1971 Dodge Charger R/T - 1940 Oldsmobile Streetrod shine by Pinnacle

[Mike Phillips]

1971 Dodge Charger R/T - 1940 Oldsmobile Streetrod shine by Pinnacle


Last night we took the contaminated and swirled out paint on two very special cars and restored the type of finish you would expect to see on cars like these.

Truth is... you can use these same product to restore the paint on any car, even the car in your garage.

Process for both cars

Step 1: Paint on both cars was contaminated so we clayed it using Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay and Pinnacle Clay Lube.

Step 2: The paint on both cars was compounded to remove the swirls using Pinnacle Advanced Compound.

Step 3: After compounding the paint was further refined by polishing with Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish to maximize the gloss, clarity and depth of shine.

Step 4: After polishing we machine applied Pinnacle Liquid Souveran Wax.

Step 5: After letting the wax dry to a haze the wax was carefully removed using what in my opinion is one of the nicest towels for anytime you're working on a perfect finish, the Super Soft Deluxe Green Microfiber Towels with Rolled Edges.


Commnets....
We used a variety of tools for all the machine polishing work. The Pinnacle compound, polish and wax are versatile in that you can use them by hand or machine. In fact there were a couple of places on both cars where I used the Pinnacle Advanced Compound by hand to remove scratches because the panel was too thin to fit a buffing pad by machine.

Tools Used
New Meguiar's MT300
Flex 3401
Rupes Duetto
Rupes Bigfoot 21
Rupes Bigfoot 15
Porter Cable 7424XP
Griot's Garage 6" DA
Meguiar's G110v2
Griot's 3" Mini Polisher


Newbies and Seasoned Veterans
We had a large turnout of people last night that included both seasoned veterans in the detailing industry as well as people that had never machine polished paint before and had previously always worked by hand. As long as you're using quality product and then matching them to the right pads and tools for the job, plus a little hands on training, it's easy to get professional results the first time and every time.



Here are the results.














Products used

[Mike Phillips]

Here's some shots of the guys doing the amazing transformation to these two cars....


Here's Barry polishing the passenger door....





Here's Robert polishing the passenger fender using the new Meguiar's MT300




Here's Dave the owner of the Oldsmobile working on the driver's side fender....





Here's our friend Al polishing the trunk lid on the Olds....




Here's Matt from 303 Aerospace Protectant using the Flex 3401 to machine polish the driver's side rear fender....





Here's Dave the owner of the 1971 Charger and my good friend Jeff working on the driver's side front fender....





Here's Jim working on the back of the Olds...





Here's Tim using the new Meguiar's MT300 on the front passenger fender....





Here's Dave polishing the passenger side front fender...




Here's Lenny working on the roof....





Here's Robert show us how smooth and easy to control the new Meguiar's MT300 is to use even with one hand....






Here's Jeff using the Rupes Duetto 12mm






Jeff testing out the new Meguiar's MT300...

[Mike Phillips]

After machine applying the Pinnacle Liquid Souveran we broke for pizza and let the wax dry to a haze.

Afterwards the wax was removed very carefully so as to protect all the compounding and polishing results which brought the paint up to the waxing step.

[Mike Phillips]

Here's the final results.....



I present the 1971 Charger R/T

[Mike Phillips]

I present the 1940 Oldsmobile...

[Mike Phillips]

Here's the Autogeek Pro Team for this project....





Incredible work guys!

[Mike Phillips]

Here's the products used....




You can get all these products on Autogeek.net


Pinnacle Advanced Compound

Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish

Pinnacle Liquid Souveran Car Wax

Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay

Pinnacle Clay Lubricant

Super Soft Deluxe Green Microfiber Towels with Rolled Edges - 6 Pack

Pinnacle Crystal Mist Detail Spray
(This is the product you use to maintain the results)



Personal recomendation...
For all the compounding, polishing and future application and removal of the Pinnacle Crystal Mist Detail Spray you really need at least a dozen high quality microfiber towels like the Gold Plus Jr. microfiber towels.

Take my word for it these are nice towels and we go through a LOT of them for projects like these and to take care of just one car for a project like these a dozen would be the minimum amount. If you want to be stocked up so you never run out of clean towels in the middle of the project then get 2 dozen.

The other benefit is you only want to wash like towels with like towels, with a dozen or two it makes it practical to run your towels through either a small or medium size wash load all by themselves. Treat your high quality towels like any of your prized tool by taking care of them and in return they will take care of your car's finish.


Gold Plush Jr. Microfiber Towels 12 Pack


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[FrankS]

Thanks for posting Mike! The pictures look great but the cars looking even better in person, they came out looking amazing!

Another fun night with the team. Really liked the Pinnacle Liquid Souveran Wax...easy on and easy off and looks great!

[antti@561detailing]

Another great night at Autogeek Show Car Garage.

Yesterday also marked 1 year and 1 week anniversary since my first Thursday night makeover. It's been great experience. And this year looks even more promising.

Huge thanks to all the car owners who trust us with their cars.

See you next time.

P.S. Hopefully next time I get my hands on MT300 also

[Aaryn NZ]

Wow! Amazing results team.

They both look absolutely stunning - the yellow on the Olds looks like glass in that front on picture. Gotta love the stance on the Charger - looks like it means business!

Awesome work everyone involved . . . so very very envious of you all for being able to take part in these projects. What a way to spend a Thursday night.

Looking forward to getting my Pinnacle Advanced Compound & Polish. A beautiful product to work with.

Thank you for the pictures Mike - superb!

Aaryn NZ.