imported_Sludge1
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Got out this morning at 8:30 AM, temperature 38F with brisk winds to try out my new Pinnacle Souveran. No before pictures as the van had a 5 month old coat of Zaino Z2 Pro which still looked beautiful. Steps were:
Washed with ONR (Optimum No Rinse) and dried with my new large Cobra Guzzler (love it).
Clayed the roof, hood and front bumper with Optimum Polyclay (still have some). Got very little contamination and decided not to clay the rest of the van.
Started on the roof with Cyclo and white LC CSS pads using Blackfire SRC Finishing Polish. It was terrible with the pads really grabby. Kept reducing the amount of polish but could never get the combo to really work.
Switched to the green Propel 2 pads and Blackfire SRC and it was terrific. Did the entire van with one set of pads, brushing the pads between panels. I really enjoyed using the Cyclo with this combination. Still had some micro marring, but I will address this another day, too cold for a two step polish. Plus you really can't see it with the gold metal flake and you can't capture it with my camera.
Applied Clearcote's Red Moose Machine Glaze (RMG) with the PC set at 5 using a blue Propel 2 pad. As usual went on terrific, melted into the paint and increased the depth and gloss.
Finally applied the Pinnacle Souveran. What a pleasure! Went on and off easily and used almost none of the wax doing an entire minivan. A good finish to what was a fun day.
Trim done with Poorboy's Trim Restore, tires with Poorboy's B and B, windows with Stoners Invisible Glass.
Afters: Cloudy day, dark pictures. Finished at 2 PM sharp!
Enjoy the Super Bowl! :woohoo:
Washed with ONR (Optimum No Rinse) and dried with my new large Cobra Guzzler (love it).
Clayed the roof, hood and front bumper with Optimum Polyclay (still have some). Got very little contamination and decided not to clay the rest of the van.
Started on the roof with Cyclo and white LC CSS pads using Blackfire SRC Finishing Polish. It was terrible with the pads really grabby. Kept reducing the amount of polish but could never get the combo to really work.
Switched to the green Propel 2 pads and Blackfire SRC and it was terrific. Did the entire van with one set of pads, brushing the pads between panels. I really enjoyed using the Cyclo with this combination. Still had some micro marring, but I will address this another day, too cold for a two step polish. Plus you really can't see it with the gold metal flake and you can't capture it with my camera.
Applied Clearcote's Red Moose Machine Glaze (RMG) with the PC set at 5 using a blue Propel 2 pad. As usual went on terrific, melted into the paint and increased the depth and gloss.
Finally applied the Pinnacle Souveran. What a pleasure! Went on and off easily and used almost none of the wax doing an entire minivan. A good finish to what was a fun day.
Trim done with Poorboy's Trim Restore, tires with Poorboy's B and B, windows with Stoners Invisible Glass.
Afters: Cloudy day, dark pictures. Finished at 2 PM sharp!
Enjoy the Super Bowl! :woohoo:
