I'm very glad you're here to help me, I mean us. I have been doing a lot of reading lately. What you have done for the sake of detailing is just amazing. You are now in my favorites and when I'm not feeling good about the last detail or the last combination I used. I can refer back to you and then ajust from there. I don't have to be aggravated for long and it is easy to turn negatives into positives and go back with the proper mind set. So I would like to say Thank you very much.
One aspect of Menzerna products that confuses me is the product naming, especially when I look at these charts, versus the stuff I've got. In my case, Intensive Polish and Micro Polish. For example: my bottle of Micro Polish is labeled PO 87MC. Closest I've found to that is PO87MF in these documents. Not only that, the documents call 87MF "Final Finish," and I don't see any mention of a "Micro Polish" anywhere. Another example: my Intensive Polish is labeled 91E. These documents say 91L. Is my stuff just really old? I guess, to a certain extent, that it doesn't matter, as long as I like the products (which I do). But it would be nice to be able to interpret their product names, and have those names match what I've got in my garage...
Micro Polish is also called Final Finish II. It is my understanding that it's the same abrasive with more lubricating oils for a longer working time in the second version. :graduation: I agree that Menzerna code is really tricky to decipher though.. I was going to buy PO85RD thinking it was their finest finishing polish until SuperBee informed me that that statement only counts for Ceramiclear and Micro Polish was actually better for Honda/Acura clear
PO203 S have 3,5 in cut and gloss. IE it have the same cut as SIP but slightly more gloss. PO203 have 3,2 in cut and 3,8 in gloss.
FP 1 (PO87MF) is safer on honda paints and will give great wetness whereas 85RD may marr the paint TOGWT is a detailing forum legend, really knows his stuff. I think the PO91E is the european and or american code, 91L is Australian Correct me if I am wrong please. they are all great products Menzerna however is not always strong enough for severe oxidation and correction Driven to perfection finish restorer has sharper faced abrasives (triangular) than others and will annihilate water spots and oxidation Hi Temp - some sort of chemical abrasive, not mechanical. feels like ice cream G Techniq - Another case of rounded abrasives 500 grit removal without buff marks (with wool)
Great post! So I understand that SIP is for PPG CeramiClear, and IP is for non-CeramiClear paint. What car makes/models use CeramiClear? I know Mercedes uses it, but who else? How can you tell without looking it up? What do you guys do when you get a detail job and don't know if the paint is CeramiClear? 2. Super Intensive Polish (SIP), Power Finish (PO203S) and Nano Polish (106FF) these polishes are formulated for scratch resistant clear coats (i.e. CeramiClear, etc) , which contain nano ceramic particles, these micro diminishing abrasives are milled finer and much harder, and also contain a higher abrasive content, 7% were as the other polishes contain 3% abrasives.. Menzerna Nano Polish is currently used in Mercedes plants in Germany and in auto plants throughout the U. S. to create the reflective gloss on brand new scratch resistant paint finishes 3. Menzerna Intensive Polish may eliminate the need for a compound. This polish is safe and effective enough that you can remove paint flaws with little or no loss of surface gloss. Normally, you would have to compound, and then follow up with a swirl remover, and then a finishing polish to remove 2000 grit sanding scratches. It would take at least three steps. But with Menzerna Intensive Polish, you can often use it as a single step and go straight to wax application after polishing.
