2006 Black Impala, Sonax Perfect finish

[Alex Boyce]

This was a 2006 Chevy Impala LTZ that was brought to me for some care. This is the first car I've been able to use Sonax perfect finish, and so far it is AMAZING! Great work time, very little product goes a long way and the finish it leaves is awesome.

Products/Tools used​

Flex 3401

UDM

ONR wash

Clay with Dodo born slippy

WW towels to dry

Many microfibers

APC 4:1

Chemical guys Diablo gel 2:1

Meguiars Hyperwash

Gilmore foam gun

Various brushes

Lake Country PFW with Meguiars D300, speed 5-6

Lake Country White and Green, Sonax perfect finish, speed 4-5

LSP - Blackfire Wet Diamond

Blackfire total eclipse tire gel on wheels

UPGP on all glass

All photos taken with Nikon D7000 and are unaltered.



Before wash​

The general defects that you could easily see even without direct light

ONR wash and then clay left the clay looking like this.

After wash

Marring left behind from the d300 and PFW

50/50

After D300 and Sonax

Trunk Lid

Tape removed

Car was foamed and washed with Meguiars Hyperwash to remove any oil/polish left behind.

Finished

Thanks for looking, any questions let me know!

 

[RaskyR1]

Nice work! Been loving the SPF so far myself!

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

Very nicely done! Looks like all it needs now is some PDR and it'd be good as new.

 

[Alex Boyce]

It's in dire need of some PDR, also the owner had a issue with the tint and I believe he will have it re-tinted soon.

 

[porta]

Great job and nice documentation. Perfect finish seems like a great polish.

 

[maxepr1]

Nice work! Lots of clarity brought back, paint looks wet. Didn't know Flexzilla made water hoses now?

 

[Fast Eddie]

That car looks amazing, Write ups like this really make me want to try SPF.

 

[David Fermani]

Great review. This product looks impressive. Can anyone comment on how SPF compares to Menzerna final polishes?

 

[AudiOn19s]

Great review. This product looks impressive. Can anyone comment on how SPF compares to Menzerna final polishes?

I've been using it for about a month now, It has a bit of a learning curve to it. Too much product and it will gum up the pads VERY quickly resulting in quite a bit of dust for a finishing polish. I guess price could be a negative too but it's not THAT expensive once you realize how little you actually need to use.



I generally use M205 for finishing harder paints and PO85RD (or whatever they call it these days 4500?) for softer stuff, but with the Sonax I have yet to find a situation where I'd grab for the other two any longer.



Really my biggest complaint is needing 4+ fresh pads to finish a car due to pads gumming up. It leaves behind a great gloss even on soft paint, it's very easy to clean up unlike the Menzerna products that can be finiky based on humidity.

 

[RaskyR1]

I've been using it for about a month now, It has a bit of a learning curve to it. Too much product and it will gum up the pads VERY quickly resulting in quite a bit of dust for a finishing polish. I guess price could be a negative too but it's not THAT expensive once you realize how little you actually need to use.



I generally use M205 for finishing harder paints and PO85RD (or whatever they call it these days 4500?) for softer stuff, but with the Sonax I have yet to find a situation where I'd grab for the other two any longer.



Really my biggest complaint is needing 4+ fresh pads to finish a car due to pads gumming up. It leaves behind a great gloss even on soft paint, it's very easy to clean up unlike the Menzerna products that can be finiky based on humidity.

It does gum up the pads pretty fast compared to other polishes, which is the only negative thing I can say about it so far. Other than that it's been great on the few cars I've used it on.

 

[maxepr1]

I've been using it for about a month now, It has a bit of a learning curve to it. Too much product and it will gum up the pads VERY quickly resulting in quite a bit of dust for a finishing polish. I guess price could be a negative too but it's not THAT expensive once you realize how little you actually need to use.



I generally use M205 for finishing harder paints and PO85RD (or whatever they call it these days 4500?) for softer stuff, but with the Sonax I have yet to find a situation where I'd grab for the other two any longer.



Really my biggest complaint is needing 4+ fresh pads to finish a car due to pads gumming up. It leaves behind a great gloss even on soft paint, it's very easy to clean up unlike the Menzerna products that can be finiky based on humidity.

It does gum up the pads pretty fast compared to other polishes, which is the only negative thing I can say about it so far. Other than that it's been great on the few cars I've used it on.

How are you guys cleaning up pads? I clean all my pads with Dawn Power Clean and it just eats product off, with the exception of RD and BFWD. I will not take out these. Are you guys using foam or MF pads?

 

[AudiOn19s]

How are you guys cleaning up pads? I clean all my pads with Dawn Power Clean and it just eats product off, with the exception of RD and BFWD. I will not take out these. Are you guys using foam or MF pads?

Throw them in the washer with dawn / vinegar. I keep probably 25 pads in rotation at any time, it's not like I have to stop in the middle of a car to clean pads or anything because of this polish, just requires them to be washed overall more frequently.



Haven't used the sonax with MF pads, just for finishing with foam