What is this all about?

Street5927 · 11-07-09, 02:58

Why do some glazes recommend application back and forth on top surfaces and up and down on vertical surfaces? Would it make a difference to go back and forth on vertical surfaces also?

Accumulator · 11-08-09, 08:28

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Originally Posted by Street5927

Why do some glazes recommend application back and forth on top surfaces and up and down on vertical surfaces?

IMO because they think it makes them sound special.

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Would it make a difference to go back and forth on vertical surfaces also?

I can't imagine why it would and I've never seen any evidence that it matters.
And I can be pretty discerning about my inspections

Jakerooni · 11-08-09, 08:31

They have to keep it simple for everyone.. So they added instructions that anyone can follow

There is no difference.

Street5927 · 11-08-09, 05:19

Thanks guys...I didn't think there would be any difference, but I just wanted to make sure.

wfedwar · 11-08-09, 05:26

This is because streaks or scratches that go up or down on vertical surfaces are less noticable.

mborner · 11-09-09, 04:27

Some say that applying and removing wax on vertical and horizontal surfaces in different directions create a brighter, more substantial "pop", at a distance. Personally, I don't believe it but there are some very good, high end detailers that stand by that philosophy.

ThatGuySkye · 11-09-09, 04:34

so the swirls it creates are less noticeable... but its so miniscule (sp?) its pointless...

Accumulator · 11-09-09, 10:03

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Originally Posted by mborner

Some say that applying and removing wax on vertical and horizontal surfaces in different directions create a brighter, more substantial "pop", at a distance. Personally, I don't believe it but there are some very good, high end detailers that stand by that philosophy.

I'm still waiting for somebody credible to offer a logical, let alone objectively verified, explanation of why that'd be true. People, including some very talented people, say all sorts of [stuff] for all sorts of reasons, but that doesn't mean it's true

DJBAILEY · 11-12-09, 02:28

I believe the reasoning behind this is that any marring that you might induce while wiping in a vertical pattern on a vertical panel will be less likely to catch the sunlight than horizontal marring on a vertical panel. The same on a horizontal panel. The marring you see on the hood/roof/trunk the most are the lines that run from side-to-side. So if you wipe in a front-to-back motion on those panels the marring you induce is less noticeable.

Its just a method to help keep you from inducing noticeable marring. Same type of goal as washing w/ 2 bucket method or doing a presoak with a foam gun.