Menzerna SF4000 or Megs M205

[Tresca]

Hi,

I'm looking at Menzerna SF4000 or Megs M205 as a polish to remove some light swirls and water spots using a PC. How do these two polishes compare in terms of ease of use, correcting ability and gloss?

Thanks!

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Welcome to AGO.

What vehicle and what color?

[Tresca]

Welcome to AGO.

What vehicle and what color?

C6 corvette in Atomic Orange.

[jankerson]

Hi,

I'm looking at Menzerna SF4000 or Megs M205 as a polish to remove some light swirls and water spots using a PC. How do these two polishes compare in terms of ease of use, correcting ability and gloss?

Thanks!

They should be about the same finish quality wise.

M205 should have more correcting ability if needed with the SMAT technology using a more aggressive pad if needed and it's very easy to work with and remove. Buffing times are pretty long as it doesn't flash very easy.

Both should give that great wet look after polishing though.

I would say try both as you really can't lose either way.

[CM8 6MT]

They should be about the same finish quality wise.

M205 should have more correcting ability if needed with the SMAT technology using a more aggressive pad if needed and it's very easy to work with and remove. Buffing times are pretty long as it doesn't flash very easy.

Both should give that great wet look after polishing though.

I would say try both as you really can't lose either way.

I agree

[Tresca]

How difficult is the Menzerna to remove? I had some Final Polish many years ago, and it was very unforgiving as to the window to stop working. Just a moment too soon and it was a sticky mess, and a moment too long and it was like cement.

[CM8 6MT]

How difficult is the Menzerna to remove? I had some Final Polish many years ago, and it was very unforgiving as to the window to stop working. Just a moment too soon and it was a sticky mess, and a moment too long and it was like cement.

Make sure you prime well and apply thin. With a DAT product like Menzerna, its essential to break it down properly before buffing off. SMAT products like Meguiars require 2-3 passes and your done. Both work very well if used correctly.

[cardaddy]

Make sure you prime well and apply thin. With a DAT product like Menzerna, its essential to break it down properly before buffing off. SMAT products like Meguiars require 2-3 passes and your done. Both work very well if used correctly.

THIS!

The C6 has what you'd normally call 'hard' paint. That means 205 will likely finish down better than say if it were Toyota 'soft' black.

Working with 205 you do 3 maybe 4 section passes and wipe the product off BEFORE it dries. If you need more 'finishing' you reload the pad with 2~3 dime sized drops and do it again, 3 no more than 4 more passes.

Working with Menzerna you'd do 4 or so section passes with a machine speed of say 4.5 or so (on the PC machine) with medium arm pressure. Then a VERY light spritz, more like a fine fine mist with distilled water on the pad (or panel, just don't get it too wet), turn the speed up to 5.5-ish and lower your arm pressure then do a couple more section passes. Watching for the product to work down to almost nothing and it'll wipe away really easily.

Too much product and it'll gum up, too little and you'll dry buff. Especially with SMAT products like 205. FWIW, I'd do it with 205 because it'll do it faster and easier. Now if you want to jewel it down even more afterwards, Menzerna.

[Tresca]

THIS!

The C6 has what you'd normally call 'hard' paint. That means 205 will likely finish down better than say if it were Toyota 'soft' black.

Working with 205 you do 3 maybe 4 section passes and wipe the product off BEFORE it dries. If you need more 'finishing' you reload the pad with 2~3 dime sized drops and do it again, 3 no more than 4 more passes.

Working with Menzerna you'd do 4 or so section passes with a machine speed of say 4.5 or so (on the PC machine) with medium arm pressure. Then a VERY light spritz, more like a fine fine mist with distilled water on the pad (or panel, just don't get it too wet), turn the speed up to 5.5-ish and lower your arm pressure then do a couple more section passes. Watching for the product to work down to almost nothing and it'll wipe away really easily.

Too much product and it'll gum up, too little and you'll dry buff. Especially with SMAT products like 205. FWIW, I'd do it with 205 because it'll do it faster and easier. Now if you want to jewel it down even more afterwards, Menzerna.

Are these two products roughly equivalent in correcting level?

[zmcgovern45]

Are these two products roughly equivalent in correcting level?

M205 has a slight bit more cut according to the polish comparison chart

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