Detailed a 2007 Cadillac CTS-V for a friend of mine over the past weekend. He is planning on building this thing to the max, he is shooting to be the world's fastest Cadillac or one of the fastest in the world at the very least. He will most likely be running twin 76mm turbos, aiming for 1500HP and still use it as a daily driver. He just received the shell 2 days ago and it had been sitting in a shop for quite some time. It had swirls, dings, scratches, hard water spots, and contamination in the clear coat. My friend just wanted me to clean it up nice and put some protection on it because it will be sitting for some time while the build is in progress. I figured it was a perfect chance to test the newly reformulated Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating v2. Diamond Paint Coating v2 provides stronger water beading throughout the lifespan of the coating. A longer working time makes it even easier to apply the coating to your paint as well.

The owner of the CTS-V actually holds the world record for the fastest Pro Street naturally aspirated car. It is a Plymouth Duster. Pretty cool!


Products Used:
Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating v2
Pinnacle Black Label Surface Cleansing Polish
Lake Country Coating Applicators
Griots Garage BOSS G21 Long-Throw Orbital Polisher
Lake Country HD Orbital Foam Pads
Pinnacle Advanced Compound
Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish
Pinnacle Liquid Crystal Waterless Wash with Carnauba 32 oz.
Gold Plush Jr. Microfiber Towels
Pinnacle Clay Lubricant
Nanoskin Autoscrub Towel – Medium Grade

Car wasn't too dirty so a Pinnacle Waterless Wash was used


Water spots and swirls




Used Nanoskin Autoscrub Towel – Medium Grade with the Pinnacle Clay Lubricant to decontaminate the paint




Pinnacle Advanced Compound to the rescue


Passenger side door not yet compounded and polished


Drivers Side door compounded




After Compound, Pinnacle Advanced Polish was used and it was ready to be cleaned and coated

Time to start the coating process








Finished Product!










The newly reformulated Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating v2 was amazing to work with. It performed great even in humid outdoor conditions. The owner was shocked and now has even more motivation to get the project up and running and driving the car as soon as possible. Thank you for looking!