The GLASSY look - Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating - 2014 Maserati

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

The GLASSY look - Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating - 2014 Maserati

Have you ever heard someone say,

It's all in the prep work


I have and it's true. A flawless custom paint job starts with doing the proper prep work to restore all the car's body panels to pristine condition before primer and paint.

Same thing goes for detail job. The end results are determined by the prep work.

EXCEPT, when it comes to the final LOOK of the car, I use the term GLASSY to describe the appearance results created by a properly applied ceramic paint coating.


With a traditional car wax or synthetic paint sealant, if you do the prep work right you can create an extreme GLOSSY looking appearance. Do the same prep work and apply a ceramic paint coating and the gloss level is a tick higher, enough that the word glossy doesn't do the results justice. Thus the word glassy.


Here's the glassy look....

Paint sealed with Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating

I think the results speak for the product....

All work performed using products from Pinnacle Black Label. The tool I used is the NEW CBEAST by FLEX.

Pads: I tested 3 different pads, the pads I went with were the B&S Uro-Tech 6" Dark Blue Heavy Polishing Foam Pad

On Autogeek.com


FLEX 8-125 18.0 Polisher Kit - aka the CBEAST!

Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating

Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Surface Prep Spray 8 oz

Pinnacle Black Label Compound 8 oz

Pinnacle Black Label Polish 8 oz

B&S Uro-Tech 6" Dark Blue Heavy Polishing Foam Pads

GYEON Bald Wipe Microfiber Towel 16x16

12 Pack Forrest Green Edgeless Microfiber Polishing Cloths

 

[acuRAS82]

Love the color and the glassy look! Still haven’t tried my PBL coatings but will hopefully in autumn.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Love the color and the glassy look!

That's what everyone says when they walked out to the garage,

Love the color!

Still haven’t tried my PBL coatings but will hopefully in autumn.

It's a great product. But just like with any wax, sealant or coating, the real driving force behind great results are great prep-work.

 

[acuRAS82]

It's a great product. But just like with any wax, sealant or coating, the real driving force behind great results are great prep-work.

Yes, the prep work is the reason for my delay. I want to have days to do it right (as part of my yearly, thorough decon and correction), so waiting for that opportunity.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

:updated:

Shared here,

Using too much (wasting?) swirl remover product?

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

That finish looks incredible Mike! Well done good sir!

As mentioned, the end results are created from the prep work to get there.

 

[RobThom]

Looking for information about the PBL coatings and process. What is the difference between the surface and paint coatings? I have Meguiars Ultimate Polish and M205. As I understand it for a coating a pure polish is needed. Is the surface prep spray ok to remove the oils or do I need to switch polishes?

 

[fightnews]

Thats great I love the glassy look. Especially on black paint. That's what I strive for. I didn't have luck with the black label coating. Mostly the prep polish is where it went wrong in my opinion. I would recommend to the poster asking that you use the prep spray instead.

If you can get a water based polish even better. The rupes millie ultra fine polish would be a great choice assuming the paint is in great condition or its used as a last step polish. The new mequiars 210 finishing polish I also really like. It uses oils and leaves them behind but it seems like much less then other oil based polishes like 3500 for example. It wipes off squeaky clean.

Either way I would use a prep spray with clean, uncontaminated towels. You can never be to careful at this stage when you've done all that polishing work.

 

[Dano shine]

I love that color. Awesome!!!

 

[The Guz]

Looking for information about the PBL coatings and process. What is the difference between the surface and paint coatings? I have Meguiars Ultimate Polish and M205. As I understand it for a coating a pure polish is needed. Is the surface prep spray ok to remove the oils or do I need to switch polishes?

The prep spray is fine. I would recommend to go around the car twice to ensure the oils from M205 are removed. The prep polish is a wasted step in my opinion after using something like M205. The prep spray is faster and will do the job.

Use Diamond Surface Coating on all hard exterior surfaces, including paint, wheels, glass, and chrome! Diamond Surface Coating forms a hardened glass membrane that fills in the microscopic pits, pores, creating a perfectly smooth surface that dirt cannot adhere to.

Black Label Surface Coating replaces the need for 3 separate surface-specific coatings. Its unique formula was designed to bond to painted, metal, fiberglass, and silica-based surfaces.

The paint coating is intended for paint.

 

[RobThom]

Thanks Guz,

You also answered my next question. It would have been about the other specific coatings. The surface becomes more cost effective.

For a daily driver that is outside 24x7 will the surface coating last a year if maintained well?

I am leaning to either the PBL sealant or the surface coating.

 

[The Guz]

Thanks Guz,

You also answered my next question. It would have been about the other specific coatings. The surface becomes more cost effective.

For a daily driver that is outside 24x7 will the surface coating last a year if maintained well?

I am leaning to either the PBL sealant or the surface coating.

It is possible. There are many factors to consider with one being the environment the vehicle is exposed to.

 

[Thomkirby]

PBL Diamond Paint Coating - Experience on white car
I thought it was time to try out more of the Pinnacle Black Label products and I took Mike Phillips up on one of his many favorite products. Our Pearl White Lexus had not had any long term protection since it's time in the body shop this summer. So it was the perfect time to coat it for the winter and a road trip to the Texas panhandle.

Prep'd with ONR wash and then clayed with synthetic GG mitt (and GG Speed Shine)
Surface polish with Carpro Essence and minor correction on spots with GG Boss Correction cream.
Using the BlackFire Paint prep cleaned up entire surfaces
Applied the PBL Diamond Paint Coating and let cure overnight
Applied the PBL Diamond Surface Coating as my second and protection the following day

Two days later drove the 500-miles through 3-storms on the route and looked at the car the next morning after the frost cleared.

The key to the product and any coating has to be the self cleaning as it sheds water. The car only showed slight road film tracking behind the wheel wells. A faint grime film was detected on the rear bumper and below the truck deck panels. Otherwise the car look amazingly clean. On the daytime trip back to home it did pick up the bugs on the front bumper but they were easily hosed off or knocked off with the bug sponge.

I am not certain that all daily drivers need a 'coating' due to the amount of prep-work involved. But the fact is 'coatings' like the PBL do work and can immensely aid in keep the car looking great.

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[Thomkirby]

Re: The GLASSY look - Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating - My F150 test

I recently posted pictures of my 4-product testing I started on my F150.

https://www.autogeekonline.net/foru...hread-post1690830.html?highlight=#post1690830

On my driver's door I used the combination of the PBL Diamond Paint Coating and then used the PBL Surface Coating as the topper. This has been a recommendation from Mike Phillips over the past couple of years. While it is NOT the current rage of new products the results are really impressive. Very easy to apply both products but the results after 24-48 hours on the feel of that topper is really 'slick'. Since it is on the drivers door it will get touched often and thus easily detected when it starts to degrade.

The product is one that I can only recommend to buy on any sale on the AG store. It is an often overlooked option due to the high price but so worth it if you like slickness on your paint!

My combination used for the driver's door
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