Meguiars Mirror Glaze #9

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mikebai1990

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Is this product considered a glaze or a polish? Is says that it's a swirl remover, but I thought that glazes only temporarily cover up swirls and minor scratches. Can anybody review this product and give some feedback of its abrasiveness, effectiveness? Thanks.
 
In my experience with #9 it contains fillers, It is effective but has only seemed to cover up the swirl marks I don't suggest using it is a SMR. There are better products for the Money :2thumbs:
 
If you are referring to the "Mirror Glaze" name, that's a line of Meg's products. Compounds, polishes, glazes, waxes and sealants all can be found under this name, as well as cleaners, shampoos.....

#9 is said to be a mild polish that adds "trade secret oils" to the paint, so it can remove some marring as well as blend in a bit, from what I recall.
 
I use it almost as a cleaner. It does have mild abrasives. I use it on my BMW because it is almost new and I wanted something very mild. I would not use it for any serious defect correction.
 
9 uses bigger abrasives that break down faster, while 82 uses small abrasives that break down slower. Thus the intial bite of 9 is quicker but 82 lasts longer, giving them equal total cut. I think 9 was orginally forumlated for use with single stage paint and 82 for clear coats, however I have never really noticed a difference between the finished product on both single and bc/cc paints...
 
It's basically a glaze with heaps of fillers, the swirls come back after a couple washes
 
What TH0001 said :xyxthumbs Different abrasives targeted for b/c or ss paint.



#9 and #82 will do correction, if you use them with a rotary.
 
Reviving this thread... I just got a new PC, so I might be able to put Megs #9 to use!! How would #9 compare to 80 and 83 in terms of cut? I think that 9 would be pretty good for use after the 83->80. What do you guys think?
 
#9 is a step below #80, which is a few steps below #83. #9 is a very filler heavy products, and I use it on paints I can't get 100%. Will do(very) mild correction and heavy filling, #80 will do mild-medium correction and light filling, and #83 will have more cut than that and do less filling.



I don't really use any of the Meg's polishes, as you can use Optimum Polish on cutting or polishing pads and you get to pick and choose your amount of cut, and get equal to(or better) performance than any of the Meg's polishes.
 
mikebai1990 said:
Reviving this thread... I just got a new PC, so I might be able to put Megs #9 to use!! How would #9 compare to 80 and 83 in terms of cut? I think that 9 would be pretty good for use after the 83->80. What do you guys think?
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M09 is much milder than M80. A great number of people using the PC finish with M80 Speed Glaze. Once it is completely broken down from removing minor defects, it leaves a rich layer to wax or seal over. Following with M09 might not show any better results than M80 left, especially on a base-clear finish. As TH0001 said, M09 was developed a long while ago and seems to work better for single stage. If I use a Meguiar's polish product after M80, it's M82 (Swirl Free Polish).



People argue about the filling aspect of M80, but I've never used it for such results. If you do correction before M80, then use it to refine that correction, I think you will see a nice finish. It does leave a bit of an oily look, but that is not the same as filling.



When M80 first came to market in 1995-ish, I tried to use it as a "filler" product without success. It's not a glaze in the sense that most of us think. Personally, I say the name was a poor choice for the product. I prefer to use it by DA/PC rather than by rotary since it is fairly mild.



M09 is one that some use if the paint is in very nice condition and has only minor-MINOR swirls to remove. It does very little by DA/PC since it is so mild. Again, I prefer M82 in this case, but it's really not any stronger in terms of correction, just in how it works.



I would try M80 as a finishing product to see if you like the look.
 
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