New Paint Hazy

I'm going to order my stuff today. After doing some research I think that I'm going to stay away from the Meguiar's route. How does Menzerna compare to Wolfgang? I read that Wolfgang is rebranded Menzerna but am not sure if that's true. I was looking at this kit instead of the Wolfgang Four:
http://www.autogeek.net/menzerna-polish-bundle3.html

Would this be a good option for tackling my BMW and other cars? The Menzerna just wouldn't have a sealant but I can't use one anyways since it's only been a month since my car was painted. Or should I just spend a little more and get the Wolfgang?
 
Those are good and work well with WG paint sealant. Personally I like the Fast Gloss FG400 over the Power Gloss.
 
Hazcat said:
Those are good and work well with WG paint sealant. Personally I like the Fast Gloss FG400 over the Power Gloss.
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So if you were making an order right now what would you recommend? I typically use the Meguiars DA MF system but I'm looking for something that I can use for this project and others to come. I have every color of Lake Country Pads so that's not an issue. Mike stated that the Wolfgang Four can handle most jobs, but it's $100 for 4 8 oz bottles. I'll happily pay that but want to make sure there isn't something that would be better value. I found that Menzerna trio and it's double the product for only $10 more. Thanks!!
 
It looks to me like whoever painted that didn't know what they were doing. It's hard to tell in the picture but that doesn't even look like normal orange peel. It was a reputable body shop you took it to? I'm always hesitant to tell someone to repair their bad paintwork done by a body shop. The problem is if you start trying to repair it, and even though they screwed up and may have even used the wrong paint, if it becomes a situation where it will have to be sprayed again they can blame you and make you pay to respray it. Just my humble opinion. Like I said it's hard to say from the pics...but personally I would want a little better paint to it before I started.
 
DaveT435 said:
It looks to me like whoever painted that didn't know what they were doing. It's hard to tell in the picture but that doesn't even look like normal orange peel. It was a reputable body shop you took it to? I'm always hesitant to tell someone to repair their bad paintwork done by a body shop. The problem is if you start trying to repair it, and even though they screwed up and may have even used the wrong paint, if it becomes a situation where it will have to be sprayed again they can blame you and make you pay to respray it. Just my humble opinion. Like I said it's hard to say from the pics...but personally I would want a little better paint to it before I started.
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Yeah it's the #1 body shop in my city. Every time something happens to my car I take it there and have never had an issue until this.

The restraint system in my car was set off, so they had to flatbed it to the dealer and somehow my front bumper got scratched up. They were kind enough to fix it for free and the front bumper looks perfect, but the rear looks like shown above. I don't want to take it back because they kept my car for so long and I already had it back once when I noticed the front bumper being scratched.
 
badger91 said:
Yeah it's the #1 body shop in my city. Every time something happens to my car I take it there and have never had an issue until this.

The restraint system in my car was set off, so they had to flatbed it to the dealer and somehow my front bumper got scratched up. They were kind enough to fix it for free and the front bumper looks perfect, but the rear looks like shown above. I don't want to take it back because they kept my car for so long and I already had it back once when I noticed the front bumper being scratched.
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It sounds like a pretty reputable company I do think they would want that out there as a representation of their work any more than you want to look at it.
Maybe take it back to them...explain that you hate to come back again and just ask them if it looks right to them? If they want to redo it explain that you really can't afford to be without your car for very long and ask them if it's possible to make an appointment so maybe they can get it done in a couple days. As long as you are nice about it and explain the situation they should be very accommodating. Go in there with an attitude and demand they do something...not so much. I do know if you work on it and can't fix it I don't know if they are going to want to do anything...
 
DaveT435 said:
It sounds like a pretty reputable company I do think they would want that out there as a representation of their work any more than you want to look at it.

Maybe take it back to them...explain that you hate to come back again and just ask them if it looks right to them? If they want to redo it explain that you really can't afford to be without your car for very long and ask them if it's possible to make an appointment so maybe they can get it done in a couple days. As long as you are nice about it and explain the situation they should be very accommodating. Go in there with an attitude and demand they do something...not so much. I do know if you work on it and can't fix it I don't know if they are going to want to do anything...
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Thanks for the input! I actually did mention the haziness to them when I took it back and he said they would buff it. I'm guessing they forgot. I'd much rather just try to fix it myself first since I was planning on claying/buffing the whole car anyways. I just need to figure out what my best route product wise is.
 
Update: I'm in the process of buffing my car out. The haze seems to be going away but I'm not sure if it's perfect yet. I ended up getting the intensive polish and super finish 4500. Now if I can't wax what should I do on the painted bumper? I plan to put Klasse or carnauba on the OEM panels. Thanks!
 
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