Pinnacle Souveran Wax
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Pinnacle Souveran Wax
What are people's general opinions on Pinnacle products on a black car?
Also, does anybody knwo the difference between the pinnacle souveran paste wax and liquid wax - obviously 1 is paste, 1 is liquid, but what would justify spending an extra $50 to get the paste wax?
Also, does anybody knwo the difference between the pinnacle souveran paste wax and liquid wax - obviously 1 is paste, 1 is liquid, but what would justify spending an extra $50 to get the paste wax?
#3
Pinnacle waxes are strictly beauty waxes, i.e. they offer little in the way of durability or protection. That said, the Souveran paste looks outstanding on blacks (and other dark colors) due to the very high oil content. Gives a very deep liquid appearance, like a pool. The liquid version isn't quite the same and will not give the same level of pop that the paste does, which is also why it's cheaper.
Yes Pinnacle looks great....but, for the price, there are products that offer 90-95% of the same look (and most with better durability) for a lot cheaper. Up to you to decide what you like/prefer.
Mike
Yes Pinnacle looks great....but, for the price, there are products that offer 90-95% of the same look (and most with better durability) for a lot cheaper. Up to you to decide what you like/prefer.
Mike
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#5
Originally Posted by picus112
Mike said it - Souveran is great, but the look and durabilty doesn't justify the price. There are a whole slew of paste waxes that look as good and offer the same or bettre durabilty for a lot less cash.
#6
Originally Posted by MikeS_G35s
Yes Pinnacle looks great....but, for the price, there are products that offer 90-95% of the same look (and most with better durability) for a lot cheaper. Up to you to decide what you like/prefer.
Mike
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#8
Originally Posted by 99atlantic
Mind listing some ^_^ ............. i'm so confused between Meguiar's, Zaino, Zymol, Pinnacle, etc.... - not really certain which brand I should go with.
#9
Originally Posted by picus112
Your car is black, right? On black with no metallic flake I normally go with Clearkotes Carnauba or Poorboys Natty's Blue. Clearkote's is a more slick glow kind of wax and Natty's is a super bling wet wax. Either will look great.
edit: For example, let's say I'm interested in Poorboy's products. What would I be looking at for doing a complete cleaning solution (from washing to waxing)
right now i'm ~*thinking*~ of trying, if I wer to use the Poorboy lineup, wash, SSR2.5, SSR1, then the blue natty wax. Sound good?
Last edited by 99atlantic; 02-25-2006 at 02:28 PM.
#10
Originally Posted by 99atlantic
What about for the other steps like polishing and claybar? I'm just so confused because everybody has their own lineup of products.
edit: For example, let's say I'm interested in Poorboy's products. What would I be looking at for doing a complete cleaning solution (from washing to waxing)
right now i'm ~*thinking*~ of trying, if I wer to use the Poorboy lineup, wash, SSR2.5, SSR1, then the blue natty wax. Sound good?
edit: For example, let's say I'm interested in Poorboy's products. What would I be looking at for doing a complete cleaning solution (from washing to waxing)
right now i'm ~*thinking*~ of trying, if I wer to use the Poorboy lineup, wash, SSR2.5, SSR1, then the blue natty wax. Sound good?
Although you may have already found it a good how-to can be found right here:
http://autopia-carcare.com/how-to.html
#11
Originally Posted by picus112
Yep - just put a claybar in between the wash and the polish and you're pretty much good to go. I'd highly recommend investing in a Porter Cable polisher - polishing by hand is difficult and way more time consuming and usually doesn't produce the same results. Polishes like Poorboys SSR2.5 can be used by hand but it'll take some serious elbow grease to break them down. You can get a PC at Lowes for $100, and pads online for ~$50 (for 3-5 pads).
Although you may have already found it a good how-to can be found right here:
http://autopia-carcare.com/how-to.html
Although you may have already found it a good how-to can be found right here:
http://autopia-carcare.com/how-to.html
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#14
Originally Posted by Punchit
Agreed as well. I use the P21S Carnauba Wax on light colored cars or vehicles with a lot of mettalic flake in the paint. For a darker colored car I really like the Poorboy's World Natty's Paste Wax which is only $15.99 for probably 15 - 25 uses. Both look fantastic and I get a lot of uses out of them so they wind up costing less than $1 per use, which is more than fine with me.
Bingo. I use the Pinnacle on my garage queens. It looks great but has little to no durability. The Natty's looks very similar and has a bit better durability.
-GT