Car Show Prep

[RUBigDog05]

Next weekend is Super Stang Fest in Rockingham, NC so I need to start doing a little detailing each evening in order to get the Mach 1 ready for the show. I am not going there to win, but just have a good time and get the car dynotuned. My Mach 1 is a daily driver so it`s really hard to compete with the garage kept and trailer-queen Mach 1`s. Anyways, I plan detail as much of the car as I can on Sunday then just try to keep it clean through the week. Today I picked up some Meguiars Show Car Glaze. Where in the sequence do I use this stuff? After polish or after waxing? I`m trying out some new OTC products just to try something new. My process will be (please correct squence to accomodate the Show Car Glaze):

-Wash
-3M Scratch Remover where needed via High-speed with light cutting pad
-3M Cleaner Polish/Wax via PC and polishing pad
-3M Performance Finish via PC and finishing pad
-Meguiars Show Car Glaze via PC and finishing pad

Should I wait until the night before the show to use the Show Car Glaze?

All help is appreciated. Thanks

[Larry A]

Show car glaze is used before the final wax, somethimes with no wax at all on a show car. If you already waxed ,its to late.. You may get a streaky mess if you put the glaze over wax. But then again maybe not tried if you want.

[Reddwarf]

Good luck!

[dr_detail]

Just my opinion, but 3M`s Machine Glaze (for dark cars) does a mighty fine jop with a DA (PC?) and a finishing pad & if followed up with 3M`s Imperial Hand Glaze, although a lil` more costly than Megs, is a lot more user friendly yeilding better results. Also, it`s my opinion that it`s either wax, or glaze not both -- the final finish tends to look a lil` oiley or streaky when they are combined.

As for the glaze -- the night before, yes; the day of, yes; two days before, yes. The more lite layers the better. Spread a little bit out with a soft towel (diaper, MF, whatever is your prefrence) then before it fully dries buff it off with another. Overlap sections, do the whole Mach 1 as if it was a fine woman (or man - don`t ask don`t tell) you were joyfully massaging. Follow up each session with a MF lightly misted with Megs Final inspection (#34). Post pictures along the way