Pre-Waxing Glaze
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Pre-Waxing Glaze
Anyone try this?
I've finally retired my daily driver with over 120K miles in order to restore it to it's original awesome.
I picked up a bottle of Maguiars Pre-Polishing Glaze by accident.
* shrug * Let's see what it does.
I am pretty impressed. It really improved the finish and I found I could work out some pretty noticeable scratches and mars with it. I think it is worth the extra run around the car to me.
I've finally retired my daily driver with over 120K miles in order to restore it to it's original awesome.
I picked up a bottle of Maguiars Pre-Polishing Glaze by accident.
* shrug * Let's see what it does.
I am pretty impressed. It really improved the finish and I found I could work out some pretty noticeable scratches and mars with it. I think it is worth the extra run around the car to me.
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I use a bunch of Adam's Polishing products. One is their glaze. In his videos online he says if you've got a garage queen, the best thing to do is strip it down (wax and all polishes off)... Glaze it, wipe it down, then Wax on top of that. Then every time you take it out and want to clean it you use a quick detailer spray on it. That's how I've been cleaning mine. Spray it down and wipe it with a few microfibers, and then spray it down again and buff it a bit.
If you layer a natural wax, it'll haze up with more and more stacks of it, especially if you don't drive it and give it a chance to wear down (read: Garage queen).
But you can stack the synthetics over and over. So I use the glaze first to make it pop a little, and then a wax on top to help seal it in. The quick detail is just an added layer to make dirt and stuff come off easily and to add more shine.
If you layer a natural wax, it'll haze up with more and more stacks of it, especially if you don't drive it and give it a chance to wear down (read: Garage queen).
But you can stack the synthetics over and over. So I use the glaze first to make it pop a little, and then a wax on top to help seal it in. The quick detail is just an added layer to make dirt and stuff come off easily and to add more shine.
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Haven't tried the Mequire's stuff, but I have used some 3M Professional Hand Glaze on mine and it does do a good job on the finish. May have to look into the Mequire's product.
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There's really nothing wrong with still using it after a paint correction. I did a full correction on the Z06 and on my girlfriend's Kia, and I still glaze it first before waxing. The glaze just really evens it out and makes it pop. The wax then seals that pop in.
Here's the hood of her Kia before and after the paint correction and glaze/wax. (I'd show my Z06, but it's yellow and is really difficult to tell. Hers is black and stands out)
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There's really nothing wrong with still using it after a paint correction. I did a full correction on the Z06 and on my girlfriend's Kia, and I still glaze it first before waxing. The glaze just really evens it out and makes it pop. The wax then seals that pop in.
Here's the hood of her Kia before and after the paint correction and glaze/wax. (I'd show my Z06, but it's yellow and is really difficult to tell. Hers is black and stands out)
Here's the hood of her Kia before and after the paint correction and glaze/wax. (I'd show my Z06, but it's yellow and is really difficult to tell. Hers is black and stands out)
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There's really nothing wrong with still using it after a paint correction. I did a full correction on the Z06 and on my girlfriend's Kia, and I still glaze it first before waxing. The glaze just really evens it out and makes it pop. The wax then seals that pop in.
Here's the hood of her Kia before and after the paint correction and glaze/wax. (I'd show my Z06, but it's yellow and is really difficult to tell. Hers is black and stands out)
Here's the hood of her Kia before and after the paint correction and glaze/wax. (I'd show my Z06, but it's yellow and is really difficult to tell. Hers is black and stands out)
Nice job!
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I did it all myself. Harbor Freight has a decent Dual Action Polisher so I grabbed one and ordered some better pads online for cutting and polishing. Went through a few different products before I ultimately ended up with Adam's Polishes products and have been super happy with em. A friend that just got a used Miata as a weekend cruiser and autocross car who's super into detailing suggested I get the Americana Shine Kit (http://adamspolishes.com/shop/kits/w...shine-kit.html) and then buy a gallon of their Detail Spray.
The paint correction wasn't too bad, just some light correction until I saw most of the scratches and swirls gone, follow it up with a polish... Then glaze/wax/detail. My girlfriend is NOT going to keep it up so my intent is to glaze it to give it some shine and fill in some gaps and then use their paint sealer to seal that in for a good 4-6 months. I'm going to use their Paint Correction on my truck as well since it's in the elements 24/7.
But anything that's a garage queen, glaze is awesome for.
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the problem with a glaze is that a glaze has no durable bonding properties in it, so when you apply it BEFORE waxing or sealing, the wax/sealant does not get a chance to bond to the clear coat as intended. I was a professional detailer for 11+ years