Can you use a glaze over a sealent or paste wax?

[Beemerboy]

I wish I could agree with this but I don't. The sealant or wax levels the surface without concealing the scratch in most cases. This seals the scratch in, much like the clear film scenario I used before. The only way you're going to fill it is by removing the sealant or wax first. We are talking about micro scratches here not ones you feel with your fingernail right?

Troy,

I've used PH over sealant / waxes / etc, a number of times. I have to say that it dose cover the swirls. I fully understand what you are saying about the swirls being under the LSP but its worked for me. That's just my .02 on it

 

[Troy@Protekt]

Troy,

I've used PH over sealant / waxes / etc, a number of times. I have to say that it dose cover the swirls. I fully understand what you are saying about the swirls being under the LSP but its worked for me. That's just my .02 on it

I'm no expert on glaze. You guys have done it, so you must know what you're talking about. It doesn't make sense to me though. If I did this and it hid the scratches I would tend to believe it compromised my sealant either by mixing with it or removing it. That's the only way I see it being possible.

 

[Dtrick.22]

I'm no expert on glaze. You guys have done it, so you must know what you're talking about. It doesn't make sense to me though. If I did this and it hid the scratches I would tend to believe it compromised my sealant either by mixing with it or removing it. That's the only way I see it being possible.

I'm with you Troy. I think it must remove some of the LSP since it does have cleaners in it. I wouldn't call it an aggressive cleaner but I bet it could strip some weak LSP's off....Either way it doesn't matter to me, all I know is that it does work.

 

[Beemerboy]

I'm no expert on glaze. You guys have done it, so you must know what you're talking about. It doesn't make sense to me though. If I did this and it hid the scratches I would tend to believe it compromised my sealant either by mixing with it or removing it. That's the only way I see it being possible.

I can agree with that

 

[Ronkh]

I'm no expert on glaze. You guys have done it, so you must know what you're talking about. It doesn't make sense to me though. If I did this and it hid the scratches I would tend to believe it compromised my sealant either by mixing with it or removing it. That's the only way I see it being possible.

If I do it, I always add sealant and or wax over anyway.

 

[Mike Phillips]

Just my 2 cents...

If a surface has below surface defects, for example swirls, like in Cobweb Swirls day-in, day-out wear and tear.

Anything you apply that leaves itself behind on the surface is going to act to fill or mask the swirls to some degree.

If you apply a wax or sealant first over the swirls, if the wax or sealant is actually leaving itself behind on the surface, that is it's coating over and depositing itself, this it's going to mask or fill to some degree.

Now if after applying the wax or sealant you apply a glaze of some type, if it doesn't remove any previously applied layer of product and it leaves itself behind on top of the wax or sealant, then it to is going to mask or fill to some degree.

Back in 2003 I was involved in some extensive testing of different waxes, sealants and glazes and their ability to fill and mask swirls and suffice to say, some products are better than others but most work to some degree.