Detail Emporium

Menzerna's PO91E Intensive Polish was designed to remove 2000 grit sanding traces, swirls and paint defects in conventional clear coats. In 2005, Mercedes Benz, Rolls Royce and a few other manufacturers switched to a super-hard, nano-particle, ceramic, scratch-resistant clear coat. This clear coat could not be polished using conventional polishes. For removing very fine swirls, spots and defects (2500 grit) in this new scratch-resistant clear coat, Menzerna introduced PO106FF Ceramic Clear Coat Polish. Menzerna PO106FF is used in Mercedes Benz assembly plants in both Germany and the U.S. for removing fine defects and for final polishing of all Mercedes models.

While this new clear coat is scratch-resistant, it is not scratch-proof. It can still be scratched. As vehicles entered the real world, some vehicles would show up at dealers with scratches and spots that PO106FF could not fully remove. A more aggressive polish was needed. Menzerna, working with Mercedes Benz, Germany, developed a polish called PO85RD3.02 to remove deeper paint defects in scratch-resistant clear coats. Menzerna USA, to avoid confusion with older polishes that carried the PO85 prefix, changed the stock number to PO83 and gave it the unofficial name of Super Intensive Polish.

PO83 became an instant success with body shops and detailers as the first of a one-two punch that started with PO83 to remove defects and finished with PO106FF to restore surface gloss. Professional paint technicians were so impressed with PO83's superior cutting power that they began to use it on conventional clear coats as well. It cuts faster and leaves less compounding haze than PO91E Intensive Polish but it costs more also.