I am surprised Wet Glaze 2.0 doesn't get more play over here...

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chrisguga

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I waited for 2 months for this stuff to be back in stock and I'm not disappointed.



I made a thread a few days ago talking about how disappointing it is that all my waxes, sealants, and glazes are now obsolete with Opti-Coat 2.0 and detail spray because they don't even make a difference when I apply them.



They've been raving and raving about it over here: interesting new Glaze - Detailing World so I had to try it. I used it on one half of my car and just left the other half as I normally do using my ONR wash and Adam's Detail Spray with a spritz of Optimum Car Wax in my rinse bucket.



The more I walk around my car in different light, the more I can see the gloss that I've NEVER seen before on this car. The paint and flake (black graphite metallic) look fluid in the direct light and like black oil in the shade. As my buddy described it, "It looks like someone coated your car in Wesson cooking oil." lol



I'll snap some pictures and make a video tomorrow, but it's just going to be using my iPhone 4 so it won't show the true look of the product. Go read that thread on the UK forum and look at those pictures if you haven't. Apparently it looks better and better with more coats so I'm going to apply a coat to the other half of the car tomorrow and then apply a second coat. BTW, it's not a rebranded product like many so it's the company's own recipe.



:edit: Ok, so I didn't feel like waiting until tomorrow to make a video so I shot one of the side of the car with Wet Glaze 2.0. This is just a quick iPhone video in non-HD quality showing one coat of Wet Glaze 2.0 over Opti-Coat 2.0. The car isn't fully detailed overall so pardon some of the trim pieces that aren't dressed.



Now that I see how easy it is to load a video up on youtube, I'll make an HD video in the sun tomorrow where you can really see the flake pop and it looks far more wet.



Wet Glaze 2.0 over Opti-Coat 2.0 - YouTube



Bonus video now that I see how easy it is... Opti-Coat 2.0 beading on one half of the roof of my car several months ago.



Opti-Coat 2.0 - YouTube



I guess I need to hold the phone sideways when I record video so it's not so narrow on the screen.
 
SVR said:
it's just a polydimethylsiloxane product

read the msds for yourself

http://www.waxattack.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Wet-Glaze-2.o-MSDS.pdf
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I believe this is one of the products in HD SPEED and one of the reasons some were criticizing it?



Is there anything inherently bad about polydimethylsiloxane? I personally like how Wet Glaze 2.0 doesn't try to be anything it's not. They don't claim months of durability and protection. They don't claim that it corrects paint. They don't claim cleaning power or big filling action although some say it does fill a little.



It's just a beauty product for pure gloss and for me it does that.



I know that in oral steroids/prohormones, dimethyls are really tough on the liver. In this case though, I don't plan on ingesting the stuff so I'm wondering if there is any other reason to avoid it?
 
Nothing wrong with PDMS..it's the main ingredient in most sealants/waxes.



Based on the chemical mix it should look good. My only gripe is the deceptive marketing/naming of these Wet "glazes".



Wet Glaze v1 swore it had no cleaners and therefore can go over other products without removing them. A stray email from the original vendor ended in my inbox exposing that it indeed had quite a lot of cleaners. It was basically a cleaner/sealant like many others. It would certainly not go over other products without removing them nor could you layer it as the promotions were stating.



Wet Glaze v2 may or may not contain cleaners, who knows? I wouldn't believe what is said anyway. If it has no cleaners then it's a sealant, not a glaze, and should afford substantial protection. So at the very least, it's mis-named.
 
UK detailers are still pretty dedicated to the old skool wax & glaze routine. Polymer sealants haven't caught on in popularity like they have in the states.



Any product calling itself a "glaze" isn't going to get a lot of play with top shelf detailers here. Most guys using sealants and coatings can't use a glaze anyway as their LSP won't bond properly to it.



Glazes have their place. As you said, it gives the paint a glow like it's covered in oil. But most detailers don't want to cover up defects; we want to remove them. While there is an argument to be made for covering defects instead of removing them, most of us are looking for products that can help us create a perfect finish without resorting to a beauty product-only. It's a different process and mind set.



If it's working for you, keep using it. I'm sure it does its job well.
 
The only thing is that this is a "glaze" in name only. It's a proper sealant, so without knowing, the UK folk have taken up sealants.
 
bretfraz said:
UK detailers are still pretty dedicated to the old skool wax & glaze routine. Polymer sealants haven't caught on in popularity like they have in the states.



Any product calling itself a "glaze" isn't going to get a lot of play with top shelf detailers here. Most guys using sealants and coatings can't use a glaze anyway as their LSP won't bond properly to it.



Glazes have their place. As you said, it gives the paint a glow like it's covered in oil. But most detailers don't want to cover up defects; we want to remove them. While there is an argument to be made for covering defects instead of removing them, most of us are looking for products that can help us create a perfect finish without resorting to a beauty product-only. It's a different process and mind set.



If it's working for you, keep using it. I'm sure it does its job well.
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I wouldn't say it's "working for me" as I've only just used it. I've also machined out all defects in the paint on my car and many others so I'm not hiding anything with it. I just like the gloss it adds to the Opti-Coat.



It's interesting that it's more of a sealant than a glaze though. I didn't realize that. It's not like it will stick to the Opti-Coat either way. heh
 
there is also carcinogenic cylcohexasiloxane and pentasiloxane in the HD Uno as well - solvent lube from skin care industry I've been told



I dont think theres anything that hazardous about PDS, I just refuse to use products with the amino resins and PDS in them because the results you get with them are not permanent or real. silicones in products from our industry give an instant or very quick glossy look but it washes away in no time , in days. some last longer than that but the effect isnt real.



true shine is what Im about

there is a place for these for others
 
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