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Hi guys, unfortunately it`s been a while since I`ve had enough time to post anything on the forum, but this was a recent job that I figured would be appreciated on here. This was a new client referred to me by one of my oldest, he bought this car more than forty years ago and since then only put...

Hey guys, this is a recent correction and coating job I did for a new customer. He contacted me about correction and coating work, citing that he was the second owner of the car and the paint was "pretty bad". After taking a look at the car, it was obvious its 91k miles hadn`t been easy ones and...

This 1987 911 was bought as a daily driver and was in need of some serious TLC. The car was fully repainted in 1994 with bc/cc, and appeared to have been wetsanded and polished at some point based on the very minimal orange peel. Though the car had a decent shine to begin with, the paint showed...

Hey guys, this car belonged to a new customer who was referred to me via a friend in the local Porsche club. It`s a 2017 Panamera E-Hybrid, bought new a few weeks prior to the detail. Given that this will be a daily driver, the owner wanted a ceramic coating to keep maintenance to a minimum and...

Hey guys, I haven’t posted in a while and figured this was a good car to get back into the swing of things with. Like the title says, this is a 1940 Nash and the paint was absolutely hammered by an inexperienced rotary user. The owner’s son had seen me correcting a few of their cars (1965...

Hey guys, I haven`t been posting much due to it being the busy season in CT. I figured this pair of vehicles from yesterday would be of interest to the forum, so here they are: First up is the Avalanche, this one is a 2007 with 51k miles. It was purchased last fall with 37k miles, and had only...

Hey guys, I figured I’d post some of my recent work in this thread. We’ll start with the dirty; a 2004 Honda Pilot that had never been detailed, had transported a dog for quite some time and was black. This one was due for just an enhancement detail, so it received the usual vacuum, air...

This 1959 Impala was brought to my attention by an older gentleman who had stored it in his barn for quite some time. The car was painted approximately forty years ago with lacquer, and since then had never been polished or seen much in the way of proper maintenance. The goal with this detail...

This Scion FR-S was bought new in 2013 and since then had only seen some basic detailing from other local companies, as such it was in need of a serious polishing. After an inspection and some discussion with the owner, a one-step correction process was decided upon, along with 22ple’s VX-1 Pro...

This 2015 C63S AMG had just been picked up from a dealership in Ohio and was scheduled for a one step correction and coating with 22PLE VX1 Pro. The paint showed signs of moderate marring from the dealership’s automatic car wash along with rotary swirling above the shoulder-line of the car...

Hi everyone, I'm Mike Donoghue, owner of Pinnacle Auto Detail. I have over a decade of experience in the field of detailing and offer my services on a mobile basis to all of CT. I have a mobile unit fully equipped with power, filtered water, compressed air, polishers, and just about anything...

The owner of this 2011 BMW M3 contacted me in hopes of improving the appearance of his vehicle’s paint in direct sunlight. Upon inspection it was evident that the car had been polished incorrectly with a rotary buffer, leaving swirl marks over every panel, in addition to moderate to heavy...

First up is the 128i. This car hadn’t been detailed in over two years and was seriously contaminated. The owner wanted a basic interior/exterior package, this included multiple applications of Sonax Wheel Cleaner+, Iron-X decon + clay, polishing with the Rupes, LC black pads & HD Speed. Despite...

I've had a recent influx of classic cars that I figured the forums would appreciate, so here's a few of them (hopefully with more to come). The 1970 Cadillac had all original paint and an original interior, the owner cleaned the interior himself so I stuck to just improving the paint. This one...

Hey guys, I haven’t posted in a while and figured I’d share a few of the more interesting cars I’ve detailed this summer. First up is the 66 Vette, this one is owned by an older gentleman who used to operate a custom cars and antiques business. He had just picked up this 66, 427 Vette and wanted...

This Shelby replica was done up very nicely; the body was straight, no signs of bondo, all of the trim had been replaced during the restoration approximately nine years ago. The car had a 289 that looked (to my eyes) just as it should, the interior was fresh and aside from an aftermarket stereo...

I typically give this car a quick detail inside and out every year, but this time was a little different as the owner had spray painted some cabinets in the garage and covered the car in white overspray. In all of the before pictures the car is actually clean; the haze you see is the overspray...

I was recently contacted by a former detailer looking to have his son ’s Honda CRV detailed as a Christmas present. After some discussion and an inspection of the car we agreed on a two-step correction of the paint and a thorough interior cleaning. I won’t say too much about the condition of the...

This 2007 328i was recently purchased by its owner and was definitely in need of a serious detail. The previous owner had stopped driving the car about six months prior to selling it and parked it under an oak tree. Needless to say the paint was lifeless, swirled up and heavily contaminated...

This 2012 Explorer had just been purchased and was in need of some attention to bring the paintwork up to the new owner’s standards. It had come from an Adesa auction house and between their pre-sale detailing and the wash performed by the Ford dealership during a service visit, the paint was in...