1. products used 2. maxolen pm4 perfect perl, video 3. interior 4. long term review
Paint: products used
Meg Goldclass Shampoo
Meg UCQ and Clay
Meg Ultimate Compound (roof)
Meg Ultimate Polish (rest)
Maxolen PM4 Perfect Perl (sealant)
BMW OEM for Leather, Cockpit
total effort: 8h or 2 days.
was polishing needed?
No, it did add a nice gloss but so does the PM4.
However, the roof had a lot of swirls on it, UC did a great job here getting rid of these.
left before polish, right after.
before polish
after Polish (UP)
Maxolen PM4 Perfect Perl (sealant)
very easy to apply, paint after applied smooth as glas, extremely nice "blue-ish" shine.
i did not get the "blue-ish" shine with Meguiars M16 Mirror Glaze.
my opinion is PM4 fits better for this (mineral white) metallic paint sine "blue-ish" shine w/ PM4.
before detailing
after
before
after
before
after
the roof with UC and PM4
the metallic pearlescent effect
looks now a lot better than before
on the way home.
interior
Products used: BMW OEM
CF structure leather trim
long term review (maxolen pm4 perfect perl)
after 73 days the beading still looks good
after 73 days
after 73 days
quarter panel still ok
front panel ok
after 92 days the beading is still ok, still does its job however the paint is starting to get rough.
as suggested i applied first time Maxolen PM5 over PM4.
front panel, beading OK
hood, sheeting starting to be slow
front bumper - beading ok
(sealant still doing its job, watch in fullscreen)
a kinda "spray sealant"
after applying it
After applying PM5 the paint went smoother, however not as fresh applied PM4 but still OK.
after 101 days (19 december) decided to take off the sealant to see if it still did seal the paint.
after removing the sealant (washed the car with dish soap) the paint was very smooth once again.
after claying it did show good results: no major contaminant in the paint, also no tar spots on the paint etc.
so yes: the product does work. a great product. i re-applied after 4months again with the same result, the sealant did not let trough any dirt.
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.
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
