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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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Default Different products for different cars or one does it all?

I was just curious how the pros treat different cars. I know each manufacturer has their own painting process so the finishes are not always exactly the same but is there one product that can pretty much take care of all finishes or do certain products do well with different manufacturers.

The reason I ask is I ordered a new M3 which will be here in November. I have a whole lot of Menzerna and Einszett stuff that I can use but will something else work better with the BMW paint, leather, etc.
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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Default Menzerna and Einzette are perfect for any german car because they are made for the harder German

clearcoats. Also, if you ordered a darker color, polishing might require an extra step to get the maximum shine. I.E. - On a light colored car, Intensive Polish would suffice, however, on a dark car such as black, you really want to use something like PO85RD to really bring out the gloss and shine.

As far as leather, the 1Z Einzette leather treatment is great, however I would give the Leather Master kit a try. I'm going to be trying it soon.
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 07:11 AM
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Default I use Menzerna on both my 335xi and Allroad with great results on both.

I hope you are taking European delivery of your M3 this November. I picked up my 335xi in Munich this past April at the BMW Welt. The 7% discount on the purchase price combined with two for one air fare, two weeks auto insurance in Europe and free shipping back to your local dealer makes for a free trip to Europe. My wife and I had a fantastic trip!
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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I did order dark blue and I do have a full bottle of 85RD. So sounds like I should be good.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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Default Unfortunately no. Don't really have time to go to Europe this year.

Sounds like it would be fun though.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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My E46 is Orient Blue and 85rd is fantastic on it. My Light Silver Audi doesn't show it tho
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