ScottH
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Dear Forum Members,
Next up in the group of products Meghan asked me to review was Pinnacle Souveran Liquid Spray Wax.
About the product
At $ 29.99 for 16 ounces, Pinnacle's Souveran Liquid Spray Wax is a premium spray wax. It contains both carnauba and synthetic polymers. Pinnacle indicates the spray wax is stout enough to stand up to the environment on it's own (absent another underlying LSP). Astute forum members will note it's not a new product and now competes with a myriad of spray waxes that are present in the market.
Test vehicle
My 2014 Audi A4 in Midnight Blue. This is a pseudo daily-driver. It is not driven 7 days a week but it also isn't a garage queen either. It currently has 22k miles on it. The car is very well taken care of. Other than a few unavoidable small chips on the front body skirt from stones, I would say the paint is near perfect (no scratches, no swirls), free of any contaminants and maintained one notch shy of obsession
. Weather 75, sunny, no humidity. Perfect day in NJ.
So today I took the day off to do some personal things and had a solid hour on my hands, and decided that was just enough time to wash the car and write a review on Pinnacle's Souveran Spray wax.
Review
The car was first washed with Griot's Brilliant car soap, 2 buckets of course etc. As soon as the car was rinsed, I immediately placed in it the garage so that I could take my time drying it and reviewing the product. I always use a drying aid with my cars. More times than not, that is a spray wax but sometimes a detailing spray - to offer extra lubrication and avoid any swirl marks.
I first removed the excess water from the horizontal panels with a drying blade. With the car still slightly wet, I applied a mist of Souveran spray wax. I would say the product's smell reminds me of a medicine my Mom used to give me when I was a child; best described as a sweet & spicy smell at the same time. it is by no means unpleasant but doesn't smell like bubble gum (e.g. McKees 37 Fast Wax) or Griot's Spray Wax (banana).
The product sprays on just like any other - nothing discernibly different. Where you do notice something different is upon product removal. The product spreads a little thicker than say Griot's Spray Wax (one of my favorites). Using a waffle weave towel, I made one pass over the area with no pressure. This absorbed the water and also spread the product. I immediately followed with a very soft yellow MF towel. This acted as the buffing towel and I made two passes with the buffing towel. The paint was left very slick, almost as if it had been hand waxed - but not quite to that level. I did notice one spot on the hood had a few very lite streaks, and I do mean lite - but if I am being equally critical of all products, I have to mention this. I simply applied some more product over the affected area (which was dry this time) and the streaks were removed. This may have been a result the hood having a little more water on it during the initial application and/or this spray wax is happier on dry paint?? Not 100% sure, but I tested it as I would normally use it, as a drying aid on a slightly wet car.
The gloss left behind is a step above most other spray waxes. I would put this spray wax in same class a Blackfire's Midnight Sun Carnauba spray wax and McKee's 37 Fast Wax. So that said, some may ask it is worth the price? In my opinion: If your car washing regimen is a wash every 2-3 weeks, and a person who wants some level of protection but unwilling/unable to spend 3-4 hours in the garage applying other LSP's (e.g. sealant, coating, carnauba paste/liquid) then this product is for you. Assuming your paint is in good condition already, free of oxidation etc. You will get an incredibly vibrant finish with some level of protection in a short period of time with little effort. If however, you are someone (like me) who washes their car 1-2 times per week, combined with healthy applications of LSP's in between, it may be hard to justify the price with other products on the market.
Thanks for reading,
Scott
Next up in the group of products Meghan asked me to review was Pinnacle Souveran Liquid Spray Wax.
About the product
At $ 29.99 for 16 ounces, Pinnacle's Souveran Liquid Spray Wax is a premium spray wax. It contains both carnauba and synthetic polymers. Pinnacle indicates the spray wax is stout enough to stand up to the environment on it's own (absent another underlying LSP). Astute forum members will note it's not a new product and now competes with a myriad of spray waxes that are present in the market.
Test vehicle
My 2014 Audi A4 in Midnight Blue. This is a pseudo daily-driver. It is not driven 7 days a week but it also isn't a garage queen either. It currently has 22k miles on it. The car is very well taken care of. Other than a few unavoidable small chips on the front body skirt from stones, I would say the paint is near perfect (no scratches, no swirls), free of any contaminants and maintained one notch shy of obsession
. Weather 75, sunny, no humidity. Perfect day in NJ. So today I took the day off to do some personal things and had a solid hour on my hands, and decided that was just enough time to wash the car and write a review on Pinnacle's Souveran Spray wax.
Review
The car was first washed with Griot's Brilliant car soap, 2 buckets of course etc. As soon as the car was rinsed, I immediately placed in it the garage so that I could take my time drying it and reviewing the product. I always use a drying aid with my cars. More times than not, that is a spray wax but sometimes a detailing spray - to offer extra lubrication and avoid any swirl marks.
I first removed the excess water from the horizontal panels with a drying blade. With the car still slightly wet, I applied a mist of Souveran spray wax. I would say the product's smell reminds me of a medicine my Mom used to give me when I was a child; best described as a sweet & spicy smell at the same time. it is by no means unpleasant but doesn't smell like bubble gum (e.g. McKees 37 Fast Wax) or Griot's Spray Wax (banana).
The product sprays on just like any other - nothing discernibly different. Where you do notice something different is upon product removal. The product spreads a little thicker than say Griot's Spray Wax (one of my favorites). Using a waffle weave towel, I made one pass over the area with no pressure. This absorbed the water and also spread the product. I immediately followed with a very soft yellow MF towel. This acted as the buffing towel and I made two passes with the buffing towel. The paint was left very slick, almost as if it had been hand waxed - but not quite to that level. I did notice one spot on the hood had a few very lite streaks, and I do mean lite - but if I am being equally critical of all products, I have to mention this. I simply applied some more product over the affected area (which was dry this time) and the streaks were removed. This may have been a result the hood having a little more water on it during the initial application and/or this spray wax is happier on dry paint?? Not 100% sure, but I tested it as I would normally use it, as a drying aid on a slightly wet car.
The gloss left behind is a step above most other spray waxes. I would put this spray wax in same class a Blackfire's Midnight Sun Carnauba spray wax and McKee's 37 Fast Wax. So that said, some may ask it is worth the price? In my opinion: If your car washing regimen is a wash every 2-3 weeks, and a person who wants some level of protection but unwilling/unable to spend 3-4 hours in the garage applying other LSP's (e.g. sealant, coating, carnauba paste/liquid) then this product is for you. Assuming your paint is in good condition already, free of oxidation etc. You will get an incredibly vibrant finish with some level of protection in a short period of time with little effort. If however, you are someone (like me) who washes their car 1-2 times per week, combined with healthy applications of LSP's in between, it may be hard to justify the price with other products on the market.
Thanks for reading,
Scott
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