Mobile-Image : Golf IV vs Menzerna - Part 1

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So after recieving the Menzerna IP and 106FA samples from Freerider on Friday, myself and Rustbucket decided to put the 2 through their paces. The test subject for the day would be my brothers Golf IV. His car is black magic metallic and is in a pretty sad state as far as the paint is concerend, lots of swirls, RDS and acid etchings from bird bombs. I'll let these few quick before snaps do the talking.....






We had planned for him to arrive early this morning and do the whole car but considering he went to watch the Lions rubgy game at Ellis park yesterday evening, it was no surprise he only arrived just after 11

After spending the better part of 3 hours washing the rims as well as the rest of the car, we were left with only enough time to test the 2 polishes on the bonnet.

First up the IP on the white LC pad. We didn't have quite the result we were hoping for with the IP and were left scratching our heads a little bit. For the moment we have put it down to bad technique & inexperience with the product and pad (both being new to us). With the techniques we tried and a few small adjustments we made with the FA, we are confident we will find the right combination to get the IP working as it should.

On to the 106FA......What a revelation ! After trying a different priming technique to the IP and some adjustments whilst working the polish we were both astounded. It was able to be worked forever and felt smooth as butter (we managed some one handed rotary action for a few passes ) No funny antics from the buffer, no issues aside from a clogged pad (operator error) and only the slightest amount of dusting. This stuff is hands down my favourite polish of all time and I am sure Rusty would agree with me

After a few patches with a single pass of IP we finished the entire bonnet with a single pass of 106FA and gave it a quick wipe down. Here are a couple of the before and after shots we managed to snap before the sun disappeared over the horizon.

Here is the bonnet before :




And from similar angles again after :




Excuse the spatter on that last one, that was from our initial attempt with the IP and some quick detailer

We also taped up a 40cm x 40cm square patch on the door to do a 50/50 test with a single pass of 106FA again on the white LC pad.




After these shots the car was given a quick wipedown and some wax by which time it was dark so unfortunately no finished pics of the polished bits with LSP

Overall we were very impressed with the Menzerna despite our lack of success with the IP. We will have another go at it with the technique we found very succesfull with the FA and report back. For now however I have to give the Menzerna 106FA a 10 out of 10, a truly fantastic product I think every serious detailer has to have in their arsenal