Using Machine Glaze

[Sydster]

Hi Guys! I'm an average skilled rotary user, Just picked up a bottle of Machine Glaze the other day and was thinking of using it on my car (Clear coat factory paint) in place of Show Car Glaze ( off course prepped up and all) and I just wanted to know how often i can use Machine Glaze since its just a 2 in the Abrasive Meter. Can i use it like Every 3 months (just for added depth) before i wax on paint that is in excellent condition? Will it shave off a little clear coat every time i use since i can only use it with a rotary? I was just wondering if anyone can shed some light for me regarding this matter.

Thanks

[sneek]

Re: Using Machine Glaze

I could be wrong, but the last time i used machine glaze i remember it being a 1 on the scale. Also, I have never seen it remove any swirls, so I highly doubt that using it often will thin the clear

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Using Machine Glaze

Not sure why this product is listed as having any cleaning power as we we're under the understanding it was a pure polish, that is it has no cleaning or cutting power.

We double checked this when we wrote the Meguiar's FAQ and it's listed here as a pure polish.

10. How soon can I wax my new car?

A new car with a factory paint job can be waxed the moment it is rolled out of the manufacturing plant. Cars that have factory paint jobs are cured at much higher temperatures, sometimes as high as 300 degrees in special baking ovens. At a factory level, the car goes through the painting and baking process without any of the rubber, plastic, and cloth components installed. This is why they can expose the car and it's fresh paint to such high temperatures. These high temperatures and special paints used at the factory level insures the paint is fully cured by the time the car is completely assembled.

After-market paint finishes however, are cured at a much lower temperature to ensure the method of baking or heating the paint doesn't melt non-metal components such as wiring and vinyl. For this reason, it's best to follow the specific paint manufactures recommendations for care and maintenance of fresh paint. Most paint manufactures that supply paint to the refinish industry recommend that you allow anywhere from 30 to 90 days curing time after the paint is applied before you apply the first application of wax.

To maintain your cars fresh paint during the recommended curing time you can safely use any of the below Meguiar's pure polishes, which are not only safe for fresh paint but help to enhance the curing process while making your paint look it's absolute best.

M-03 Machine Glaze
M-05 New Car Glaze
M-07 Show Car Glaze
M-81 Hand Polish
A-21 Deep Crystal Polish

Another product you can use to maintain fresh paint throughout the curing process and even afterwards is Meguiar's M-80 Speed Glaze. Speed Glaze is a cleaner/polish that also contains a unique paintable polymer that will extend the durability of the product while offering protection to the finish closer to that of a real wax or paint protectant.

Speed Glaze contains a high level of pure polishing oils and only a small amount of very fine diminishing abrasives for cleaning/removing surface imperfections, blemishes, and surface stain. The amount of diminishing abrasives contained in this product are not enough to scratch the surface when applied by hand or machine. They will instead ensure that the surface is completely clean, enabling the rich polishing oils to penetrate into the surface creating deep, dark, wet-looking gloss while the paintable polymers provide a small but important level of protection to preserve your finish from attack and deterioration while it cures.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Using Machine Glaze

Can i use it like Every 3 months (just for added depth) before i wax on paint that is in excellent condition?

Will it shave off a little clear coat every time i use since i can only use it with a rotary?

I was just wondering if anyone can shed some light for me regarding this matter.

Thanks

Well the key factor that separates a rotary buffer from every other tool as you well know is the power the rotary buffer can supply when cleaning and polishing paint. That said, your choice of applicator material will be the determining factor for how aggressive or non-aggressive a product is no matter how you apply a product.

For example, a wool cutting pad, or a foam cutting pad is more aggressive than a foam polishing and/or finishing pad, thus cutting pads will remove more paint no matter what product is used with them.

Confidence is high that #3 Machine Glaze is a pure polish, this means there are no ingredients in this formula with the intended purpose of abrading or cleaning paint. As such, as long as you're using a foam polishing pad, the amount of paint you will be removing will be negligible.

(The number on the scale on the label is simply a relative ranking as compared to the other products in Meguiar's Professional Line.

[Sydster]

Re: Using Machine Glaze

Thanks a lot Mike, really appreciate the quick response, and i love your work. I hope i can meet you one of these days when i make a trip to the US, the next time i make a trip there i will arrange my schedule in such a way that i can make a quick pass by to your headquarters.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks

[Sydster]

Re: Using Machine Glaze

I could be wrong, but the last time i used machine glaze i remember it being a 1 on the scale. Also, I have never seen it remove any swirls, so I highly doubt that using it often will thin the clear

Thanks a lot!

[Sydster]

Re: Using Machine Glaze

Well the key factor that separates a rotary buffer from every other tool as you well know is the power the rotary buffer can supply when cleaning and polishing paint. That said, your choice of applicator material will be the determining factor for how aggressive or non-aggressive a product is no matter how you apply a product.

For example, a wool cutting pad, or a foam cutting pad is more aggressive than a foam polishing and/or finishing pad, thus cutting pads will remove more paint no matter what product is used with them.

Confidence is high that #3 Machine Glaze is a pure polish, this means there are no ingredients in this formula with the intended purpose of abrading or cleaning paint. As such, as long as you're using a foam polishing pad, the amount of paint you will be removing will be negligible.

(The number on the scale on the label is simply a relative ranking as compared to the other products in Meguiar's Professional Line.

Thanks a lot Mike, really appreciate the quick response, and i love your work. I hope i can meet you one of these days when i make a trip to the US, the next time i make a trip there i will arrange my schedule in such a way that i can make a quick pass by to your headquarters.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks