Menzerna<br>Intensive Polish<br>PO91E

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From Germany, Menzerna Intensive Polish,
Our Best Swirl Removing Polish

Most people would call Menzerna's PO 91E Intensive Polish an abrasive compound. It removes 2000 grit sanding traces, swirls and paint defects. Menzerna calls it a polish because it removes these defects with minimum or no loss of surface gloss. On most light colors you can go from Menzerna Intensive Polish directly to finishing with your favorite wax or sealant. On dark color paints, a subsequent once over with Menzerna PO106FA will produce a completely swirl-free, high gloss surface. While this accomplishment isn't turning lead into gold, it's as close to alchemy as you can get in the car care business!

Lets go back to basics. If you have swirls in your car's finish, you have three options.

You can live with them.
You can hide (fill) them temporarily with filling polishes or glazes.
You can permanently remove them.

Most of us car care perfectionists had to dismiss option three because it required a circular polisher and an abrasive compound. You actually abrade away the paint or clear coat surrounding swirl until the swirl is gone. Compounding, however, requires a little skill with a circular polisher and leaves the surface dull. This dullness, or haze, is normal and part of the compounding process. To remove this haze, you would polish with increasing less abrasive polishes until the paint's gloss is restored. Most of us do not have enough confidence to tackle this procedure.

That leaves us with option two. Non-abrasive polishes and "swirl removers" typically contain a strong solvent base. This solvent rounds off the top edge of the swirl robbing sunlight of a sharp edge to cause a reflection. Fillers in the polish then fill the swirl. When you wax over the polish, you seal the fillers in place. In most lighting conditions, this procedure makes swirls invisible. The downside is, swirls will re-appear as the wax ages and the whole process will need to be repeated.

Menzerna Intensive Polish is unique because it actually removes swirls, like a compound, yet it minimizes or eliminates haze, like a polish. Unlike domestic compounds and polishes, Intensive Polish is water-based. It does contain a petroleum distillate, but it's a lubricant not a solvent. It will not soften or affect the curing of fresh paint. Also unique is the fact that it contains no fillers of any kind. In fact, it contains no fillers, no glaze, no wax and no silicones!

What Intensive Polish does contain are some of the highest quality and uniformly sized, milled abrasives in the world. These particles can polish out 2000 grit swirls and remove surface oxidation with minimal or no surface haze. Remember, Intensive Polish is removing swirls, not just filling and hiding them.

Download our FREE eight page Menzerna Application Guide for instructions on compounding and polishing with Menzerna products.

When to use Intensive Polish:

Intensive Polish should be used on older vehicles with dull, oxidized or neglected paint or on any vehicle when trying to remove specific paint defects (water spots, swirls, scratches not going through the clear coat, etc.).

So how good is it?

I've used Intensive polish by hand, with the dual-action, Porter Cable 7424 polisher and with a professional, circular polisher. Click below for your application.

By hand:

Mist a terry or microfiber applicator pad with water or Black Baron Foam Pad Lubricant and apply a quarter size amount of polish. Work on an area of about 2 square feet. Using a circular or back-and-forth motion, wipe polish over the area until almost dry. Wipe off polishing residues with a damp terry cloth or microfiber cloth. Continue polishing in 2 square foot sections until vehicle is done.
Results - With very little effort, I was able to restore gloss on a five year old vehicle with a sadly neglected finish. I was not able, by hand, to remove swirls in the finish or acid-etched water spots.


Wipe on.	Buff off.
With the Porter Cable 7424 polisher: Work on areas of about 2 square feet. Apply two, 8 inch lines of polish on the paint. Mist the foam compounding pad with Pad Lubricant or water and, with machine off, spread polish over the surface. Set the Porter Cable's speed control between 3-1/2 and 4. Place the pad on the paint and turn the polisher on. Work over the area in a figure-8 pattern until almost dry. Mist the surface with Pad Lubricant/Residue Remover or a 50/50 solution of alcohol and water. Wipe off residues and inspect the surface. If defects and swirls are still present, continue compounding. If the surface is swirl free, wipe off any remaining residues with a damp Terry cloth or Microfiber cloth. Continue polishing in 2 square foot sections until vehicle is done. Results - Using our Orange Foam Power Pad at a speed setting of 3-1/2 to 4 on the dial, I was able to remove even more oxidation and all but the deepest swirls. The water spots looked better but I could not remove them. At this point, the vehicle looked crisp, clean and shiny, ten times better than when it was brought in. There was no trace of compounding lines or haze. Further polishing was not needed. I could put a final coat of wax or sealant on the car at this point and most people would consider the finish "like new."


Apply Intensive Polish to paint.	Put foam compounding pad on machine's hook and loop backing plate.

Mist compounding pad with water or foam pad lubricant.	Spread compound with machine off.


Set the speed dial between 3-1/2 and 4,	Work in a figure-8 pattern.


Remove residues with an alcohol/water solution and inspect the surface.	Buff off any remaining residues.
With a circular polisher: Work on areas of about 2 square feet. Apply two, 8 inch lines of polish on the paint. Mist the Yellow Foam Compounding Pad with water or foam pad lubricant and, with machine off, spread polish over the surface. Set the polisher's speed control to 1000 rpm. Place the pad on the paint and turn the polisher on. Work over the area in a figure-8 pattern until almost dry. Mist the surface with a Pad Lubricant/Residue Remover or a 50/50 solution of alcohol and water. Wipe off residues and inspect the surface. If defects and swirls are still present, continue compounding. If the surface is swirl free, wipe off any remaining residues with a damp Terry cloth or Microfiber cloth. Continue polishing in 2 square foot sections until vehicle is done. Results - I was able to remove deeper swirls and about half of the water spots. On some of the deeper water spots, I was bearing down and just starting to see a little haze form. To remove the remaining water spots I would have had to increase the polishers speed or switch to a lambswool compounding pad but I felt I was at my competence level and I didn't want to push it. I wiped off the polishing residues and inspected the surface. There were only two spots where I could see a hint of haze. I could easily have waxed the car and been done with it. The car's owner would never have noticed the two patches where I really worked the surface. Not wanting to do a half-way job, I peeled off the compounding pad, stuck on a white foam polishing pad and went over the surface lightly with Menzerna Final Polish. I finished with a coat of wax, applied by hand, and presented the car's owner with a car that looked as good as the day it left the showroom. Menzerna states that Intensive Polish can be used at speeds of 1500 to 2500 rpm but I'm not comfortable working at those speeds with any product.


Apply Intensive Polish to paint surface.	Attach Yellow Foam Compounding Pad to polisher.

Mist compounding pad with Pad Lubricant.	Spread compound with machine off.


Start with a speed of 1000 rpm (Position 1 on the Porter Cable 7428)	Work in a figure-8 pattern.


Remove residues with an alcohol/water solution and inspect the surface.	Buff off any remaining residues.

Clean-up - After compounding, wash all pads in a bucket of soapy water, rinse and let air dry.

Bottom line:

Intensive Polish is a compound that thinks it's a polish. It's extremely forgiving and, unless pushed hard, actually removes minor swirls and paint defects without a trace of surface haze. This is the best polish I have ever used with the Porter Cable 7424 when it comes to actually removing swirls and minor paint defects. When followed with Menzerna's Final Polish, it leaves a polished, high gloss, swirl-free finish every bit as good as could be achieved at a body shop.

Note: Scratches deep enough to be felt with your fingernail can be made to look better but probably can not be entirely removed. You should not attempt to remove scratches that go all the way through the paint or clear coat. These scratches require re-painting and should be repaired by a body shop technician.
	You should not attempt to remove scratches that go through the top clear coat.

Intensive Polish is VOC compliant in all 50 states.

Imported from Germany

Available in a 16 oz size for the enthusiast and 32 oz. for the professional.

Remove swirls, spots and pits on
paintwork, Fiberglass and chrome!

Most bikes collect more than their share of swirls, spots, pits, and surface dullness. Menzerna Intensive Polish can correct all of those problems while replacing a whole cabinet full of products. Use Intensive Polish on paintwork, with or without a clear coat, powder coat, Fiberglass and chrome to remove most defects and leave a bright, haze-free shine.

By some standards Menzerna Intensive Polish would be considered an abrasive compound. It removes 2000 grit sanding marks, swirls, and paint defects with minimum or no loss of surface gloss. On most light colors you can go from Intensive Polish to finishing with your favorite wax or sealant. On dark colors, a once over with Menzerna Final Polish II will produce a completely swirl-free, high-gloss finish. Top it with Menzerna FMJ for a remarkably clear, emotionally vibrant shine with a shimmering liquidity.

Intensive Polish is great for use on chrome to remove pin-sized pits, stains or rust spots. Most enthusiasts use a metal polish for this task but most metal polishes leave a black residue on the cloth, and if the chrome trim is on paintwork, the black residues are transferred to the paint. Intensive Polish buffs off easily without any black residues. (Intensive Polish does not have the cutting power to remove large pits or rust spots in chrome and will not restore pitted wheels.)



Use Intensive Polish to remove fine scratches and swirls.	Intensive Polish is also great for removing pitting and stains from chrome.
For best results, use a quality Microfiber cloth like our Multi-task Microfiber Cloth. Use a small amount of polish on the cloth about the size of 2 nickels and polish all your painted, clear coated, and chrome surfaces. This buffs off easily and leaves a mirror-bright, streak free finish.

Available in 16 oz. and 32 oz. bottles.

MenzernaIntensive PolishPO91E - 32 oz.

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