Does anyone use Meg #7 after a wax to produce a show car finish?

MDRX8 · 12-04-05, 10:52

Mike Phillips at MEG. said "Generally speaking, you should apply a pure polish before applying a paint protectant. But that's not to say that if you want to glaze your car's finish using one of our pure polishes before going to a car show that you can't. We're certainly not going to stop you. The idea being to create a glossy, show car shine for the day.

A product like #7 Show Car Glaze, (Originally called Sealer and Reseal Glaze), has been around since the 1930's and is famous for creating show car finishes by making the paint look clear, rich in color and glossy.

Our pure polishes like #7 will wash off with water as they are not formulated to protect or to last, but to create brilliant gloss. Waxes and Paint Protectants are formulated to protect and to last. In the Meguiar's line, pure polishes and paint protectants are completely different categories of products. Meguiar's is one of the few companies that offers a non-abrasive pure polish for the purpose of creating beauty. Most companies that offer a product with the word polish on the label infer it to mean an abrasive product. Not true with Meguiar's and this is how it's been since our first polish in 1901."

Does anyone do this to give your car a extra boost?

roadmaster_Tx · 12-04-05, 11:55

i tried #7 and saw NO difference in the shine, reflection, or optical clarity . you have to reazlie the fact that most of megs products are consumer based and will not give optimal results imho.
Most of us here use high quality products like klasse, zaino, sonus etc. Not to bring meguiars down or n e thing. They have a decent like of professional products that i purchase. BUt i failed to see a difference after i put on #7

hope that helps

steck · 12-04-05, 12:23

oh boy, here we go.

To be fair to Meg's,, there are a few resident experts in here that highly recommend meg's products and have great success with them.

I've used #7 before and appreciate its usefullness (however limited) for its intended purpose. Although it is fairly tricky to remove.

I personally use the 80 series, esp on black vehicles as their "oils" wet the paint so darn much!!

steck · 12-04-05, 12:25

sorry i forgot to add:

do some simple research on megs #7 here and at MOL,,and you should get all the info you need.

White95Max · 12-04-05, 01:47

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Originally Posted by MDRX8

"Most companies that offer a product with the word polish on the label infer it to mean an abrasive product. Not true with Meguiar's and this is how it's been since our first polish in 1901."

Thanks for continuing to confuse the public, Meg's...

I fail to see the purpose of using #7 after a wax or sealant, for any Autopians anyway. You would have to rewax/seal the car again afterward, since the #7 has no protective qualities.

steck · 12-04-05, 02:42

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Originally Posted by White95Max

Thanks for continuing to confuse the public, Meg's...

I fail to see the purpose of using #7 after a wax or sealant, for any Autopians anyway. You would have to rewax/seal the car again afterward, since the #7 has no protective qualities.

this theory goes against the simple routine of compound / polish / seal

but many have had success putting a glaze as a last step....even though it goes against all usual processes or steps.

idea being that it will give your finish an extra pop for a very short period (think day or two) or a car show......

If the polish/glaze had abrasives in it,,, then yes max, you would need the LSP again....

BUT, thats where the (megs) 'pure polish' comes into play here,,,they have no abrasives, just polishing oils that will add to beauty etc.....

AND, once the #7 show car glaze wears off after its 1st wash, or after the weekend, your LSP is still intact to carry on LSP duties.

kpagel · 12-04-05, 03:07

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Originally Posted by White95Max

Thanks for continuing to confuse the public, Meg's...

No more confusing than Zaino's use of the word 'polish'. The fact is, there are no industry standards for names, so different companies use different words for items that do similar things.

MDRX8 · 12-04-05, 03:42

Was made as a pure polish. A quality product. Again topping would be for a car show or to impress your girl.......They have been in business for a long time for some reason....The pro products are quality items. It is also used as a polish before the lsp and serves it's purpose well.

MDRX8 · 12-04-05, 03:49

Meg. uses the term glaze. No.7 is a glaze.....I think it is the other way around. Other company's are confusing the public.

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Originally Posted by White95Max

Thanks for continuing to confuse the public, Meg's...

I fail to see the purpose of using #7 after a wax or sealant, for any Autopians anyway. You would have to rewax/seal the car again afterward, since the #7 has no protective qualities.

White95Max · 12-04-05, 05:42

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Originally Posted by Steck

If the polish/glaze had abrasives in it,,, then yes max, you would need the LSP again....

BUT, thats where the (megs) 'pure polish' comes into play here,,,they have no abrasives, just polishing oils that will add to beauty etc.....

So #7 has no abrasives, no cleaners, and no protectants. So what is it??? A slurry of oils?

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Originally Posted by kpagel

No more confusing than Zaino's use of the word 'polish'.

I agree completely. Zaino is part of the problem too.

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Originally Posted by MDRX8

Meg. uses the term glaze. No.7 is a glaze.....I think it is the other way around. Other company's are confusing the public.

Meg's calls it "Show Car Glaze", and then they call it a "pure polish". That's confusing enough to anyone that realizes that a glaze and a polish are two different things.

the other pc · 12-04-05, 05:52

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Originally Posted by roadmaster_Tx

...you have to reazlie the fact that most of megs products are consumer based ...

Meg’s has always produced professional products for the OEM and body shop industries. They didn’t create the consumer line until the seventies.

#7 was available before they even had the consumer line.

PC.

merci · 12-04-05, 06:02

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Originally Posted by White95Max

I fail to see the purpose of using #7 after a wax or sealant, for any Autopians anyway. You would have to rewax/seal the car again afterward, since the #7 has no protective qualities.

That's why it's called Show Car Glaze - it's just for show and lasts for the same length of time as the show.