2008 Honda Pilot Full detail and PBL v2 coating – pic heavy

[emmjay]

Hello all,

As my GF is travelling for two weeks she gave me her car to practice on. It received a full detail, top to bottom.

She was ecstatic when she saw the pics and commented that its like a new car.

This will be pic heavy.

Car as it arrived:

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Products used:

Interior:

Vaccum – hoover I guess?
Dodo juice supernatural fabric sealant – got it free – not a great product
Meguiars Rich leather cleaner conditioner
1” boars hair brush
Boars hair leather brush – the big wide one
303 Aerospace protectant
Meguairs Quik Interior detailer
Meguairs APC 4:1


Pressure washer:

Karcher K3, vario pressure nozzle

Wheels:

Sonax full effect wheel cleaner
Meguiars APC 4:1
Wheel woolies
Makeshift wheel well brush
Mothers wheel face brush
1” brush for lug nuts
Meguairs spoke brush
Grey towels

Tires:

APC 4:1
Striff Tire brush (cant remember where from)
DP tire gel – not a good product for these tyres

Wheel wells:

APC 4:1
Wolfgang exterior trim sealant

Engine bay:

Apc 4:1
1” lug nut brush
Grey towels
Black and Decker 550W blower
Wolfgang exterior trim sealant

Trim:

Wolfgang exterior trim sealant
Solution finish (found very annoying to use and runny) - made a mess but a very nice product nonetheless

Paint:

Flex 3401
White Hybrid Pads
Ultimate Compound
Chemical guys honey dew snow foam
Meguiars white clay
Nanoskin medium grade wash mitt
Nanoskin medium sponge (stopped using as it was too grabby)
Purple 600 gsm plush towels
Gold plush junior towels
Meguairs supreme shine towel
Menzerna powerlock
Polishing pal


Exhaust tips:

APC 4:1
P21s multi surface restorer

Paint prep:

Purple plush towels
WG paint prep
PBL Surface cleansing polish – Horrible product
PBL v2 paint coating

Review here: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/104899-my-unbiased-nightmare-review-pbl-v2-diamond-paint-coating-wolfgang-uber-ceramic.html

Onto the details:

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Before:

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After:

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After:
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Some more befores:

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50/50

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After:
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A few afters:
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[emmjay]

Exteriors:

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After:

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After:

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During:
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After:

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Finished:

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Engine bay after:

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Wheels:

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After:

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Clay – roof

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50/50 with M205 – not happy

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50/50 with UC – happy

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50/50

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Roof Before:

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Roof After:

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Roof Before:

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Roof After:

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Roof done and sealed with Menzerna Powerlock :

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Neighbour hood cats – Before :

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After:

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Before:

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Not a bad after:

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After:

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50/50

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After:

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[emmjay]

Afters:

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Thank you for looking!

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[Sicoupe]

Wow! What a great transformation my friend. Looks awesome.

[Eldorado2k]

Outstanding results and documentation man! You smacked the swirls and dirt out of that SUV bigtime! That actually looks like a pretty sweet ride now with that nice midnight blue paint and the tires all sleek like that. Great job.👍🏽

[ronkh57]

Great results !!!!

You should be very proud

[kevin_1981]

That's AWESOME! Love major turnarounds like that. That clay was insane!

[Mantilgh]

Wow, nice job!!!



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[Hantra]

What don't you like about the PBL Surface Cleansing Polish? I've only used it to maintain the wife's Uber coated car, when it gets stained. Works well for that.

[emmjay]

Wow! What a great transformation my friend. Looks awesome.

Thank you so much!


Outstanding results and documentation man! You smacked the swirls and dirt out of that SUV bigtime! That actually looks like a pretty sweet ride now with that nice midnight blue paint and the tires all sleek like that. Great job.����

I agree! It looks amazing! Thanks so much!


Great results !!!!

You should be very proud

Thank you so much! I definitely am, as this is only the 4th car I have ever detailed. :D


That's AWESOME! Love major turnarounds like that. That clay was insane!

Thanks man! You should see what I am working on now lol! 10 times worse :P


Wow, nice job!!!



Thank you!


What don't you like about the PBL Surface Cleansing Polish? I've only used it to maintain the wife's Uber coated car, when it gets stained. Works well for that.

I'm sure nothing wrong with the product. It just did not work for me. I used a dollop as suggested by Mike Phillips and began massaging it into the paint. Worked a tiny section, the size of a 2 by 2 area. When I went to remove the product was dry as bones and was a PITA to wipe off and was caked up and dusting everywhere.

I personally prefer the WG paint prep for this step as it just makes life easier. After all that compounding and polishing, the last thing I want to do is use another polish, which has the potential to stain trim, to clean up....the polish oils lol, if it didnt stain trim and I could use it as prep I would definitely use it again, just that it dried like powder.... Just my personal opinion. I still have it, its full, doubt I will ever touch it again.

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Wow! Incredible transformation!

Im sure she was thrilled with the outcome.

Thanks for sharing.

[emmjay]

Wow! Incredible transformation!

Im sure she was thrilled with the outcome.

Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Mike! She definitely was!!

[Hantra]

So what was the logic, or reasoning behind Powerlock for the roof, and coating for everything else? Curious.

[GSKR]

Nice turnaround.I saw that you had trouble with pbl.so I decided to use that coating on a 16 black gtr with a 2 step correction.I had zero promblems with it and working conditions were nearly the same in south fla.Kinda weird,and sorry to hear that it didn't work for you.

[natewood70]

Beautiful!

Thanks for sharing!