In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

[Bill Davidson]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze



It must have been the dirty 30's

[fingermouse1831]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

Hey Orca

Like mike stated 80 is fantastic and the go to product,
But if all you've got is the #9, #81, and #7 then I will give you two options with these three products.

First since your paint looks like you've done a great job, then I would say clay first then use your #9 swirl remover, followed by #7 show car glaze and apply two coats of either tech wax or tech wax 2.0 and you will have great gloss, with a deep rich look and fantastic mirror reflections!

And then on the other hand if doing work by hand and would be working on a clear coat finish with light swirls and scratches (which I know you stated that your car has a single stage finish) then I would say clay ofcourse then followed by the #9 and apply #81 hand polish and then 2 applications of the tech wax or tech wax 2.0.

Just some more combo's like many others, hope i've helped.

i have clayed the car and swirl x will be bought and applied tomorrow, what do you think of the tech wax ontop of the no7. i used no7 only on my dads renault and was blown awa by the shine. does nt work well with no7 or would 26 or 16 work better? if do all stages an top regularly with no7, say once a month, how often would you redo the whole process??

[mhdena]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

M81 Hand Polish, like #7 is a "Pure Polish", this means it's non-abrasive.

It's an modern formula for clear coat paints.

Remember, #7 came out in either the 1920's or 1930's, hard to pinpoint exactly when.


Here's a small collection of M0716 through the decades...

How similar/close is the Deep Crystal Polish to #7? I had Mirror Glaze #7 before, thanks.

[Fixvet]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

Either way actually. But if you don't think you can do the whole car at once (it is a lot of work), you can work one or two panels at a time and take two or three days to do the whole car.

#7 doesn't need to sit or 'set up,' it's a work in, work off product.

Bingo! Thanks Don, that's what I was looking for.

[Don]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

Thanks Don..........How long can I leave it on before wiping or buffing it off?
Should I do one panel on, then off, or can I apply to whole car first, then buff off?

Dennis

Either way actually. But if you don't think you can do the whole car at once (it is a lot of work), you can work one or two panels at a time and take two or three days to do the whole car.

#7 doesn't need to sit or 'set up,' it's a work in, work off product.

[Orca]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

And here I was thinking that the reflections of the house in the car looked better than the real house

... under slightly overcast skies ... we're due some rain.

I am soooooooooo pleased with what #7 does for my paint ... it's a single stage paint on an early '90s SAAB. The pictures may be a kind of caricature of the finish, but it shows off the kind of finish that the naked eye sees. I have a good paint finish already and #7 just gives it such a great shimmering shine. I love the stuff. It smells, but I can live with it.

[Orca]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

By hand, it's a wipe on, wipe off ... by machine, I would imagine it's the same. I'm not sure how you do that by machine, because I'm not very experienced with a polisher - I'm a "by hand" kind of guy ...

[Fixvet]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

Using the PC is fine for applying #7

Thanks Don..........How long can I leave it on before wiping or buffing it off?
Should I do one panel on, then off, or can I apply to whole car first, then buff off?

Dennis

[Don]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

I've been monitoring this thread for awhile now, but not sure if it's okay to use my Porter-Cable DA to apply #7 after I've applied and removed my #80.

With age and bad shoulders, I always prefer using my DA whenever possible!

BTW......Thanks for all the great info.

Using the PC is fine for applying #7

[Don]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

Okay, here's a couple I got this evening

... and they're upside down, but you all know why I did that, don't you

And here I was thinking that the reflections of the house in the car looked better than the real house

[Fixvet]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

I've been monitoring this thread for awhile now, but not sure if it's okay to use my Porter-Cable DA to apply #7 after I've applied and removed my #80.

With age and bad shoulders, I always prefer using my DA whenever possible!

BTW......Thanks for all the great info.

[Orca]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

Okay, here's a couple I got this evening :twisted:

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/swd2008/DSCF7601.jpg

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/swd2008/DSCF7602.jpg

... following the prep the other day, these are after a QD with #135 and a top coat of #7, showing how dramatically #7 can boost a shine as a final coat for "Show Day"

... and they're upside down, but you all know why I did that, don't you

[Fixvet]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

I too, am interested in reading Mike's update of this #7 topic.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

\Don't hold off on the axe to spare my feelings. I posted inaccurate info and it needs to be corrected.

No problem, I've needed to re-write that article for years now but it's just one of those things I don't get to, actually started retyping it in 2005, will try to find that copy to save some typing time. No need to apologize, this is something I need to work on.

I think Mike was taking the cautious approach and did not want to just go ahead and edit your post even though for the most part it's his post from some years ago and he just wants to improve it.


I work in the support industry, too and sometimes advice you gave many years ago can be improved with a little time. Let's have him improve this advice and read what the updates are.

Correct on both points.

Sorry for taking your thread off topic a little...

[Orca]

Re: In praise of #7 Show Car Glaze

I think at this point, I might as well share the rest of the pictures from this batch:

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/swd2008/DSCF7256.jpg

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/swd2008/DSCF7252.jpg

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/swd2008/DSCF7249.jpg

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/swd2008/DSCF7257.jpg

... well, I like 'em anyway