Polish or Glaze

[EPHIOS]

For a new car, which would you recommend, polish or glaze? I wanted product that fills-in minor imperfections, that paint cleaners cannot remove. I wanted to achieve a smoother finish.

[79elcamino]

Re: Polish or Glaze

what kind of paint cleaners have you used and what kind of imperfections do you still have, if you only used swirlx and swirls are still there you may need a stronger product like scratchx or ultimate compound, and polishes and glazes are the same thing, the term can be used interchangeably, any polish will fill a little but you should remove all imperfections with the paint cleaners then polish, when it comes to polishes you can use DC2 but i use m07 can it has the most polishing oils in it.

[fe91]

Re: Polish or Glaze

well if cleaner wont remove the imperfections
then i dont think a polish or glaze would hide them..

and isnt a polish and glaze the same thing?

[TOGWT]

Re: Polish or Glaze

Glaze

I'm sure you already know how to remove scratches using a machine polisher and pad / polish system. There are some situations, however, when removing scratches may take more time than you have or the paint is thin and you don't want to remove any more, even if it is microns.

In a painter’s terminology, glaze is a term used to describe a process in which the full gloss of paint is restored. A glaze is purely an aesthetic product that contains a very, very light abrasive (Kaolin) to lightly burnish the surface. A glaze provides gloss but very little protection; it's often referred to as Show Glaze because glazes tend to create a "wet-look" (jetting) shine they have come to be used by enthusiasts to maximize shine and gloss on concourse show cars, historic and exotic vehicles.

There are two types of Glazes; wax /oil based and polymer-based, an oil / wax based glaze can only be used under a carnauba wax, as a polymer sealant will not bond. They are formulated with micro-fine abrasives (Kaolin clay) that will burnish the paint (but will not remove surface imperfections) it’s comparative abrasion scale (CAS= 0.75/10) along with an emulsion of polymers or solvent oils as the carrier system, the Carnauba wax and Kaolin `fills in' small paint surface scratches, abrasions and swirl marks, without removing them.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Polish or Glaze

To more directly answer your question:

If you have no interest in removing very fine defects from the surface of a new vehicle and would prefer to conceal the majority of them for the time being, then a quality glaze or pure polish is what you're looking for. Something like M07 Show Car Glaze or Deep Crystal Polish will go a long way toward concealing these finer defects, and will add gloss in the process. You will need to apply a wax or sealant on top of either of these products, however, as they are not intended to last long on their own and will in fact wash away fairly readily if not "locked down", so to speak. NXT Tech Wax 2.0 will further achieve the results you're after, as will our new Gold Class Carnauba Plus Wax.

For the record, the terms "glaze" and "polish" are effectively interchangeable. In Meguiar's terminology (and we've been using this term in this way longer than most of our competition has been in existence) a "pure polish" is a product designed to do nothing more than add gloss and depth of color. It contains no, or virtually no, cleaning ability nor does it offer protection. Application is very straight forward; just a light application against the paint and immediate removal while the product is still wet is all it takes.

A "paint cleaner" is a product that contains some level of abrasive and will physically remove these defects, effectively leveling the paint to a smooth surface. These products require more physical work during the application process in order to accomplish this leveling of the paint, as one can imagine. These products are also removed while still wet.

A "cleaner/polish" combines both steps into a single product. The same physical action is required in order to achieve the actual cleaning, or defect removal, as with a paint cleaner. Again, remove while still wet rather than allowing the product to dry on the surface.