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Santa Scrap made another delivery yesterday!!! :lol:
I have absolutely no idea what car this is from, so if anyone knows... answers on a postcard! :lol: Its red metallic, and came with the traditional swirls though...
I wnated to try out Meguiars #83 alongside Menzerna Intensive Polish PO85RD3.01 for fun, so I masked the bonnet off into four so I could do half each and get half and half shots too...
Menzerna Intensive Polish PO85RD3.01
The IP was first up. Firs of all, a pic of the swilrs the IP had to deal with:
These were medium swirls, so I thought the IP would deal easily with them on a Meguiars W8006 polishing pad. Pas was primed at 600rpm and the polish spread, then polised at 1000rpm for several passes, then up to 1200rpm with only light to medium pressure until the polish went transparent. Residue was wiped off with a Megs Ultimate Wipe. First of all, a half and half shot after the Menz:
And a completed shot:
I found the Menzerna very easy to use by rotary, the polish seemed perfectly lubricated and it didn't kick up dust like the traditional IP. No splatter either at the low speeds, and the polish broke down steadily - it was easy to follow the polish breaking down and working. And it removed the swilrs with ease with one hit. An excellent product, IP3.01 - highly recommended. :thumb:
Meguiars #83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish
Now, as I had already previously tested the Menzerna polishes on steel wool marks, I decided to give the worst half of the bonnet to the #83 this time, so the swirls the #83 faced:
This was going to be an acid test for the #83 by rotary. As with the IP, the W8006 polishing pad was primed at 600rpm and the polish spread, then it was up to 1200rpm for several passes before moving up to 1500rpm for many passes until the polish went transparent... Like the IP, itr was easy to tell when the polish was ready. It broke down more slowly, working more slowly than the IP, but it got impressive results on the severe swirls - a half and half:
and a full shot:
Only the deeper scratches were remaining, as would be expected from a medium abbrassive polish used on a W8006 polishing pad. Again, this polish was easy to use - slower than the IP3.01, and a little more tricky to wipe off (but by no means difficult, it needed two passes of an mf towel, the IP only needed one! So neither were difficult! :lol: ) Comparing the finishes, I would say that the IP finish was brighter, the #83 one wetter looking, but only just in each case... My conclusion is that by rotary on medium swirls, both of these polishes are excellent products.
I have read much on many forums about #83 being very difficult to use and never getting results, but I would personally say that if you are patient with it and break it down fully it works an absolute treat... The "boutique" polishes are easier to use, #83 has a learning curve, but once mastered, #83 is a match for anything IMO and at a fraction of the cost!
I have absolutely no idea what car this is from, so if anyone knows... answers on a postcard! :lol: Its red metallic, and came with the traditional swirls though...
I wnated to try out Meguiars #83 alongside Menzerna Intensive Polish PO85RD3.01 for fun, so I masked the bonnet off into four so I could do half each and get half and half shots too...
Menzerna Intensive Polish PO85RD3.01
The IP was first up. Firs of all, a pic of the swilrs the IP had to deal with:
These were medium swirls, so I thought the IP would deal easily with them on a Meguiars W8006 polishing pad. Pas was primed at 600rpm and the polish spread, then polised at 1000rpm for several passes, then up to 1200rpm with only light to medium pressure until the polish went transparent. Residue was wiped off with a Megs Ultimate Wipe. First of all, a half and half shot after the Menz:
And a completed shot:
I found the Menzerna very easy to use by rotary, the polish seemed perfectly lubricated and it didn't kick up dust like the traditional IP. No splatter either at the low speeds, and the polish broke down steadily - it was easy to follow the polish breaking down and working. And it removed the swilrs with ease with one hit. An excellent product, IP3.01 - highly recommended. :thumb:
Meguiars #83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish
Now, as I had already previously tested the Menzerna polishes on steel wool marks, I decided to give the worst half of the bonnet to the #83 this time, so the swirls the #83 faced:
This was going to be an acid test for the #83 by rotary. As with the IP, the W8006 polishing pad was primed at 600rpm and the polish spread, then it was up to 1200rpm for several passes before moving up to 1500rpm for many passes until the polish went transparent... Like the IP, itr was easy to tell when the polish was ready. It broke down more slowly, working more slowly than the IP, but it got impressive results on the severe swirls - a half and half:
and a full shot:
Only the deeper scratches were remaining, as would be expected from a medium abbrassive polish used on a W8006 polishing pad. Again, this polish was easy to use - slower than the IP3.01, and a little more tricky to wipe off (but by no means difficult, it needed two passes of an mf towel, the IP only needed one! So neither were difficult! :lol: ) Comparing the finishes, I would say that the IP finish was brighter, the #83 one wetter looking, but only just in each case... My conclusion is that by rotary on medium swirls, both of these polishes are excellent products.
I have read much on many forums about #83 being very difficult to use and never getting results, but I would personally say that if you are patient with it and break it down fully it works an absolute treat... The "boutique" polishes are easier to use, #83 has a learning curve, but once mastered, #83 is a match for anything IMO and at a fraction of the cost!
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