More Megs MF System correction finished with Auto Finesse Spirit - Mondeo Zetec-S

[RussZS]

I actually made a start on this car a few weeks ago, but got rained off halfway through


However, I now have the Megs MF system and Auto Finesse Spirit in my collection, so I could try them out on this rather nice Mondeo Zetec-S...


A few befores:

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As ever, wheels were first:

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These were dealt with via a recently re-acquired EZ Detail Brush (I've needed one of these again much sooner - great brush), AS G101 and Envy Detail brushes. Vikan brush was used on the arches:

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Next, I snow foamed with Megs Hyper Wash:

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Washed with the best shampoo on the market:

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Whilst washing, I'd noticed that the surface wasn't quite as smooth as I'd left it (I clayed and decontaminated last time), so out came my preferred clay:

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which was very effective in removing this:

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Not entirely sure what these were, something pollen based I assume, but it was swiftly dealt with using the AF Clay (I used a Lather mix as lube)


Now, the paint on this car wax soft-medium, which I was able to assess last time I looked at it, so I thought it'd be a great test for the Megs MF system, as I'd only used it so far on harder German cars, where it was able to leave a great finish after the cutting phase, so I was keen to see if the finish would be the same on softer paint...


Paint before:

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Paint After:

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Generally very good, but I could see a bit of hologramming when moving the light around, or catching the Sun, so it didn't finish down quite so well on this softer paint, but the hazing was very, very minor. I now see where the Finishing Wax would fit in, as it would have allowed me to refine this car VERY quickly, so I'll be investing in some shortly...


50/50 from another panel:

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As I didn't have the Finishing Wax, I decided to refine with Auto Finesse's Rejuvenate, as I was using Spirit as LSP, so an ideal base for it:

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Some afters:

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I finished up with:


- Mint Rims on alloys
- Pinnacle Black Onyx on tyres
- AF Tripple on door shuts
- AF Revive on plastics (did a GREAT job)

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Also, I corrected the rear lights very quickly:

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Thanks for looking


Russ

 

[JamesBryan]

That is glowing mate!

I still think the Auto Finesse products look like they belong in a hair salon

 

[RussZS]

Cheers

Boutique look certainly... but it makes them look and feel a bit more 'premium' than say Dodo or Auto Glym.

 

[Kane.]

Lovely wet look to it.

 

[Toby]

Liking the finish on that!

 

[JamesBryan]

Cheers

Boutique look certainly... but it makes them look and feel a bit more 'premium' than say Dodo or Auto Glym.

Yeah. Definitely a more classy feel to them.