Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

[wong600]

What's the difference between #7 showglaze and deep crystal system polish? Is showglaze better (because it's more expensive)? How is it better? They both seem to do the same thing but with DCSP you let the product dry before buffing..

[speed3blackmica]

Re: Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

What's the difference between #7 showglaze and deep crystal system polish? Is showglaze better (because it's more expensive)? How is it better? They both seem to do the same thing but with DCSP you let the product dry before buffing..

Deep crystal polish does need to dry before taking it off..if i remember correctly, one of the mike's corrected this and told us the directions on the back of the bottle were wrong and corrected on all the new bottles..

as a rule of thumb, NO pure polish needs to dry before buffing off.

anyway on that note, both #7 and DC3 are pure polishes, they contain polishings oils that nourish your paint. #7 just tends to leave a little more gloss. Personally i dont see a difference with either, just that their both great products !

[wong600]

Re: Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

Cool reply.. hmmm, I just saw DCSP at the store.. and the directions still say "allow to dry"

On that note.. it's a little bit bewildering when there are a number of glazes (#3,5,7,DCSP) that may have negligible differences.. can't help but think why?

I've learned that #7 is the best! so just go with it.. I like having a glaze (or "pure polish) in my detailing regime.. so I guess the lesson is "just find one you like and use it!" ..or something like that..

[speed3blackmica]

Re: Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

well dont forget, that bottle may have been on that shelf for a long time and is most likely the same bottle that was shipped to that store a long time ago with the incorrect directions on the label. But just know that any "pure" polish does not need to dry before buffing off, if letting it dry does anything, all it does is make the polish harder to remove. but you got it right, find something you like and keep going back to it, it wont let you down.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

M07 Show Car Glaze was developed many, many years ago - long before we even had a consumer line of products. It was intended for professional use and to be safe in a body shop environment. Deep Crystal Polish is derived from M07 but formulated to be a bit more user friendly with regard to application and removal. Yes, there was a production run of DC Polish with an incorrect label, some of which still sit in inventory at some places. We apologize for that.

[wong600]

Re: Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

Thanks Michael for that post.. it helps a lot to know that the formula for both is similar.

[LelandGray]

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On that note.. it's a little bit bewildering when there are a number of glazes (#3,5,7,DCSP) that may have negligible differences.. can't help but think why?

I just learned the other day the differences.. #3 is meant for rotary use only, while #5 and #7 are similar but #5 is meant for application in areas with high humidty. I just picked up a bottle of #7.

[roushstage2]

Re: Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

I just learned the other day the differences.. #3 is meant for rotary use only, while #5 and #7 are similar but #5 is meant for application in areas with high humidty. I just picked up a bottle of #7.

That and the Mirror Glaze line products can all be used with rotary buffers, the "pro" buffers, lol.

[Mike Pennington]

Re: Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

That and the Mirror Glaze line products can all be used with rotary buffers, the "pro" buffers, lol.

Just to clarify, # 7 Show Car Glaze, should not be applied by a rotary buffer....it is designed to be applied by hand, orbital or DA polisher...

[SVT Lightning]

Re: Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

I've used both....I found that DC#2 polish is much more user friendly when applied by hand compared to #7 applied by hand.

#7 is easier to use when applied with a DA polisher. Much easier to get a thin coating that way and makes it much easier to remove.

[roushstage2]

Re: Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

Just to clarify, # 7 Show Car Glaze, should not be applied by a rotary buffer....it is designed to be applied by hand, orbital or DA polisher...

Yeah, I figured it'd be the exception if I said that, lol.

[searle]

Re: Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

Just to clarify, #7 Show Car Glaze, should not be applied by a rotary buffer....it is designed to be applied by hand, orbital or DA polisher...

An earlier post said that #3 was designed for rotary only use. It would really help if the Meguiars.com site give information as to best method(s) of application, especially for products intended to be applied, or NOT applied, certain ways.

[Tuck91]

Re: Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

You can apply M03 Machine Glaze by hand if you really wanted to. Its a pure polish, it has no cleaning ability at all so nothing bad will come of it.

[searle]

Re: Showglaze vs. Deep Crystal System Polish?

You can apply M03 Machine Glaze by hand if you really wanted to. Its a pure polish, it has no cleaning ability at all so nothing bad will come of it.

Yup, understood. But there is a DC2 and an M03 and an M07, all "pure polishes", and for someone just looking at the product descriptions on meguiars.com it is difficult to tell what the difference is and which is likely best for their intended use. M05 they do say "ideal for humid conditions", and it would be nice if they could offer similar hints/indications for other products. The folks who haunt this forum (a very tiny percentage of the world) have a good idea, but most folks only have the product descriptions to go by. Just an observation.