Hi guys,
So I have been an mild detailing enthusiast for over 10 years with my BMWs. One of my biggest issues with detailing is prepping the paint by compounding, polishing, glazing, and it all looking great, then throwing wax on and having issues. The issue is I own 3 BMWs with darker paint. My one car is Oxford Green, my other is black, and the third is Iceland Green which is more of a medium green with a sort of pearl/metallic effort going on in direct sun. Both green cars are dark in the shade/overcast and of course black is black. The oxford green is heavily metallic and Iceland Green is more mildly metallic, but none the less.
I have used a number of waxes and had been told by friends that S100 was great so I had picked that up long ago. It works ok. My step dad had picked up P21S so I tried that, its nearly identical to S100 in my opinion. I rotated between those and my ordinary Meguiars gold, mothers, etc., and found that they were all just "ok". My issue is that on the darker metallic cars I get dark "more wet" looking areas with the S100 and P21S. If I used Meguiars or the like, they come up fine, but weren't nearly as glossy/deep. So, while S100 was nice and wet looking, I really had trouble getting it up even letting it dry, not letting it dry, and using a micro fiber to buff.
I then tried Pinnacle Souveran that my step dad got as a gift one year - WOW. It was deeper and wetter like S100 but it didn't leave the greasy/oily dark areas that were hard to take up. So I used that seldom and he and I depleted his jar and he bought it again. Not wanting to use his products up, I want to pick up my own. That was the first premium wax I had used and at $75 - $95 ea, its high. But it works well. I noticed theres a Signature Series II wax thats almost 1/2 the price. I have been very impressed by Pinnacle products so I doubt I would be let down, but I just want to get some feedback. I spend a LOT of time bringing my paint up and after spending so much time compounding and polishing and then top coating with a oily wax thats hard to take up, I get frustrated. I want to avoid all that.
What are your thoughts on Souveran vs SSII and, or, what about other waxes? Looking in the $30 - $75 range for a good wax that will work great on dark to medium metallic greens. Let me know!
Thanks,
Jon
So I have been an mild detailing enthusiast for over 10 years with my BMWs. One of my biggest issues with detailing is prepping the paint by compounding, polishing, glazing, and it all looking great, then throwing wax on and having issues. The issue is I own 3 BMWs with darker paint. My one car is Oxford Green, my other is black, and the third is Iceland Green which is more of a medium green with a sort of pearl/metallic effort going on in direct sun. Both green cars are dark in the shade/overcast and of course black is black. The oxford green is heavily metallic and Iceland Green is more mildly metallic, but none the less.
I have used a number of waxes and had been told by friends that S100 was great so I had picked that up long ago. It works ok. My step dad had picked up P21S so I tried that, its nearly identical to S100 in my opinion. I rotated between those and my ordinary Meguiars gold, mothers, etc., and found that they were all just "ok". My issue is that on the darker metallic cars I get dark "more wet" looking areas with the S100 and P21S. If I used Meguiars or the like, they come up fine, but weren't nearly as glossy/deep. So, while S100 was nice and wet looking, I really had trouble getting it up even letting it dry, not letting it dry, and using a micro fiber to buff.
I then tried Pinnacle Souveran that my step dad got as a gift one year - WOW. It was deeper and wetter like S100 but it didn't leave the greasy/oily dark areas that were hard to take up. So I used that seldom and he and I depleted his jar and he bought it again. Not wanting to use his products up, I want to pick up my own. That was the first premium wax I had used and at $75 - $95 ea, its high. But it works well. I noticed theres a Signature Series II wax thats almost 1/2 the price. I have been very impressed by Pinnacle products so I doubt I would be let down, but I just want to get some feedback. I spend a LOT of time bringing my paint up and after spending so much time compounding and polishing and then top coating with a oily wax thats hard to take up, I get frustrated. I want to avoid all that.
What are your thoughts on Souveran vs SSII and, or, what about other waxes? Looking in the $30 - $75 range for a good wax that will work great on dark to medium metallic greens. Let me know!
Thanks,
Jon
