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Old 10-18-2012, 08:18 PM   #1
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Pinnacle's Liquid Crystal Waterless Wash w/Carnauba

Pinnacle Liquid Crystal Waterless Wash w/Carnauba is the latest offering from the Pinnacle Natural Brilliance Line of products. I'll leave all the technology components to those who know and rather concentrate on the product from a users point of view.
For me, I'm constantly using a waterless wash product or detail spray almost on a daily basis. It's what I use to maintain my DD during the week until I can give it a "proper" washing on the weekend. You can see in the product shot that I'm using a Cobra Waffle Towel for the review.



My personal technique is to apply a generous amount of waterless wash to the paint & roll the towel like a typewriter ribbon - advancing the towel on each wipe to ensure that only a clean portion of the towel is touching the surface.



In the next two photos you can see the light dirt on the paint before I begin the waterless wash process. In the second shot you can see where I wiped the dirt away with my finger.




Spraying a generous amount of the PLCWW to the paint and with no pressure, it cleaned the surface nicely. Here's a shot of what came off the paint. The second shot shows the towel after wiping the entire car down. White does a great job of hiding dirt but as you can see the towel is pretty dirty. What was interesting about this waterless wash product was I didn't need a second wipe to "clean" up the area. One towel with one wipe seemed to do the job. I liked that a lot.





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Below are the finished beauty shots. The high lubricity formula of PLCWW did an excellent job of cleaning light soil, dust, and smudges while leaving behind a high gloss shine. IMO the Pinnacle Crystal Waterless Wash is a top tier performer in that category. And fwiw, my wife happened to walk out into the garage during my test and asked what that pleasant smell was - and that has never happened before!



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Re: Pinnacle's Liquid Crystal Waterless Wash w/Carnauba

Thanks for the review. Looks like a great product. I also using waffle weaves for waterless washes.
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I also use a longer knap MF towel as well. What I like about the cobra waffle is it holds a lot of product and shows off the dirt quite well, which makes knowing when to rotate my towel easier.
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Re: Pinnacle's Liquid Crystal Waterless Wash w/Carnauba

Great review. I can't wait to mix some up. Nick told me that 3 oz to a 32 ounce bottle is excellent.
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Correction on the dilution 1:32
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I also demo'd the new Rinseless Wash concentrate but diluted that 12/1 and used it as a detail spray since I never actually do a Rinseless Wash. REALLY good as a detail spray, great smell and slick to the touch. WOWA easily with little to no streaking. I strongly recommend it.
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looking good Stuart excellent review.
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Thanks guys, it was blast trying these new products out and being one of the initial testors. Not that I didn't before, but I have a new found appreciation for what Nick, Todd, Mike and the other AG staffers do when it comes to product testing & reviews. It was a lot of work with a time pressure to boot. You guys are the best and the reason why AG is as good as it is. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. THANKS!!
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Thanks for the review.
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