If I may interject here, a little technical advice. If you are going to use a "glazing" material for a reduction of the swirls, you do not need to apply a wax if you are going to apply a sealer. This may sound like it goes against traditional wisdom so I will briefly explain why its not such a good idea. By the way I come from the research and development side of the equation so I have studied this quite extensively.
Good glazes, by definition, are designed to fill and hide wisp scratches and swirls with materials that closely replicate the wax products and effectively flatten the surface. As you all have noticed, a fine glazing material, properly applied, can create an amazing finish. Applying a carnauba product on top of that can further enhance a particular look. Now the looming problem. Carnauba and most synthetic waxes have a much lower melting point and a much slower recovery rate after heat exposure than most of the available sealer products. Although the surface amount is very thin (appropriately measured in microns), you have two different melting and recovery rates working at the same time while in contact with each other. Not good. And, the materials will inevitably mix adding insult to injury and resulting in the loss of crisp depth and durability.
Once you have achieved a highly polished finish (wax does not create shine depth, polish and prep does. Wax creates the desired look), It is best to do one or the other, wax it or seal it. Waxes for the glow and sealers for crispness. Carnauba DOES cause light refraction thus giving the desired glow. Most cross linked (ionic) or covalent bonded polymer sealants create much less refraction thus giving the crispness and have higher melting points thus the inherent durability.
Just a thought.....let the games begin.
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