Dark & Light Foam Pad Glazes

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Hi everyone:

I've been looking at some glazes which are formulated specifically for light or dark colors, and as far as i've learned fom what i've read, it's mostly the and the technique and the pureness of the polish what really gives you the depth and darkness in a dtail, right?

now i've seen these two polishes and started asking myself: is there a REAL difference between using a pure polish, and a pure polish specifically designed for light or dark colors?

by the way, the ones I saw having that specifications are:

3M perfect it II foam pad glaze (light or dark color)

Evercoat Body magic Light/Dark foam pad glaze


hope someone can answer my question

[Pete-FWA]

3M says theirs are simply to aid in cleanup.

As an example, using the dark glaze on a dark paint will make the glaze remaining in the chips and scratches somewhat less noticable, at least for the short term.

[Mike Phillips]

I think this would fall under the marketing of a product and have less to do with the formula or performance of the product, especially in light of the fact that most cars from the factory and most cars being painted in the refinishing industry have a clear coat finish.

Best thing to do would be to buy the products and try them and if possible compare them to similar products and see what kind of results you get.

[Chex]

I sent an e-mail to 3M and they said the following (resumed, because I'm not sure if posting the original message could break the forum rules):

the reason they have two formulations for specific colors (light and dark paints), is because the pigment used in the dark galze (it comes with a gray color), sometimes stained white single stage paints, but now having clearcoats as a standard paint job for today's cars, it doesn't really matter what glaze you use.

the last thing is that the formulations can be considered identical, and after this said, if someone uses Perfect It II foam polishing pad glazes for detailing, just check, whenever you detail a car, if it's not a single stage paint, because of what was said before. this way you'll stay on the safe side

unfortunately, I couldn't get a response from evercoat, but whenever I get it, i'll post it ASAP