tried menzerna fg400 for the first time

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Hey everyone I just used Menzerna fg400 for the first time and had to write a post!!!

A little background on me: I started detailing a few years ago and was using meguires ultimate compound and polish and it worked great kind of lost interest in detailing due to work and money constraints but now I have extra time and extra money so I bought some new stuff.. I got chemical guys vss scratch swirl remover and theyre p40 polish along with polish+sealant those products severely dissapointed me. I am not here to bash products, maybe I was doing something wrong with chemicals stuff I don't know?!?! I emailed them with no response.

So with the recommendation of menzerna on youtube and on autogeek.net I bit the bullet and bought new compound and polish MENZERNA!!!! I got to say it is seriously amazing I used it for about 5 minutes and I am blown away. I previously buffed out my wing on my car chemical guys vss scratch and swirl remover and polish and had horrible results I had micro marring/swirls that wouldnt come out no matter what I tried.

Went back over it with Menzerna fg400 and it not only compounded the swirls out but it finished like a polish. I worked it for about 2 minutes and it stayed moist the entire time granted its a small wing but I had ZERO dusting and it wiped clean flawlessly. followed it up with fg3000 and it is the best results I've had yet! I am so excited about this stuff i had to write this!!

Anyone else have this total excitement the first time they used menzerna? DO SHARE!:dblthumb2:
 
Yeah FG400 is AMAZING!!

Severely neglected abused beat down Chevy before:





After 1 step with Rupes LHR15 LC Orange Pad and Menzerna FG400!





The owner of this truck never washes it, it took me 4 years to get him to break down and let me detail it. He spends $48,000 on a truck and he wouldn't invest a little $$ to take care it. LOL. You should have seen the mud in the inside, glad I don't do interiors! I used to work with the guy, that bird poop was on the truck for a month in the hot Florida sun and obviously still there when I did the truck.

Gone now! And swirl free in one step with FG400 and the Rupes 15!!



 
stuff is awesome what was his reaction?
 
finish it with sf4000/sf4500 and it will take it up a notch.
 
You used FG400 and followed it with FG 3000? You mean FF 3000?
 
trashmanssd said:
i got to pony u and get some there stuff to try.
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I invested a lot of $ in other stuff until I found Menzerna.

The only thing I've really not wrapped my head around is that a lot of folks do 400, then 1500/2500 and 4000/4500. Where do the other products best work in the lineup? These ranges for me have covered most.

And Powerlock, don't even start me on how easy on/off that sealant is. :xyxthumbs:
 
I have chemical guys sealant it seems to be ok. I'm going to wait till I'm out of it before I get the power lock..
 
budpln said:
I have chemical guys sealant it seems to be ok. I'm going to wait till I'm out of it before I get the power lock..
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Hey, if it works for you by all means use it up! All too hard to buy into the next thing and you have partial bottles of 10 things sitting around.
 
I have used Menzerna CL with good luck...I am a carnaube type of guy I like the look ..........
 
budpln said:
Hey everyone I just used Menzerna fg400 for the first time and had to write a post!!!
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Awesome!

So with the recommendation of menzerna on youtube and on autogeek.net I bit the bullet and bought new compound and polish MENZERNA!!!! I got to say it is seriously amazing I used it for about 5 minutes and I am blown away. I previously buffed out my wing on my car chemical guys vss scratch and swirl remover and polish and had horrible results I had micro marring/swirls that wouldnt come out no matter what I tried.

Went back over it with Menzerna fg400 and it not only compounded the swirls out but it finished like a polish. I worked it for about 2 minutes and it stayed moist the entire time granted its a small wing but I had ZERO dusting and it wiped clean flawlessly. followed it up with fg3000 and it is the best results I've had yet! I am so excited about this stuff i had to write this!!

Anyone else have this total excitement the first time they used menzerna? DO SHARE!:dblthumb2:
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FG400 is a gem. It is unbelievable how well it can cut and finish. Does not surprise me it fixed the CG leftovers.

SF4000 is the follow up polish for FG400.

Im sure you know, I almost exclusively use Menzerna. Im sure you have seen my thread on getting the most from the 3401, Hybrid pads, and Menzerna products.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...rning-3401-menzerna-products-hybrid-pads.html

:buffing:

trashmanssd said:
I have to pony up and get some of there stuff to try.
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Yes sir.

Ccrew said:
I invested a lot of $ in other stuff until I found Menzerna.

The only thing I've really not wrapped my head around is that a lot of folks do 400, then 1500/2500 and 4000/4500. Where do the other products best work in the lineup? These ranges for me have covered most.

And Powerlock, don't even start me on how easy on/off that sealant is. :xyxthumbs:
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FG400 and SF4000 is a fantastic one two punch. If you want more depth and gloss perform a third step with a finer pad and SF4500.

PF2500 is a fantastic one step polish.

budpln said:
I have chemical guys sealant it seems to be ok. I'm going to wait till I'm out of it before I get the power lock..
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Give that stuff away.

Order some PowerLock...
 
Mike, you use a black, blue or gold with the 4500 as a LSP? And at what speed? I'd assume the difference from 4000 to 4500 has to be very slight, no?
 
medicscott said:
Mike, you use a black, blue or gold with the 4500 as a LSP? And at what speed? I'd assume the difference from 4000 to 4500 has to be very slight, no?
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Being that I still have all the original release Hybrid pads, (even before the yellow pad release) I will finish out with SF4500 on the black pad.

So for me, I polish with SF4000 on white and then move to SF4500 on the black pad. I also run SF4500 at speed 5. If I am really trying to squeeze the maximum from the surface I will slowly bring the speed down to 1 as finish.

SF4500 on the black pad does make a difference over just SF4000 on white.
 
Mike@DedicatedPerfection said:
Being that I still have all the original release Hybrid pads, (even before the yellow pad release) I will finish out with SF4500 on the black pad.

So for me, I polish with SF4000 on white and then move to SF4500 on the black pad. I also run SF4500 at speed 5. If I am really trying to squeeze the maximum from the surface I will slowly bring the speed down to 1 as finish.

SF4500 on the black pad does make a difference over just SF4000 on white.
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Appreciate the feedback. Guess I'm ordering a quart of 4500 also!
 
budpln said:
lol is it that much better??
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after you try power lock you will be writing another review on how much you loved it. lol
I recently just tried it myself and just loved how it went on and came off. And left such a slick feel to the car. Now i just have to see the longevity of it. BY the way i felt the same way as you when i first tried fg 400. And to be honest i have used it on black cars and didnt even go to a polish. i felt it finished so well.
 
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