Can you aply menzerna by hand?

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silver323i

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Well, I am just wondering because the product sounds great, but I do not want to buy a PC. Has anyone tried this or know if it would work or not. Thanks, Mark.
 
I have used it by hand but more for spot use. I don't have a PC nor could I justify the Canuck price for one so I bought a Simoniz cordless buffer and it suits my needs. and it worked well for the polish.
 
I have used Menzerna Final Polish by hand and it did a good job but you have to rub and rub and then rub some more to work it good. I'm not as young as I use to be so it really gave my elbows and shoulders a workout. I have the Intensive as well but only used it on a few bad spots. I would not want to do my entire Supercrew with this combo again by hand.



A better choice, IMHO, that I have been using this week prepping for a pre-winter detail are the Einszett Polishes. I just got the Einszette Paint Polish and the Einszette Metallic Paint Polish from Autopia Care Car and they are much easier to use by hand. The Paint Polish is a little more aggressive for swirl mark remover than the Metallic but both are working great and so far I have seen no stains on any of my black trim.



I'm topping with the Klasse Twins and it is looking great so far. Once I get a few more coats of SG on it I'm going to top with Collinite.
 
silver323i said:
Well, I am just wondering because the product sounds great, but I do not want to buy a PC. Has anyone tried this or know if it would work or not. Thanks, Mark.
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From what I have read Menzerna works best as it breaks down. Meaning you have a larger particle gradually getting smaller and smaller creating a nice smooth finish. In my opinion that is just too hard to reproduce over a large area by hand. You just couldn't get the same results by hand as with a PC unless you want to spend some serious rub time as F150 found out. Not to exaggerate, but what the PC could do in 5-10 minutes would probably easily take an hour by hand to duplicate correctly. And that 5-10 minutes is only a section (fender, door, etc.).



I have Menzerna Final, Intensive, & Compound, but wouldn't even attempt to use them by hand over the entire vehicle unless I was just touching up a spot or testing. Keep in mind Menzerna is a professional line product and as such I think they assume it will be applied by machine. One of my bottles specifically states to work the product in a 2'X2' area at 1200-1800 rpm or opm.Menzerna USA



The PC is a worthwile long lasting investment imho.

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dr427 said:
From what I have read Menzerna works best as it breaks down. Meaning you have a larger particle gradually getting smaller and smaller creating a nice smooth finish.

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THANK YOU! That's the first time I've heard "breakdown" described. I've experienced it with 3M scratch remover and always wondered how that stuff can grind down the toughest scratches but leaves a good finish after it gets all buttery feeling under my fingers.



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