Use of a glaze?

[CharlesW]

How about some information on some of the uses for a glaze.
Glazes have never been high on my list, but it seems I will be trying out some in the near future. The glazes will be Poorboy's Black Hole, White Diamond, and Menzerna PO115C Finishing Glaze.
Some of my thoughts on glazes. Those thoughts may be way off, but that's why I'm starting the thread.
1. They do some filling which might allow me to polish a little less, thus removing a little less paint.
2. They add some depth, gloss, enhance the appearance.
3. They have very little durability and need to be followed with an LSP to extend their life.

How often can they be used without undesirable buildup?

Can a glaze be applied after a sealant for just the improvement in appearance?

If so, how long should I expect the glaze to last on its own?

For instance, say I polish with PwS today and a week from today, after a wash, I apply a glaze. Any problem with that?
The paint would have the protection of the PwS and all the glaze has to do is look good for a while.

 

[Rockit]

Charles: A glaze should be used after final polishing.
The glaze should clean up any slight haze left by
polishing if any, the glaze adds an extra pop and
shine before applying you lsp, I most cases the lsp
after a glaze is wax, the oils in the glaze could cause
bonding issues with a sealant. A glaze can be use as
an lsp if you have a show car that really never sees
any weather.

 

[blucpe]

there are a few glazes i beleive, danase wet glaze, that can be used without any bonding issues as far as sealants go. there are probably others, maybe someone will chime in and mention some others. i've used dwg and was very impressed with it. hope this helps.

 

[CharlesW]

Charles: A glaze should be used after final polishing.
The glaze should clean up any slight haze left by
polishing if any, the glaze adds an extra pop and
shine before applying you lsp, I most cases the lsp
after a glaze is wax, the oils in the glaze could cause
bonding issues with a sealant. A glaze can be use as
an lsp if you have a show car that really never sees
any weather.

1. While I have no idea how good they will work, the three products I listed, BH, WD, PO115C, all say they can be followed with a non cleaning sealant or wax.

2. I still wonder how often they can be used without undesirable buildup.

3. Won't the paint still have the protection of any sealant applied prior to the glaze? My thought is that all that will degrade would be the glaze.
If so, how long should I expect the glaze to last on its own?

there are a few glazes i beleive, danase wet glaze, that can be used without any bonding issues as far as sealants go. there are probably others, maybe someone will chime in and mention some others. i've used dwg and was very impressed with it. hope this helps.

Interesting. I have a friend that used the DWG and wasn't at all impressed by it. I guess that's why we have so many products available to us.
As per my comment above, All three of the products I listed, BH, WD, PO115C, say they can be followed with a non cleaning sealant.
Danase does say that the DWG can be applied on top of your favorite wax or sealant for added durability and appearance. The added appearance would be expected, but I would not have thought a glaze would add any protection.

Also, all comments help and are appreciated. Even as long as I have been messing with vehicles, I learn something new or am reminded of something I forgot almost daily.

 

[Rockit]

Charles: I've heard that mothers sealer & glaze can be
applied over your wax lsp for a deep gloss boost, they
say the cleaners in this product are so minimal that it
won't remove the wax, i'm not sure about using it over a
sealant. I guess you could, and as for buildup I don't
think it should be a problem, as it's only a very fine polish not a wax or sealant. Mothers recommends sealer & glaze after using their paint cleaner, it's part of their 3 phase system, I have sealer & glaze, and use it as a
final polish on my show car before my lsp, s100, it really amps up the gloss, and is fairly easy to use. I found out about using the sealer & glaze over wax on mothers
forums. mothers uses only sealer & glaze on their red
wagon show car, since the car never sees any weather.

 

[CharlesW]

All the talk about how glazes improve the appearance is interesting, but after seeing black bart's results in the "Best Sealant" thread, I do have one question.
How are you going to improve on this?
If the filling qualities of the glaze allow me to even come close without polishing so much, I will be very happy.

 

[mustang03]

Charles,
as for appearance danase wet glaze is a great product.i apply it after i wash the car its that easy to use.as for its filling abilities not much at all if any.i have used it under and over sealants and waxes.i like the look of it better on top of waxes and sealants then under,in my eyes it kind of looses it look.i have poorboys black hole as well and i didn't finds its filling ability all that great.i did my nieces car with it, she had a lot of washing induced sider webbing,and you could still see it.this could have been user error as i heard others say it filled great but i can read directions so take it for what its worth.as for filling ability 3m imperial hand glaze fills well but can some times be real pita in applying and not sealant friendly your typical oily glaze.i find glazes very useful as i own a black car and black truck, and it seems you can look at black wrong and it will give you a swirl in return. i rather polish them once a year and spend my time on my boat then with a polisher in my hands in the driveway.cg wet mirror finish is one i have tried out recently and i like what i'm seeing fills well and is sealant friendly.

 

[blk45]

The added appearance would be expected, but I would not have thought a glaze would add any protection.

I think that just comes from the fact that it is acrylic Charles. I don't think any oil based glaze could. And as mentioned, DWG doesn't have fillers.

 

[sal329]

DWG has no fillers, looks great, it adds a lil wetness or pop to the paint.
Prima Amigo has fillers and really makes reds and non metalic blacks look great.

 

[black bart]

I have never used DWG but I have 5 different glazes sitting on the self and I have yet to see any improvement in appearance by using a glaze.

I do carry a small bottle of glaze with me to a show.

If while cleaning the car I make a swirl I use the glaze to try to hide it.
Other than that I don't use a glaze.

 

[cheapshot]

meg #80 is a great polish, don't know whats in the stuff but I really love the look when I'm finished. After I'm done polishing with #80, All the cars have looked so nice! almost don't want to wax them. Nice job bart.

I have used vm topped with exp and got a not so bad winter out of it.