thoughts on this. It's a great product. As seen up above it did a fantastic job cleaning the tips. The course applicator gives a little more scrubbing power. Just enough to not harm the surface.
Pinnacle was easy to buff off. It leaves the surface feeling slick which is the coating it leaves behind. I can't comment on how long the coating lasts just yet. But seeing as how easy it is to give the tips a quick cleaning it should not be a problem using this routinely.
The applicator does clean out fairly easy. Soap and water works as does APC and water. I got mine pretty darn clean other than a few very small spots where the applicator was stained.
Overall this is a great product. I do recommend it.
Thanks Nick.
I posted the link to the product for those to get the full description. This is basically a metal polish to keep the exhaust tips looking good.
Pinnacle Exhaust Cleaner & Brightener
Here is what the container looks like.
Here are the directions on it.
Here it is open showing the cream like consistency of the product.
Here is the included applicator. The applicator has a course texture to it. It is soft enough that it won't scratch the surface. It resembles the P21S applicator.
The test subject was my 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix. I have had an aftermarket Borla cat back exhaust on it for years. It was one of the first mods I did to the car. The exhaust is T304 stainless steel.
Prior to Nick sending me this product, I had polished up the exhaust tips a combination of the Meguiar's metal polishes. I had sealed them with Wolfgang Concourse Metal Sealant. They look good for quite a bit of time using this combo. This was back in February of this year.
The passenger side of the exhaust tends to develop carbon on it more than the drivers side. It's just how it is as it's a straight shot out versus the drivers side which takes a curve.
Here is an older photo of the rear to give an idea of what the exhaust looks like.
This is the drivers side after 4 months and it was still looking good.
Seeing how good it looked I moved onto the passenger side.
Here's a close up
I gave the inside part of the tip a cleaning with then Pinnacle product. Here's the 50/50
Here's the finished view
Here's a couple close up of the cleaned tip
I did clean the outside of the tips as well. They were not dirty but I said what the hell, why not. It does state on the container that it leaves a protective coating on the tips. I can confirm that the last time I gave the car a traditional 2 bucket. Made cleaning easier when washing them.
My final thoughts on this. It's a great product. As seen up above it did a fantastic job cleaning the tips. The course applicator gives a little more scrubbing power. Just enough to not harm the surface.
Pinnacle was easy to buff off. It leaves the surface feeling slick which is the coating it leaves behind. I can't comment on how long the coating lasts just yet. But seeing as how easy it is to give the tips a quick cleaning it should not be a problem using this routinely.
The applicator does clean out fairly easy. Soap and water works as does APC and water. I got mine pretty darn clean other than a few very small spots where the applicator was stained.
Overall this is a great product. I do recommend it.
Thanks Nick.
