Menzerna is a German abrasives manufacturer that has been making polishing compounds since 1888, most of that time for industries other than automotive. The numbered system — FG400, 2500, 3500, 3800 — is the closest thing this trade has to a standard, and it is the reason the numbers turn up in other people’s pad-and-compound charts.
The value in Menzerna is predictability. A given number cuts and finishes the same way on the same paint every time, the dust-down behaviour is consistent, and the products have long open times that forgive a slow arm. For anyone learning correction, working through the Menzerna ladder is the fastest route to understanding what a compound actually does.
The weakness is that Menzerna makes abrasives and little else. The waxes and sealants exist but are an afterthought.
Spectrum in Alberta handles Canadian distribution.
Menzerna is a German abrasives manufacturer that has been making polishing compounds since 1888, most of that time for industries other than automotive. The numbered system — FG400, 2500, 3500, 3800 — is the closest thing this trade has to a standard, and it is the reason the numbers turn up in other people’s pad-and-compound charts.
The value in Menzerna is predictability. A given number cuts and finishes the same way on the same paint every time, the dust-down behaviour is consistent, and the products have long open times that forgive a slow arm. For anyone learning correction, working through the Menzerna ladder is the fastest route to understanding what a compound actually does.
The weakness is that Menzerna makes abrasives and little else. The waxes and sealants exist but are an afterthought.
Spectrum in Alberta handles Canadian distribution.
