glaze, #7, #5 whats the diference?!

[87rx7chick]

ok i am a bit confused the difference between #7 show car glaze and #5 new car glaze

i was missing a glaze in my detail and i went to a local autozone and to my suprize they actually had meguiars professional show glaze. i was shocked!!! since i been looking at products i havent seen professional locally in stores except for this one autozone near me, of course i was ecstatic!


so whats the difference between #5 and #7. and i guess #3 is a bit different too but i guess that one has an actual cut to it

does that mean #7 and #5 dont have cutting ability? i know 5 doesnt but what about 7, cuz i got 7.... this is getting confusing




also, does #7 have filling properties like pinnacle cleansing lotion or poor boys black hole?

(i used 105 then 205 and i will be finishing with nxt wax)


edit: i dont have time to order products online and recieve them before the car show, hence why i had to buy locally, so a product recomendation wont be of much he;p for right now, but will help me down the road

[Michael Stoops]

Re: glaze, #7, #5 whats the diference?!

M05 tends to be more forgiving in high humidity locations than M07 is, otherwise they are very similar.

Just by nature of the kind of product a pure polish is, there is going to be some filling of fine defects. They're the same type of product that many others refer to as a glaze, and body shops will often make liberal use of a glaze to conceal buffer trails. While this ability to fill is not the primary design intent of these products, it is sort of a side effect.

[87rx7chick]

Re: glaze, #7, #5 whats the diference?!

M05 tends to be more forgiving in high humidity locations than M07 is, otherwise they are very similar.

Just by nature of the kind of product a pure polish is, there is going to be some filling of fine defects. They're the same type of product that many others refer to as a glaze, and body shops will often make liberal use of a glaze to conceal buffer trails. While this ability to fill is not the primary design intent of these products, it is sort of a side effect.

so it doesnt have an abrasive in it yet its labled as a polish. thats cool i think i am starting to get the hang of it. i guess im confused with what "polish" actually means.

i am on the last leg of understanding the full detail processes from wet sand to final seal and wax. just these last few steps i am trying to understand


i guess i am confused exactly what a glaze is ment to do. its very very oily. and it does say polish on the bottle but its not described as an abrasive.

its not a protectant so it requires application of wax/seal but doesnt require one for show car application. but can be sealed ....

interesting!!!

[Michael Stoops]

Re: glaze, #7, #5 whats the diference?!

In our terminology, and we've used these terms this way longer than most of our competitors have been in business, a "pure polish" is a product that is designed to add gloss to the surface. Nothing more, nothing less. No cleaning, no protection.

It is expected that you'll be using a polish on a well prepped surface, meaning one free of defects, swirls, scratches, oxidation, stains, etching, etc. All of those issues are addressed with a paint cleaner or even a compound. Some of our products combine the paint cleaner and polish into a single step - products like SwirlX and M80 are considered cleaner/polishes. That means they contain the abrasive cleaning ability found in a paint cleaner and the gloss enhancing polishing oils found in a pure polish.

Basically a pure polish restores oils to the paint, maintaining or restoring the deep, wet gloss you expect it to have. Back when everything was painted with single stage paints a pure polish would do wonders for depth and gloss. With the advent of modern clear coat finishes the difference isn't always as dramatic since you're now applying a pure polish to clear paint, but you can still see a darkening of darker colors and a gloss increase when using them. This effect is less noticeable on lighter colored finishes, which is just the nature of the color. We've always considered the use of a pure polish to be an optional step, and with the introduction of clear coat paint systems, polish/waxes like NXT and Gold Class, it's becoming even more optional for many.

Funny thing is, a lot of people think of something abrasive when they think of the word "polish", but some companies even use the term for their wax or sealant product. Unfortunately, there is a lot of leeway when it comes to defining certain terms in this hobby/profession.