Polish or Glaze-Which one to use?

[Dieseljoe]

I wash my truck with auto detergent than I use Meguiars paint cleaner than I use Meguiars polish.My question is should I use the polish or the Meguiars#3 machine Glaze? I use the Porta Cable polisher.Also what is the real difference between a polish and a glaze?Thanks Joe

[Mike Phillips]

Hi Joe,

Welcome to Meguiar's Online!

You can use either polish, but will do a great job of making your paint look great.

For clarification as to the differences between polishes and all paint care products, read this...

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2409

[Xtreme99_s-Dime]

My understanding is that polishes and glazes are essentially the same, except that Glazes tend to be less aggressive than "polishes".

This means that a "polish" will be better for both removing fine scratches and deepening your color, while a "glaze" will not remove hardly any scratches, but will nourish and deepen your color as well.

[Accumulator]

I've pretty much given up trying to generalize between "glaze" and "polish" and now I just refer to the characteristics of specific products. I *do* think you can still generalize that "glaze"= "fresh-paint-safe" with regard to interfering with the paint curing.