Nxt + ShowCar Glaze + Nxt ??

[yogibear458]

Hi everyone,
The long weekend is coming up so I thought I'd do some TLC to my cars

I'd like to experiment with the Show Car Glaze and read a number posts that it's compatible with Nxt.

I'm very happy with the shine and gloss and the wetness that I get from Nxt (2 coats) but I still have a bottle of Show Car Glaze... So I'm wondering is it good to rub a coat of Show Car Glaze on top of the existing Nxt and then put on yet another coat of Nxt?

Will this give more "depth" ? or I should leave it alone because I'm already quite happy with the finish. I'm just too curious to see if the finish can still be improved. (The colour is silver grey)

thx for your advice.

[Mike Phillips]

"You never know what you can do until you try"

One thing for sure,

Just the act of pushing a soft applicator pad over the finish with a smooth creamy liquid has a polishing-effect

By the time you wash the car, apply the Show Car Glaze, wipe if off, apply the NXT Tech Wax and wipe it off, your car's paint will be smooth and glossy, rich in color and clarity and shine like a diamond!

Besides that, here's an article on the subject...


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Why Meguiar's recommends polishing paint

Resins
The primary ingredient used in automotive paints to actually coat over, protect, and beautify your vehicle is called resin. Resins are made from different types of oils. These oils vary depending on the paint type, but they are oils just the same. Early resins were made from raw materials such as the oils from Soya Beans, Flax Seeds, China Tung Nuts, Safflower seeds, Cottonseeds, and even Sardines! These surfaces required replenishing the oils over time, e.g. such as a wood finish needs oils to maintain its shine and beauty.

Modern resins are typically derived from polyurethane and/or acrylic polymers, which are tougher and more resistant to harsh environmental damage. Even though modern resins are more durable, they will breakdown over time through deterioration.

Deterioration is usually caused by the forces of oxidation, or reduction. Primarily deterioration comes from exposure to outdoor environments such as inclement weather, or warm temperatures and direct sunlight. Washing with high alkaline detergent soaps accelerate this deterioration by stripping any wax protection off the surface and by attacking and drying out the resins. Think about it this way, if you have a brand new car or a brand new paint job and you store the car in a garage, (or say a museum), the finish never deteriorates. That's because it is never exposed to forces that attack and deteriorate the resins.

When the resins breakdown and are removed from the surface, they leave behind pockets of air or pores into which water and other unwanted substances can penetrate into. When water, high alkaline detergent soaps, acid rain, alkaline rain, harsh solvents or other unwanted substances get into these pores they act to accelerate the deterioration process, (oxidation or reduction).

When you apply a Meguiar's polish, the trade secret oils found in all Meguiar?s polishes, (and even Meguiar?s compounds, cleaner/polishes and even some waxes), penetrate into the paint and replace the original resins, (or oils), that have been broken-down, leached out and/or deteriorated. These trade secret oils then act to fill the empty microscopic pores, air pockets and surface imperfections thus preventing unwanted substances from entering into these areas.

For over 100 years, Meguiar?s trade secret oils have been proven to beautify and maintain automotive paints.

Meguiar?s Trade Secret Oils
The trade secret oils used in Meguiar?s products for over 100 years benefit your paint in a number of different ways, here are two very important ones,

1) They add beauty, gloss and reflectivity
Meguiar?s trade secret oils add beauty by darkening medium to dark colors. Most people agree a deep, dark wet looking finish looks better than a dry, hazy, plasticy looking finish. They also increase gloss by filling in and smoothing out the surface creating a deep, wet-look shine that everyone admires.

2) They replace and replenish the oils/resins originally present in your car?s paint
Meguiar?s trade secret oils penetrate into and fill the empty microscopic pores, air pockets, and surface imperfections created in your car?s paint by the effects of either oxidation or reduction. This prevents detrimental substances from getting into these microscopic areas and accelerating the deterioration of your car?s finish.
Unlike most wax companies in the car care industry, Meguiar's has over 100 years of experience working with the companies that make the paint that is applied at the OEM level, (car manufactures), right on the assembly line, and also in the refinishing industry, (your local body shops and custom paint shops).

Meguiar?s unique background and close relationships with giants in both the automotive paint industry and new car manufactures, (for about as long as these two industries have been around), should give you the confidence you need to enable you to place your trust in Meguiar?s, the surface care experts.
100 years of making just about every surface coating look it's best and last it's longest is probably the best proof you can ask for when deciding for yourself whether or not you want to polish your car's finish with a Meguiar's polish.

The proof is in the pudding
More Best of Class winners use Meguiar?s products each year at the Pebble Beach Concours De Elegance, (the most prestigious car show in the world), than any other car care product since records have been kept.

Meguiar?s knows paint
If you choose to wash your car with a high alkaline detergent soap, expect the paint finish to deteriorate prematurely. Meguiar?s always recommends you use a premium car wash specifically formulated for automotive paints and all of the other materials commonly used to make the multitude of other components found on your vehicle.

Kind regards,

Mike Phillips

p.s.

Remember, paint is a delicate, thin coating, which is easily dulled and easily scratched. Choose carefully whose advise you listen to.

[JeffM]

By the time you wash the car, apply the Show Car Glaze, wipe if off, apply the NXT Tech Wax and wipe it off, your car's paint will be smooth and glossy, rich in color and clarity and shine like a diamond!

I have to second this one.

I didnt think my hood could feel much better. I clayed, removed some swirls, and put a LSP on it, it was slick for sure.

Then i used #7, and applied a caranuba topper. An hour or 2 later i was gliding my hand over the surface and i couldnt believe how it felt, and looked.

It was silky smooth, more so than before.

I am having a hard time articulating the difference between slickness and silky smoothness. Im not even sure why it felt so much better, but it did

[05PhillyStang]

These are some interesting takes on product applications. I love picking up ideas on this site.

I detailed my car two weeks ago. On the paint, I used cleaner, polish, then one coat of NXT.

I washed the car about a week and a half following the detail plus a few applications of Quik Detailer.

I'm considering adding another coat of NXT after the next wash. Will I be causing negative effects by sealing in the trapped impurities in the paint that the wash alone will not remove. I know I can clean, polixh, and wax but the car is new and really doesn't need a full application of all those products. I'm just looking for a little more depth

[yogibear458]

I just put on #7 with a hand applicator (the small yellow thingie from Meguiars) on the trunk lid. I let it "skin" and took off just a bit and then waited a bit and took off more. The dried skin was coming off like dead skin on the 2nd pass.

I wiped off everything on the 3rd pass with a mf buffing towel.

When I ran my fingers across the trunk lid, it has a different feel to it than after it was waxed. I find after waxing the feel to hand is very smooth andyour hand could almost glide across the surface. But with #7, it doesn't have that feel, instead, it's almost like glass after you cleaned it with windex....it's 'squeaky' clean.

Is this normal? I haven't put any wax over it yet... I wanted to make sure I'm doing it right before I do the rest of the car.

Many thanks

[soonercivic]

Originally posted by yogibear458
I just put on #7 with a hand applicator (the small yellow thingie from Meguiars) on the trunk lid. I let it "skin" and took off just a bit and then waited a bit and took off more. The dried skin was coming off like dead skin on the 2nd pass.

I wiped off everything on the 3rd pass with a mf buffing towel.

When I ran my fingers across the trunk lid, it has a different feel to it than after it was waxed. I find after waxing the feel to hand is very smooth andyour hand could almost glide across the surface. But with #7, it doesn't have that feel, instead, it's almost like glass after you cleaned it with windex....it's 'squeaky' clean.

Is this normal? I haven't put any wax over it yet... I wanted to make sure I'm doing it right before I do the rest of the car.

Many thanks

There is no need to let the polish dry. You can just wipe on and wipe off.

[atticdog]

i guess there is no durability issuses with nxt over #7
I know some sealants dont like being applied over oils

[soonercivic]

when i did my car it looked the best after #7 and nxt did remove some of the pure shine but in exchange for depth. But its still better than no polish at all.

[yogibear458]

Originally posted by soonercivic
when i did my car it looked the best after #7 and nxt did remove some of the pure shine but in exchange for depth. But its still better than no polish at all.

Yes, I find there's less shine but more depth/richness in the paint. The colour of my car is silver grey so it's not as dramatic as black, blue or red.

I've only done the trunk lid that way and I can't decide which way (2 coats of Nxt or #7 + 2xNxt) I like best. Under certain lighting conditions, the trunk looks really rich and smooth.