Accumulator
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Heh heh, I only did the side-by-side comparison because I too had some IHG sitting around and I wanted to get some use out of it 
The #5 is really *made* for fresh paint (the name is "New Car Glaze" from the days when factory paint also had to cure). It's like a less oily (thus less impressive looking, but much easier to use) version of #3 and #7. It's my favorite glaze, perhaps just because it's so easy to use and because I have nearly 30 years of familiarity with it. On some single stages I see a reason to use #7, but not on basecoat clear (the glaze doesn't "soak in" the way it did with older paints back in the day).
Yeah, I agree about using something abrasive like the Scratch-X instead of just using a glaze, but when a glaze is called for I sure like the #5.
If you ever run out of the IHG or feel like risking about $14, give it a try. I predict you won't go back to IHG
And in my experience, a good shop likes to have a well-informed customer. I get suspicious about shops that won't talk to customers.
The #5 is really *made* for fresh paint (the name is "New Car Glaze" from the days when factory paint also had to cure). It's like a less oily (thus less impressive looking, but much easier to use) version of #3 and #7. It's my favorite glaze, perhaps just because it's so easy to use and because I have nearly 30 years of familiarity with it. On some single stages I see a reason to use #7, but not on basecoat clear (the glaze doesn't "soak in" the way it did with older paints back in the day).
Yeah, I agree about using something abrasive like the Scratch-X instead of just using a glaze, but when a glaze is called for I sure like the #5.
If you ever run out of the IHG or feel like risking about $14, give it a try. I predict you won't go back to IHG
And in my experience, a good shop likes to have a well-informed customer. I get suspicious about shops that won't talk to customers.