Pinnacle vs. The Beast (chrome polishing fun!!!)

[natewood70]

This customer has an 06' F-250 on a 12 inch lift... He is in need of a one stage correction with some light defects in the paint which we are scheduling at a later date and just requested a wash and wax... When I saw how his wheels looked, I couldn't leave them how they were given to me! Spent somtime getting to know my wadding polish very well... Here is the procedure:

Wash:
2 bucket method
Megs Gold Class

Wheels:
Soaked with Diluted dodo juice BOB solution
Washed with Daytona Speed Brushes and lug nut brushes

Dry:
THE ONE....THE ONLY...GUZZLER!!!!

Clay:
Wolfgang Poly
Dodo Juice BOB dilution for lubrication

Wax:
Pinnacle Souveran on Red LC pad

Tire Dressing:
Pinnacle Black Onyx Tire Gel

Chrome Polishing:
Eagle One Nevr-Dull

On to the pictures!!!! Not to many dirty body panel shots... it is what it is....

Pinnacle vs The Beast

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/Souveranvsbeast.jpg

Every Paint Panel looked like this (hasnt been washed in over a month)

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/dirty1.jpg

Chrome was just as bad

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/dirty2.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/tipbefore.jpg

Wheels were caked on red... yummy

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/wheelbefore.jpg

After the wash the paint was still filthy... this is just from the tailgate

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/clayaftertailgate.jpg

Onto the fun with chrome!

Bumper before:

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/bumperbefore.jpg

Bumper after

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/bumperafter.jpg

So you think it looks pretty and shiny?

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/wheelafterwash.jpg

Think again....Caked on brake dust after wash

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/cakedondust.jpg

Wiping with fingers to show it wont come off

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/rubbingbrakedust.jpg

No removal on fingers

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/brakedustpast.jpg

After wipe

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/brakedustbad.jpg

After wadding polish

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/chromerestorepass.jpg

After polish with one coat of tire dressing for conditioning

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/wheelafter.jpg

After with one more coat of tire dressing

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/wheelafter2.jpg

Think I forgot about the exhaust? He is replacing the entire exhaust in 2 weeks, so the scratching in the tip didnt matter to him.

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/tipafter.jpg

After rear

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/shinyback.jpg

After front

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/shinyfront.jpg

After side

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/shinyside.jpg

All done!!!

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/f250after.jpg

Thumbs up for the reflectivity!!!

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/natewood70/F250reflection.jpg

Thanks for checking it out everyone!!!! Any feedback, comments, emotional outbursts are always welcome!!!! :dblthumb2:

[mleach82]

Looks great!

[natewood70]

Thanks mleach!!!!

[trhland]

awesome!!!! i have the same truck but an f350. u picked a great wax thats for sure .. nice work!!!

[TWEEDERTWEEK]

Great job on that massive truck, looks great.

[natewood70]

trhland - yea, I love souveran... I wish it was sunny out so you could see more, but the paint still looked nice and glossy!

Tweed- man, I'm 6'4 and usually have no problems, this one I had to bust out the step ladder lol

[SeaJay's]

Nice work!

[natewood70]

Thanks SeeJay!!!! It kicked my ass spending 1 1/2 hours on the chrome alone.....

[SeaJay's]

I can imagine! My brother just bought himself a 06 F-350 dually. It's lifted 4 inches. It's enormous! He wants me to detail when I got to Texas to see him. Going to take me all damn weekend!

[natewood70]

I can imagine! My brother just bought himself a 06 F-350 dually. It's lifted 4 inches. It's enormous! He wants me to detail when I got to Texas to see him. Going to take me all damn weekend!


Good luck man... he better be getting you a case of beer...at least... lol

[trhland]

trhland - yea, I love souveran... I wish it was sunny out so you could see more, but the paint still looked nice and glossy!

Tweed- man, I'm 6'4 and usually have no problems, this one I had to bust out the step ladder lol
i love to see guys still useing souveran . its great. my trucksan 06 dark mattalic stone. an souveran looks insane on it.. we have had the worst winter here i cant wax crap sucks. i have2 ubs of souveran im dying to use. is that truck urs by the way?

[john F]

Came out great! I need me a truck like this.

[natewood70]

i love to see guys still useing souveran . its great. my trucksan 06 dark mattalic stone. an souveran looks insane on it.. we have had the worst winter here i cant wax crap sucks. i have2 ubs of souveran im dying to use. is that truck urs by the way?


No the truck isn't mine... I drive an Altima... seems that truck would fit me though lol....

[natewood70]

Came out great! I need me a truck like this.


Thanks John!

[Spicy McHaggis]

Looks awesome, and great job on the wheels! I have a question though.

Why didn't you try something a little stronger on the wheels to get them cleaner berfore you polished them? I think a wheel cleaner would have gotten some more of that caked on dust off and made it easier for you to polish.

not bashing, just wondering...no matter what you still did a great job and it looks fantastic!