#7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

[RGP]

The final bit of copy at the very bottom suggests that this is the best there is. I'm confused. How come we're all using NXT 2.0? I've been using nothing but NXT 2.0 on my new red car. I'm confused as to where this fits exactly with regards to an ultimate finish. Thank you in advance for any clarification you can offer me!!!
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Show Car Glaze

Item # SHOW 16

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Show Car Glaze outshines all other hand applied polishes, glazes, waxes and sealants. Restores a dazzling, deep, wet shine. Show Car Glaze does not dry white and is safe and effective on all paint finishes.

[Markus Kleis]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

M07 is a glaze, or a pure polish. It is not a sealant or a wax.

M07 is used to rejuvenate and replenish precious oils to paint for added depth and clarity- particularly (but not limited to) single stage paints.

NXT 2.0 is a synthetic sealant (like a wax).

[callmeryang]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

you would use the 7 before you wax.
wash/dry
clean/prep
polish
wax.maintin

[RGP]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

I see that Mark, but if my car is never subjected to more than an hour or two a month outside of my garage, can I therefore switch over to this if I'm not concerned about longevity or protection from the elements?

I guess what's throwing me is that it claims to outshine sealants. i.e. NXT 2.0. My car is nearly 6 months old and has less than 300 miles on it and most of that came from driving home from Daytona Mazda to my home in Orlando. I'm totally concerned about perfect clarity free of swirls and scratches and the highest gloss attainable.

[Markus Kleis]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

you would use the 7 before you wax.
wash/dry
clean/prep
polish
wax.maintin

Exactly

I see that Mark, but if my car is never subjected to more than an hour or two a month outside of my garage, can I therefore switch over to this if I'm not concerned about longevity or protection from the elements?

I guess what's throwing me is that it claims to outshine sealants. i.e. NXT 2.0. My car is nearly 6 months old and has less than 300 miles on it and most of that came from driving home from Daytona Mazda to my home in Orlando. I'm totally concerned about perfect clarity free of swirls and scratches and the highest gloss attainable.

Well, I guess in theory you could... but I think you would enjoy it even more if you topped it and sealed it in with something else.

Why not try M07 followed by M26? That will give you an absurdly amazing finish. Don't get too hung up on the wording from the product description- it isn't the end all, be all.

[tcope1]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

I say that the claim is "outshines polishes' is more marketing then a full explanation of the product. It's not the product that shines, rather then paint.. as in this case the glaze is being completely removed. Since a glaze is used to remove slight imperfections, when used on paint in that condition, it may outshine against a polish or wax.

What you need to consider in this case is the purpose of the product. A glaze has a slight cutting action, NXT does not. NXT does have very good fillers which can help hide micromaring but a glaze will actually remove them. A glaze won't protect the paint after it's removed... NXT will.

So basically you'd use the glaze for slight correct and then NXT afterward.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

Let's look at the various steps in the 5 Step Paint Care Cycle and what they really mean:

Step 1: Washing

• The removal of loose contaminants from any surface
  • This is basically your soap and water wash that removes the heaviest dirt and debris from the surface
  
  

Step 2: Cleaning or Surface Prep

• The removal of stubborn contaminants and/or defects that washing cannot remove
  • Claying removes bonded surface contaminants
  • Paint cleaners (SwirlX, ScratchX, Ultimate Compound, M80, M83 etc) remove defects below the surface such as fine swirls, light scratches, etching, etc.
  • Together, these steps level the surface and prepare it for polishing and waxing.
  
  

Step 3: Polish

• The creation of brilliant, high gloss
  • A pure polish, such as M07 Show Car Glaze, M81 Hand Polish and Deep Crystal Polish, provides neither cleaning action nor protection
  • Polish nourishes the paint, keeping it healthy and vibrant
  • Pure polishes will not last long on the surface if used as a last step product
  
  

Step 4: Protect

• The preservation of brilliant high gloss
  • Whether you choose a traditional wax (M26, Deep Crystal Carnauba, Gold Class) or synthetic (M21, NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0) product, at this point you are protecting all the hard work you did to prep the surface and create the brilliant high gloss
  • Waxes/sealants fall into 3 groups
    • Pure wax such as Deep Crystal Carnauba - no cleaners, no extra polish, just wax
    • Polish/Wax such as Gold Class & NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 - polish is included in the formula, but no real cleaning ability is present
    • Cleaner Wax such as ColorX and Cleaner Wax contain cleaners, polish and wax in one step
    
    
  
  

Step 5: Maintain

• The frequent removal of fresh contaminants before they have a chance to bond or etch into the surface
  • This would be products like UQD, Final Inspection, Last Touch, etc
  
  

So M07 Show Car Glaze falls into the polish step and does nothing more than add gloss, depth and beauty to a properly prepared surface. It offers no protection and won't last long at all if left as the top coat. That is all it's designed to do, but it does it extremely well and has done so for decades. You'd be amazed how many guys still swear by M07/M26 after 20+ years of use. They simply can not be swayed from this!

NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 rates as our longest lasting, best protecting wax/sealant. It does contain polish, however, which is what helps it give that deep, wet look to darker colors.

Will NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 ultimately give as high a gloss as M07? That depends on a lot of variables, but hands down it kills M07 for protection. That's an unfair statement, really, because M07 is not designed to give protection. It's sort of like a beauty treatment for your paint, nothing more.

Two different products designed to do two very different things.

[SVT Lightning]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

I say that the claim is "outshines polishes' is more marketing then a full explanation of the product. It's not the product that shines, rather then paint.. as in this case the glaze is being completely removed. Since a glaze is used to remove slight imperfections, when used on paint in that condition, it may outshine against a polish or wax.

What you need to consider in this case is the purpose of the product. A glaze has a slight cutting action, NXT does not. NXT does have very good fillers which can help hide micromaring but a glaze will actually remove them. A glaze won't protect the paint after it's removed... NXT will.

So basically you'd use the glaze for slight correct and then NXT afterward.

I have to respectfully disagree. Glaze...this term is so often misunderstood. #7 has NO corrective capability. It's a pure polish.

[tcope1]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

I have to respectfully disagree. Glaze...this term is so often misunderstood. #7 has NO corrective capability. It's a pure polish.

Yup, I stand corrected. I read the following article below but did not remember it correctly off the top of my head. As such, I'm posting the link as it's "everything you ever wanted to know about #7... and more":
http://www.autopia.org/forum/detaili...-phillips.html

[Justin A]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

I have to respectfully disagree. Glaze...this term is so often misunderstood. #7 has NO corrective capability. It's a pure polish.

Unlike NXT 2.0 which has very mild cleaners.

On other forums I always hear Meguiars bashing because people have tried M7 Show Car Glaze (or MANY other products) without understanding the purpose of the product and complain that it doesn't do what they think it's supposed to. For example - "blah blah blah I used Show Car Glaze and it doesn't bead at all, was almost impossible to remove after letting it dry, and the didn't seem to protect the paint at all"
Ugh.

[RGP]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

The analogy I'm starting to form is reminding me of "Old English" furniture polish as compared to a hard waxed and buffed finish.

Guess I'll just have to give it a whirl and see for myself. Seems like a unique product with unique characteristics.

[akimel]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

Over at Autopia a minor #7 renaissance has been taking place. Take a look at this thread.

[RGP]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

Nice link. Thank you!

Over at Autopia a minor #7 renaissance has been taking place. Take a look at this thread.

[RGP]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

I have to respectfully disagree. Glaze...this term is so often misunderstood. #7 has NO corrective capability. It's a pure polish.

A non-correcting polish. That sounds like an oxymoron. I still don't get it. Isn't a polish used to increase clarity, and if so, how does it do this without any abrasive properties? Not arguing, I'm just pretty dense!

[akimel]

Re: #7 Showcar Glaze information, Please...

A non-correcting polish. That sounds like an oxymoron. I still don't get it. Isn't a polish used to increase clarity, and if so, how does it do this without any abrasive properties? Not arguing, I'm just pretty dense!

Welcome to the linguistic world of Meguiar's. Needless to say, the problem you note is simply a matter of semantics. The meaning of a word is determined by usage, and usage varies in the detailing universe. The word polish is used in several different ways. Turtle Wax, for example, uses polish to designate many of their waxes and sealants (e.g., Ice Liquid Polish, F21 Car Polish), as does Zaino (e.g., Z-2 Pro Show Car Polish, Z-3 Show Car Polish) and Duragloss (#111 Clear Coat Polish, #105 Total Performance Polish).

Meguiar's, on the other hand, uses polish to designate two kinds of products: products that enhance paint gloss by the application of oils and products that enhance paint gloss by the abrasive removal of defects and the generation of a smooth finish. The former Meguiar's calls "pure polishes"; the latter "cleaner/polishes." (Please don't ask me why Meguiar's inserts a "/" between the words cleaner and polish. The slash is not used to join words together to make one term. If I were Meguiar's linguistic czar, I would insert a hyphen and thus create the compound word cleaner-polish.) This usage is specific to Meguiar's. It just takes a while to get the hang of the terminology.

In other parts of the detailing universe, some folks use the word glaze to designate products that Meguiar's calls "pure polishes." In fact, Meguiar's also uses this word for several of its pure polishes: Machine Glaze, New Car Glaze, Show Car Glaze. But then some genius thought up the idea of calling one of Meguiar's cleaner-polishes Speed Glaze.

It's a confusing and chaotic semantic world.