Initial Impression: Menzerna Endless Shine vs. Paint Refresh

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

On this test I wanted to test them side by side on a section that has been sanded with 3000 grit paper to give a level playing field by allowing the QD to show what it can do. Perhaps on polished paint you may not see a difference between these two but with sanded paint you can see the darkening effect of Menzerna’s new Endless Shine Quick Detailer.

I also noticed when Endless Shine was sprayed it had a very nice atomization and it was surely a thicker consistency. What I mean by that is it is noticeably thicker than you would think from a QD.

Endless Shine Pros:

Nice spray head with beautiful atomization
Thick milky creamy consistency (for QD)
Spreads very nice
Wipes away cleanly
Noticeably darkens surface

Cons:
Not much smell

Paint Refresh Pros:

Incredible fragrance
Spreads nicely
Wipes away cleanly

Cons:
Standard spray head
Below average atomization


Up first, Menzerna Paint Refresh (PR)







Spray pattern. Decent but not great.



Will come back to after side by side shots further down.

Menzerna's new Endless Shine Quick Detailer







Very nice consistency





And the side by sides.







Here I purposely overlapped them to show the darkening effect.







Tape line removed












Can you tell the right side with Endless Shine is a bit darker?

[Kamakaz1961]

Mike excellent review!! I need to figure out how I can cancel a dinner with my GF so I can buy the Menzerna's. If I no longer post on AGO's site; you know what happened; my fingers were broken by my Girlfriend. It's amazing how I will find out she was an X-MMA fighter.

Thanks to you!!

[jakeclk]

Mike,

Another great review! How does Endless Shine leave the surface in terms of slickness? Thanks!

[Sicoupe]

Great write up MIKE! Thanks for sharing buddy

[Moldavite]

Impressive review!!! Thanks for sharing

[Dr_Pain]

I saw a difference with the limited amount of time I could stand looking at a wet sanded panel without wanting to polish it to a mirror shine.

Your experimentation methodology is GENIUS, Mike! I would have never thought about trying to demonstrate the effect on a sanded surface but it just makes crazy sense

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Mike excellent review!! I need to figure out how I can cancel a dinner with my GF so I can buy the Menzerna's. If I no longer post on AGO's site; you know what happened; my fingers were broken by my Girlfriend. It's amazing how I will find out she was an X-MMA fighter.

Thanks to you!!

Thanks CJ!

Hahaha! That's funny!

Mike,

Another great review! How does Endless Shine leave the surface in terms of slickness? Thanks!

Thank you sir!

Endless Shine leaves the surface slicker than Paint Refresh. It is pretty slick for a QD.

Great write up MIKE! Thanks for sharing buddy

Thanks Kyle!

Impressive review!!! Thanks for sharing

Thank you sir!

I saw a difference with the limited amount of time I could stand looking at a wet sanded panel without wanting to polish it to a mirror shine.

Your experimentation methodology is GENIUS, Mike! I would have never thought about trying to demonstrate the effect on a sanded surface but it just makes crazy sense

Thanks Claude! That left side got the works..... Stay tuned for more.

You like that huh? Pretty ingenious way to test out a QD rather than on polished paint.

[KawBoy]

Pretty cool Mike!

[SonOfOC]

Nice review! Nothing like having experimental-fun on test panels!

[spewking]

Thanks for this review.

Being a huge menzerna fan, the big question is how these stack up to other highly rated QD's??