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I finished up a "paint jeweling" step this afternoon on my Elkhart Lake Blue Grand Sport. I used a product from Germany called Menzerna Super Finish Plus SF-3800 after I had done a step with Sonax Perfect Finish. I will be coating this car later with Kamikaze Myabi for a base and Kamikaze Zipang for the top coat.
Well done! That looks great! While these modern compounds, polishes, and pads allow you to finish down very well in just one or two steps, there is something very satisfying about going over the paint one more time and doing some jeweling for that maximum gloss! My paint looked perfect, but I went over it anyway using LC soft blue foam pads and Adam's Finishing Polish. The paint looked so wet and the color looked so rich afterwards!
Awesome... Menzerna and my favorite Jescar are one in the same as I found out. What pad and buffer did you use? Plus your technique looks impeccable. Just like a lot of things, you can have the most expensive equipment and compounds on the planet but if you don't know how to use them, your results will still be bad, Looks like you have it down. Very impressive
Awesome... Menzerna and my favorite Jescar are one in the same as I found out. What pad and buffer did you use? Plus your technique looks impeccable. Just like a lot of things, you can have the most expensive equipment and compounds on the planet but if you don't know how to use them, your results will still be bad, Looks like you have it down. Very impressive
I used Rupes Yellow pads for the Sonax Perfect Finish step. For the Menzerna jeweling step I used soft black finishing pads. I used a combination of dual action buffers as Corvettes have so many contours, edges, and hard areas to machine polish. I have a Flex 3410 direct drive which I used a lot because the others wanted to stall out in the contours. I also used a Rupes Ibred Nanno, Rupes Mini, and the new Griot's G9. They all had their effective areas. I would hate to try and do a Corvette with just one dual action....the beautiful curvy body would be a real challenge with just one DA. I have watched countless hours of video on how to do this work....then I learned on my tractor's hood!!!
Awesome... Menzerna and my favorite Jescar are one in the same as I found out. What pad and buffer did you use?
Grzldvt1, Please post which two specific products you are comparing above................and YOUR choice of pads to finish
with which product.........Thanks
How are you liking the new Griot's G9? I am buying one soon, and making my Porter Cable into my dedicated 3" machine.
It has its place and its not for a curvy Corvette body as the pad rotation stalls a lot which is why I had to get my trusty Flex 3401 out which is a forced rotation DA....it handled those contours with ease. On flat surfaces the G9 does great. I love the feel of it and its ergonomics are awesome. Its quiet and doesn't vibrate so its easy to use and it doesn't wear you out.
It has its place and its not for a curvy Corvette body as the pad rotation stalls a lot which is why I had to get my trusty Flex 3401 out which is a forced rotation DA....it handled those contours with ease. On flat surfaces the G9 does great. I love the feel of it and its ergonomics are awesome. Its quiet and doesn't vibrate so its easy to use and it doesn't wear you out.
I finished up a "paint jeweling" step this afternoon on my Elkhart Lake Blue Grand Sport. I used a product from Germany called Menzerna Super Finish Plus SF-3800 after I had done a step with Sonax Perfect Finish. I will be coating this car later with Kamikaze Myabi for a base and Kamikaze Zipang for the top coat.
That has the WOW factor! Very buttoned up workspace!
dragls, We do have the Jescar Correcting Compound in Common however I used mostly with
a Buff and Shine Microfiber or 3" Meguairs MF pads.....I did buy a TORQ 21 but have
mostly used my Porter Cable 7424.
I then used RUPES Yellow 4 inch pads with Menzerna OLD 4000 (now 3500) but then
switched over to CarPro ESSENCE........
I am strictly an amateur and change everyday and obviously dont know what Im doing
other than spending $$$$$$ buying "chit"
11-24-2019, 07:50 PM
Paint Jeweling
While these modern compounds, polishes, and pads allow you to finish down very well in just one or two steps, there is something very satisfying about going over the paint one more time and doing some jeweling for that maximum gloss! My paint looked perfect, but I went over it anyway using LC soft blue foam pads and Adam's Finishing Polish. The paint looked so wet and the color looked so rich afterwards! 
Want a different shade of blue? Just add some sun. 
