Missing step in detailing....GLAZE

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DM101

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Everyone likes to polish then wax or seal their car. But a step people forget is the use of a glaze. It will make your car shineyer and give it a boost. I like RED MOOSE GLAZE or MEG NO 7 Show Car Glaze before adding that coat of wax or sealant. What glaze do you like???????
 
I know what you mean, but glaze(some of them) contain oiler and filers. That can cause some LSP side affect. My 2 cents.



I still have 1 qt of #80(un-open) and will to give up.
 
klnyc said:
I know what you mean, but glaze(some of them) contain oiler and filers. That can cause some LSP side affect. My 2 cents.



I still have 1 qt of #80(un-open) and will to give up.
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What kind of side effect do you have with the LSP's????
 
My lsp doesnt stick too well (oil i bet) And plus, glaze once it's been wash off, you see swirl/marring come back and hunt you.





EDIT: Now, I use RMG only ;)
 
Yeah, I don't mind using a glaze on a vehicle that I can't get perfect (marring-wise) for some reason, usually too-thin clearcoat, but if I can do the prep properly I don't need one. And products like UPP and KSG won't bond properly to many things.



On single stage, yeah, no argument. But on b/c I'd rather use a different approach if I can.
 
MDRX8 said:
Everyone likes to polish then wax or seal their car. But a step people forget is the use of a glaze. It will make your car shineyer and give it a boost. I like RED MOOSE GLAZE or MEG NO 7 Show Car Glaze before adding that coat of wax or sealant. What glaze do you like???????
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I was also using #7 but recently switched to Red Moose Glaze. I also use PB 2.5, PB 1.0 polish and AIO/Souveran on my black show car that gets driven couple thousands mile a year. After driving 50 or 100 miles to a cruise in or show we end clean up the car, which produces small swirls and marring. If I didn’t use a glaze then I would be polishing every few weeks or I would have to lower my standards and just except some small swirls. All the nasty oils and fillers just extend the amount of time between polishing. I'm really starting to like RMG!!!!
 
I agree with everyone here, sure a glaze can certainly enhance the looks of a non-perfect finish, but if you take your time and polish correctly, you usually don't need it. I'd rather get rid of the imperfections permanently than keep having them pop up after a while. Granted, in a jam, glazes can be a beautiful thing, but I'd still rather take my time and do it right.
 
You're right about that, I bought 16oz of it. Man, its kinda suck, after one wash its all gone. :scared:
 
Sure, if your wax washes off first. The glaze/wax combo looks magnificent but doesn't last very long at all.
 
The one thing I really like about Optimum Polish is I don't "have" to follow with a glaze before waxing. I sometimes do on black paint though and will go with RMG, VM or PwC. Detailer's Pride Final Finishing Polish is also really good. The look is very similar to how Optimum finishes down.
 
My reason behind using a Glaze is to add a deeper, wetter look to te paint rather than for its filling nature.
 
The only time I really use glazes is when I'm doing a client's car (that's in poor condition) and they've only paid for one days work (and most of the time that's to do the interior as well), so typically I simply don't get enough time to correct the paint to the extent I'd like to. I'm sure this will change a bit when I've mastered the rotary and feel confident about taking it to the whole of a clients car, but for now I tend to use a glaze to improve things as best as possible for the time allocated.



Also, on darker colours, I think a glaze really brings out the wetness, and whilst #7 might be a bear to use, the results it gives are fantastic.



Ben
 
JDookie said:
I agree with everyone here, sure a glaze can certainly enhance the looks of a non-perfect finish, but if you take your time and polish correctly, you usually don't need it. I'd rather get rid of the imperfections permanently than keep having them pop up after a while. Granted, in a jam, glazes can be a beautiful thing, but I'd still rather take my time and do it right.
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I have a black street rod and if I going to a show or cruise-in I normally have to drive between 50 and 100 miles one way to get there (small town kansas and I don’t own a trailer). After getting there I normally clean the car up and not matter how careful I still get some swirls. In the spring I do complete polish the AIO/Souveran as the season progress I redo the AIO and add RMG step in between the AIO and Souveran to extend the amount of time between abrasive polishing. I don’t think RMG replaces a good polishing just saves some clear coat by polishing less often!!
 
klnyc said:
I know what you mean, but glaze(some of them) contain oiler and filers. That can cause some LSP side affect. My 2 cents.



I still have 1 qt of #80(un-open) and will to give up.
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I've never found #80 to be a glaze, and Meguiar's use of the term seems to be misused. I've always considered it to be a mildly abrasive polish that leaves a nice clean, non-oily finish. After using it with multiple sealants and carnaubas it seems provide as good of a base as even AIO.



I could be wrong about where it stands along the line of polish vs. glaze, but it's certainly a go-to product for me.
 
isnt polish really the same as a glaze?

around here we tend to use polish meaning an abrasive but stuff we call glaze's like #7,#3,#81 are really pure polishes
 
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