rms64
03-08-2013, 11:53 PM
Hi Folks...
My first attempt at a review, so adjust your expectations accordingly.
Background:
In December, I bought a 2007 BMW 335i Convertible - I figured if I'm "stuck" in Florida (new resident) I might as well have a convertible. The car has its issues, and I've been loving every minute of trying to correct them - including a trip to the Mothership (The Geek) for a great hands-on DA lesson with Mr. Mike Phillips himself.
As I've worked through correcting, polishing, etc. I've started to notice flaws that I wanted to work on. One of these is the chrome around the windows of the car. These trim pieces were full of water spots that I initially thought there was really not so much I could do about. I tried hitting them with some Megs polish but (and nothing against the product here) had minimal results with maximum effort. Please note I'm no pro and am enjoying just learning here.
Here's a shot of the condition of the trim prior to this evening:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1784/tn_p21s1.jpg
As you can see, the trim is kinda nasty. At least nasty in terms of the perfection that we all seek.:eek:
So, one of my recent orders included a batch of P21S that I used on the exhaust tips with great results. I figured I'd give it a whirl on the trim this evening and see what happened - my expectations were pretty low after rubbing like crazy with the Megs Medium Cut metal polish.
The Essentials
Below is a shot of the mandatory tools that I used in my attempt:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1784/tn_p21s0.jpg
I assembled all my gear and dove in. Please, for the love of Little Baby Jesus, if you attempt to do something like this - tape around the area you'll be working on, otherwise you'll end up with some serious P21S slurry that is a PITA to remove. Taped section shown below:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1784/tn_p21s61.jpg
P21S includes an applicator "sponge" type device that you wet in a little water and then rub across the product in the tub, and then start the application. There is a slurry that develops as you work the product - I wiped this down with a microfiber periodically and to my amazement, the water spots / defects were disappearing and shiny new trim was being revealed!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1784/tn_p21s81.jpg
Here's my attempt at a 50 / 50 shot on a section of the trim:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1784/tn_p21s5.jpg
Sorry for the poor quality pictures - I'm an accountant not a dude that works at Glamour Shots.
As you can see, I was getting tremendous improvement and this was after what I would call two "section passes" - total time on the project at this point was 40 minutes at the most. Needless to say, I was thrilled with the results.
The Results:
I'm super-happy with the results I was able to achieve, with a minimum of effort. This stuff ROCKS. I had basically accepted that there would be little chance of improvement here and I ended up with what looks like showroom trim. Woo!!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1784/tn_p21s91.jpg
Recommendation:
If you have some junked up trim or chrome that needs polishing, get this stuff. It really is an amazing product!! :dblthumb2::dblthumb2:
Any comments or suggestions regarding my review are certainly welcome - it was fun to work on this with the thought of writing this review up.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/56628
My first attempt at a review, so adjust your expectations accordingly.
Background:
In December, I bought a 2007 BMW 335i Convertible - I figured if I'm "stuck" in Florida (new resident) I might as well have a convertible. The car has its issues, and I've been loving every minute of trying to correct them - including a trip to the Mothership (The Geek) for a great hands-on DA lesson with Mr. Mike Phillips himself.
As I've worked through correcting, polishing, etc. I've started to notice flaws that I wanted to work on. One of these is the chrome around the windows of the car. These trim pieces were full of water spots that I initially thought there was really not so much I could do about. I tried hitting them with some Megs polish but (and nothing against the product here) had minimal results with maximum effort. Please note I'm no pro and am enjoying just learning here.
Here's a shot of the condition of the trim prior to this evening:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1784/tn_p21s1.jpg
As you can see, the trim is kinda nasty. At least nasty in terms of the perfection that we all seek.:eek:
So, one of my recent orders included a batch of P21S that I used on the exhaust tips with great results. I figured I'd give it a whirl on the trim this evening and see what happened - my expectations were pretty low after rubbing like crazy with the Megs Medium Cut metal polish.
The Essentials
Below is a shot of the mandatory tools that I used in my attempt:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1784/tn_p21s0.jpg
I assembled all my gear and dove in. Please, for the love of Little Baby Jesus, if you attempt to do something like this - tape around the area you'll be working on, otherwise you'll end up with some serious P21S slurry that is a PITA to remove. Taped section shown below:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1784/tn_p21s61.jpg
P21S includes an applicator "sponge" type device that you wet in a little water and then rub across the product in the tub, and then start the application. There is a slurry that develops as you work the product - I wiped this down with a microfiber periodically and to my amazement, the water spots / defects were disappearing and shiny new trim was being revealed!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1784/tn_p21s81.jpg
Here's my attempt at a 50 / 50 shot on a section of the trim:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1784/tn_p21s5.jpg
Sorry for the poor quality pictures - I'm an accountant not a dude that works at Glamour Shots.
As you can see, I was getting tremendous improvement and this was after what I would call two "section passes" - total time on the project at this point was 40 minutes at the most. Needless to say, I was thrilled with the results.
The Results:
I'm super-happy with the results I was able to achieve, with a minimum of effort. This stuff ROCKS. I had basically accepted that there would be little chance of improvement here and I ended up with what looks like showroom trim. Woo!!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1784/tn_p21s91.jpg
Recommendation:
If you have some junked up trim or chrome that needs polishing, get this stuff. It really is an amazing product!! :dblthumb2::dblthumb2:
Any comments or suggestions regarding my review are certainly welcome - it was fun to work on this with the thought of writing this review up.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/56628