Black R27 Detail with new Megs 205, a Rotary and some Zymol

[RussZS]

I've only just got round to having a decent play with Megs 205 - I bought a sample from Mark at Autobrite a few months ago.

I must say that this is a joy to use, it corrects surprisingly well for a "finishing polish" and dusts very little. It was a pleasure to use via Rotary too, and made a great job of my R27.

Few pics here, topped with Z Glasur (which only added a very subtle gloss to the finish)























That's probably the 'deepest' it's ever looked. Very pleased with the finish.

Has anyone else tried the Megs?

Cheers,

Russ.

 

[Sean]

 

[RussZS]

Do you approve Mr White?

 

[Sean]

You wont be smiling when you see the swirls and scratches on mine mate, I dont get her back till next week. Thats when the tools come out for trax!

 

[Jib197cup]

top job that mate very impressive !! wish mine was that shiney

 

[richandgem]

stunning

that is all

 

[Foxspeed]

top job 8-) 8-) 8-)

 

[RussZS]

Thanks folks

Sean, yours sounds in a bad way mate! We'll get some awesome 50/50 shots on that!

Russ

 

[chappo]

another A1 finish,

the quality of your work Russ is outstanding,

 

[mradam87]

Wow, that is one shiny car - black looks so good when its cleaned up! How long did you spend on it?

 

[RussZS]

It wasn't a full detail as it was my own car, which tends to be my test mule for new products.

Probably spent a good couple of hours machine polishing - burnishing the paint with a finishing pad at low speed really does bring out the gloss, so it always a worthwhile step.

Ideally I'd be spending 4 hours correcting and 4 hours refining every car I do, but it's not always possible. It's good to see what can be achieved in stages on my own one though.

Cheers,

Russ.

 

[mradam87]

It wasn't a full detail as it was my own car, which tends to be my test mule for new products.

Probably spent a good couple of hours machine polishing - burnishing the paint with a finishing pad at low speed really does bring out the gloss, so it always a worthwhile step.

Ideally I'd be spending 4 hours correcting and 4 hours refining every car I do, but it's not always possible. It's good to see what can be achieved in stages on my own one though.

Cheers,

Russ.

Maybe that's where I'm going wrong a little, I'm still learning with the machine, but I've pretty much cracked correction, to my satisfaction anyway (although I do worry a little about paint thickness, as I don't have a paint gauge) - but I don't spend much time with a finishing pad. I tend to apply the last coat of polish/sealant by machine but it really is a quick going over. Any link to a decent pad for this?

 

[RussZS]

I was using the yellow Menzerna finishing pad with the 205 (which is a finishing polish):

http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/acatalog/M ... _Pads.html £5.20

It's worth spending that extra time finishing down properly. So if you cut with something like 3.02 or #83, it will leave it's own marring behind, maybe some buffer trails (normally if you use Rotary) and other marks. As such, the refining stage is key to cleaning the paint up a little more, and burnishing the paint to a high gloss.

As they say, it's all in the Prep.

 

[Liambo-201]

Nice one Russ!

Im getting a good shine from my Deep Black too but still wanting your finish!

Got pictures of the stuff you used?

 

[Emz]

Looking ace as always Russ!

 

[RussZS]

Thanks Em