Silver BMW 330Ci Finished Menzerna plus Meguiars

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I finished the exterior of this silver 330Ci with a coat of Meg's #26. Really added a wet appearance to the car.

I initially used Menzerna compound followed by Menzerna Glaze (both in their Pro series), then power washed to remove excess and added #26 with the Festool and a finish pad.

Here's a couple of shots

330Ci_Finished_Megs26.jpg


330Ci_Finished_Megs26_sideview.jpg


Tomorrow, I finish the interior, then start on an X5. The real test for Menzerna is a Black 745 in the lineup.

Toto
 
The first picture with the reflection looks really good....um...got any more pictures :D

How did Menzerna work with the Festool? Looks really good.

Thanks for sharing.
 
That's beyond beautiful. It's always a shock to scroll down and see the level of shine and wet that you get.
 
Toto,

Menzerna PowerGloss works great, but to be honest it's not a gem in their great line of polishes. I'd look into 106FF, P085RD 3.02 or P085RD, or 106A.
 
Nica: I'll shoot some pics when the car is outside late today. I've got to do the interior, so that's a good opportunity. Most of the car was done using the Metabo and the Festool was for bumpers and final application of #26.

Woob: The Menzerna compound is pretty good IMO. It doesn't cake on a cutting pad like the normal 3M stuff we have. And, it seems I can work it longer on the paint surface. I've got a bottle of 106FF, but didn't use it because I wanted to perform a direct comparison of our 3M process. I might put 106FF to use when I start the Black 745.

Toto
 
pretty sweet. especially for a silver car, looks like the silver could drip off
 
HighEndDetail said:
Nice work on the bimmer. How did you like the menzerna glaze
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The glaze finishes "different" from the 3M product. Typically with 3M, I work the glaze until there is almost zero haze or product and Menzerna doesn't work that way. You can work it a long time and it leaves a haze to be wiped with an mf towel. It's almost like a combo of glaze and 3M's Ultrafina SE (which leaves a similar haze).

All-in-all, I'm looking at a step saving with this product by eliminating the Ultrafina step (expensive and time consuming).

When I start the black 745 later this week, I'm going to do a start-to-finish on a panel (hood, door, etc) and photograph the process/results.

Toto
 
Totoland Mach said:
When I start the black 745 later this week, I'm going to do a start-to-finish on a panel (hood, door, etc) and photograph the process/results.

Toto
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Great post. Thanks for taking the time and sharing your results.
 
Such great as usual. I'm really going to have look into this #26 at one point, they sell it everywhere and a lot of people are getting nice results out of it.

Do you apply by hand?
 
P1et said:
Such great as usual. I'm really going to have look into this #26 at one point, they sell it everywhere and a lot of people are getting nice results out of it.

Do you apply by hand?
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You can apply by hand, but it's much faster with a pc or rotary and finishing pad. The shop uses it exclusively for the simple fact that you can get it on rubber/plastic trim and it dries clear.

Toto
 
Finished the interior tonight and got some additional pics. The silver paint really came out nice.

330Ci_OutsideFront_finished.jpg


330Ci_Inside_FrontEnd_finished.jpg


On to another Bimmer...hopefully it's the Black 745. That will be the real test!

Toto
 
Very nice reflection and depth on that silver Toto...man you always come through..I asked for pictures you gave me pictures...mm...what else should I ask for? ;)

All joking a side, the Bimmer is looking very nice. I'm going to have to try that Meg's glaze #26

Thanks for sharing.
 
Wow looks outstanding. I own a silver car as well and its hard to make it "pop" or stand out compared to other colors, but you made the silver look A+
 
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