Wow - Megs220 turned up.

[MrBitsy]

The Meguairs G220 plus pads turned up Monday, so I spent the whole day on the car - 10 hrs :D

Started with a thorough wash, dry then the whole car was clayed. Car was then washed and dried again. I then spent an hour or so reading G220 articles - thanks to DaveKG for his excellent machine polishing articles on the cleanyourcar forums http://tinyurl.com/5mdlmj.

Monday was an overcast day, so very good for the polishing, but not so good for checking out swirls (I don't have a torch to show them up). I had the car machine polished 3 months ago, so the swirls that had returned were very fine. I decided to use Menzerna Final Finish PO85RD on an orange Menzerna pad. This combination should give me minimal cut and enhance gloss.

I went over each panel starting on speed 3 to spread the polish, then speed 5 for the polishing itself (6 passes), then finishing on speed 3. The limited sun available showed this polish/pad combination was all that was required to remove the very fine swirls.

The finish certainly looked glossy and deep, but with the day so dull, I wasn't seeing the full impact of the finish achieved - until I took the car out the garage Tuesday morning in full sun that is :D

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ray.keattch/Car/megs220/megs220-1.jpg

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ray.keattch/Car/megs220/megs220-2.jpg

I also used a Sonus SFX-2 Spot Pad with Zaino Z-14 Plastic Magic Cleaner & Polish on the lights - they came up very nice :D
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ray.keattch/Car/megs220/megs220-3.jpg


I have gone from misery after applying the DrColorChip product wrong and ruining my bonnet, to happiness after using the Meguairs G220 :D

If you are thinking of buying a G220, I would thoroughly recommend you do so - this is my first attempt and it looks great. I found it straight forward to use - I did have a go at the Midlands meet demo thanks to Trebor for that, so do the same if you are worried at all.

[windrush]

Ray that looks absolutely smashing I was thinking about getting a Megs G220 but like you am still a bit wary on how to use it well done with your car again its a credit to you

[GERFIX]

:drool4:Excellent job there Ray. I've just purchased a Silverline rotary polisher - price was a governing factor;) - and I'm looking forward hopefully to a better standard of finish. The 220 has certainly worked for you! Very nice.

[GERFIX]

I've just had a look at your Dr Colourchip Disaster thread Ray - that looked really bad! Did the 220 sort it out?

[trebor]

Fantastic job Ray, i was going to say that it looks in showroom condition but changed my mind it looks better than showroom, looks like its made from glass !

Hard work but when you stand back and admire it well worth the effort !

[MrBitsy]

I've just had a look at your Dr Colourchip Disaster thread Ray - that looked really bad! Did the 220 sort it out?

No - a wipe over with Acetone did the trick :D

[MrBitsy]

Fantastic job Ray, i was going to say that it looks in showroom condition but changed my mind it looks better than showroom, looks like its made from glass !

Hard work but when you stand back and admire it well worth the effort !

Thanks - I couldn't believe the finish when I pulled it out the garage. The weather was so dull the day before, I hadn't realised just how good a finish the G220 had given it. :eek:

I forgot to say what products I put on the car after machine polishing it - 3 coats of Zaino Z2 polish, with a mist and wipe of Z6 between coats. Final layer was Z8.

I think the G220 would now go to the top of my list of detailing products to own. Without a machine polish, you will not be getting the best from your paint, regardless what LSP you put on. :)

[trebor]

i must get some of this Zaino to try, where is the best place to get it from, or is it the usual serach on e bay ?

[Simon]

Absolutely stunning paintwork there. Fantastic effort you have put into that and it certainly shows. As Rob says, it's better than a showroom finish. :bowdown:

[GERFIX]

i must get some of this Zaino to try, where is the best place to get it from, or is it the usual serach on e bay ?
Try these two for starters Robert.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/zaino/cat_63.html

http://www.advancedcarproducts.com/products.asp

[MrBitsy]

Robert, as Colin suggested, I would go to CleanYourCar (http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/forum/) - they have a Zaino section. Every order I have given them has turned up the very next day.

They do two polishes - Z5 that is for darker color cars and contains fillers, and Z2. I used the Z5 before on my color, but this time just went for the Z2. My logic was my color is already warm, and as they advertise Z2 as their 'flagship' product. I think the Z5 darkens my colour slightly, but there is no doubt Z2 on its own adds huge amounts of gloss.

Also, when you use their Z6 QD or Z8, you will not feel a more slicker paint finish :) CleanYourCar do a Zaino Kit that includes the accelerator, and that enable you to put on several coats one after the other.

[CDTi]

i must get some of this Zaino to try, where is the best place to get it from, or is it the usual serach on e bay ?If you get some of this, can you let us owners of darker coloured cars know how you get on?

I'm happy with Black Hole, but always willing to try something else ;).