Maxolen PM5 Star Max

today, after car wash i applied "Maxolen PM5 Star Max" which is a kinda "spray-on-wipe off" sealant onto the carbon roof and hood only.


conclusion:
it did not made any significant difference, since the paint is already waxed.
i can see the sense of this product to renew the sealant on the more exposed parts only.
until you add once again a poper wax or sealant layer.

i can see the sense on below parts since more exposed to water / tear / insects:
- plastic rear, front bumper
- plastic side skirt

i only sugguest to use "spray on procuts" after car-wash and only on plastic body parts.



in short:

- noticable difference in beading
- carbon fibre structure can be seen now better.
- i think a bit more of a gloss
- seems the color in the reflection just went a bit "clearer" (darker), could be an ilussion.

• Before = Meg M1611 & Gold Class Shampoo
• After  = Maxolen PM5 Star Max Spray Selant

Before

After

Before

After

the carbon fibre roof came out really well, the carbon fibre structure really pops out:

 and some nice shots of the mineralwhite metallic paint, what a stunning color!

in fact, the metallic effect of mineralwhite was so extrem this day, stunning, that i was unable to catch it with my iphone.

also removed tar spots with a clay

detailing plan for the M3

Just created the action-plan for detailing the M3 for this september.
goal is to give the paint a nice wet-look instead of "mirror glaze" as of it is now.


0) Meg Gold Class Shampoo (removes visual dirt and dust)
1) Clay (removes contaminant)
2) Meg Ultimate Polish
3) Maxolen PM4 Perfect Pearl 2 layers (sealing)
4) Maxolen PM5 Star Max (maybe after some time as maintenance).

BEFORE - current state - with Meg M1611 Mirror Glaze Prof Paste Wax

detailed friends car

yesterday, i helped out a friend detailing his black metallic car.
we did a full detailing and it was great to collect experience.

we did following (to the paint):
0) wash
1) clay
2) ultimate polish where it was need (goal: removal of scratches and oxidation)
3) ultimate polish as gloss finish (goal: add gloss due to oils in the polish)
4) gold class wax 1 layer (not sure if it can stacked like the M16)

- we applied everything by hand
- before and after applying products we inspect the paint with a spotlight




conclusion
the final result was "good", but unfort. we were not able to remove all the scratches by hand.
but the swirls / scratches does not hide the metallic flakes anymore and they really pop out now.
picture after polish with UC / UP applied by hand:

what i have learned from this project
1) ultimate compound is good to remove oxidation / some light - medium scratches
2) for heavy scratches we might have should also give scratchX a try
3) and / or use a polish machine on the scratches only.
4) ultimate polish is good to adds gloss & remove light scratches
5) deep crystal polish step2 instead of UP would have make more sense after UC (as less aggressive)
6) the spotlight was a very useful help to see before/after and if we have worked clean.


explanation of the deep scratches
owner stated he did use spray-on products to clean his car on road trips esp. on the back of the car.
thats where we found the deep scratches, which did hide the metallic flakes.

on my previous car, which i bought brand new and owned for three years, washed once a week by hand i was able to remove ALL scratches just by hand with ultimate compound.
i never used spray-on products and i think thats the major reason why i did not had deep scratches.



conclusion & learned for the upcoming detailing job of the M3
i will also detail my M3 soon.
i will use "deep crystal polish step 1" and "deep crystal polish step 2" as polish and M16 as wax at least 2 layers.

but other products i will keep by my side so i can try to correct scratches if there are any after step 1.

my main goal is to maintain the gloss of the paint in the future with "deep crystal polish step 2" since its not an aggressive polish because from what i know the polish only contains oils (correct me if im wrong).
since from my experience of my prev car i will only have very light scratches on the paint, i think this is the way to go for me and for me the concept.

wheels detailed & waxed

2015/08/01: detailed the wheels

Products used:
0) Meg Gold Class Shampoo
1) Meg Wheel Cleaner (Hot Rims all Wheel & Tire cleaner) and brushes
2) Meg Ultimate Polish
3) Meg Brake Dust Barrier


After polish there was noticable more gloss on the wheels.
Noticed after applied the "Brake Dust Barrier" that the glaze was a bit gone.
the glaze went into a more milky, soft finish.



Picture after polish:

Picture after "Brake Dust Barrier" applied:
as you can see, after applying brake dust barrier, some of the glaze is now gone (iE above the wheel hub)

final result:

2016/02/26: sealant

its also possible to put sealant on the wheel. metallic flakes pop out more and bit more gloss.

its might not worth the effort: spray-on products are might more efficient (spent time vs result)

car waxed (M16 Mirror Glaze)

 2015/07/27: waxed the car.

Products used:
0) Meg Gold Class Shampoo
1) Meg Profesional Paste Wax #16 Mirror Glaze, 1 layer.

result:
a extrem mirror glaze now (ie the "Z" glaze at the doors) and the paint went a bit brighter.
but the "soft glaze" seems to now be gone from when i picked up the car.

not yet 100% happy (iE i want to pop out the metallic effect even more) so i decided to fully detail the car soon.