Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax review / side by side with PBL

[Ebf2k]

Recently I won a give away for Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax mini.

It was very easy to apply and buff off, very pleased in that aspect. But I wanted to put the looks to the test.

To get a clean base to use for the test, I use Pinnacle Black Label detail spray to touch up the clean trunk lid. Then I applied a quick spritz of PBL Coating Booster and buffed smooth with the soft green MF towel that comes with the PBL kit.

Next, I put a tape line down the middle and applied the Souveran Paste Wax to one half of the trunk with the supplied foam applicator, buffed off, removed the tape line.

I was expecting to see a difference, but I honestly couldn't tell one half from the other. Here's some photos from various angles and lighting. Can you tell the difference?

In garage:



In sunlight:




In sunlight at a different angle:




Here it is focused right where the tape line was:



Should I have expected it to be noticeably different from fresh PBL?

In case you were wondering, the Souveran is on the left:



Perhaps I have the wrong application technique?

[swanicyouth]

No, you got it right. Its hard to tell the difference between LSPs using a test spot, as the difference is subtle.

IME, you need to do the whole car, step back, and get a macro view. On film, I believe its impossible to spot differences.

[cleanmycorolla]

Just curious, why apply the QD and Booster before the wax??

[Ebf2k]

Just curious, why apply the QD and Booster before the wax??

I did that to compare how the car would look when taking care of it with PBL products side by side to how it would look when topped with Souveran

[Ebf2k]

No, you got it right. Its hard to tell the difference between LSPs using a test spot, as the difference is subtle.

IME, you need to do the whole car, step back, and get a macro view. On film, I believe its impossible to spot differences.

It may be impossible to see from my iPhone photos, I agree. But I couldn't tell the difference with my naked eye either, from many angles.

I don't understand why you think be able to tell the difference over the whole car if I couldn't see it on a test spot? I'd have no visual reference to compare it to.