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I was recently asked by Dylan if I would be willing to do a few reviews. He said "If I send you a couple of products would you be willing to do a quick review? Good, bad, or otherwise... I have a couple of things I think you'd enjoy." How can you say no to that?
With that said, this is my honest review of Adam's Brilliant Glaze.
Product Observations:
1) Comes with easy to understand directions.
2) Liquid viscosity, slightly thicker than water
3) Smells "coconut-ey"... not exactly like a pina colada but it does smell really appetizing
4) Price = 16 oz for $25
Now before I get to the meat of the review, let me just point out a few things about glazes. Unfortunately, the industry is indecisive on what a glaze means. Some companies use glaze to mean a light polish, some use it to mean an all-in-one with protection, but the most common and traditional use of glaze is something that fills minor defects and is generally applied before a wax.
Adam's Brilliant Glaze falls into that latter category.
So, if it is supposed to fill defects, let's get to testing! Now, I have experience with only 1 other glaze (XMT glaze) prior to this, so I won't be able to compare it to any other glazes. This review will give you an idea on what you can expect from Brilliant Glaze.
Application:
I love the red foam applicator that you can get with this product. It is awesome and super soft. I found it to be the perfect size for me. It is a few inches in diameter. Even if the glaze sucked, I would be happy just with the applicator! Anyways, here's how the applicator looks and how much BG I needed to apply for a small 6 inch by 6 inch section.
When I get an applicator like this that is two sided, I often forget which side I applied product to. So to avoid this, I make it a one sided applicator and use a sharpie to mark which side my hand should hold like so:
With this product, the thinner the application the better. Here is how thin I applied it:
The directions state that you should wait for it to haze and then wipe it off. I tested this method and also wipe on, wipe off immediately and did not notice any appreciable difference. So I use this glaze as a wipe on wipe off type of product.
Application Conclusion: Spreads easily with no problems. There was no dusting in my application. I also tested waiting for five minutes after the glaze finished hazing, and I still got no dusting.
To test this glaze, I will use it in three areas:
Clear Coat Failure Testing:
A long time ago, around 3 years ago, I had no idea on how to care for my car. With such ignorance came a lack of care if bugs dried on my car for months at a time. Unfortunately, I have places on my car where there are the beginning signs of clear coat failure. So how will the glaze stand up to that? Look on for the results.
Before:
And after:
Conclusion: To my eye, there is little if any difference here. This product will not make clear coat failure look any better.
Now to minor scratch testing:
It is very hard to take a picture of a scratch this fine, so here is my attempt.
Before:
After:
Conclusion: Masking of small defects is clearly visible. The long approximately 3 inch scratch looked like two smaller scratches. This glaze is definitely working as advertised here. Note that this is one coat of Brilliant Glaze and no wax on top.
Now on to the interesting shmear:
I have a coating on my car called Opticoat. If you have never heard of this coating, it is essentially a "permanent" wax. The only way to remove it, once applied, is to either use a chemical that can strip paint, or to mechanically abrade the surface ie Machine Polishing or Wetsanding.
You are supposed to knock down any "high spots" during application, and if you don't you will get something that looks like the first picture below. Now that the coating has cured, the only way for me to remove it safely is via machine polishing. Well, I haven't gotten to that yet, so I decided to see what Brilliant Glaze will do to the high spot in the meantime.
Check it out.
Before:
(btw, I did not notice that thing under my hood until the pictures were on my computer, sorry about that!)
After 1 coat:
After 2 coats:
It got very hard to take a picture of the high spot now, so I had to use my fingers to focus the camera.
Conclusion: I would say it did a great job at masking almost all of the high spot.
Bottom line:
I found this glaze to work well. It did a good job at masking defects, and not masking clear coat failure is hardly something I can fault it for. It is pricey at $25, but it did it's job and did it well. I think it is worth looking into if you are going to buy a glaze, and hey, if you find something that you like more, return it and get 10% more than you paid for it for your troubles :thumbsup:
Product Page:
Adam's Brilliant Glaze for a hight gloss shine!
With that said, this is my honest review of Adam's Brilliant Glaze.
Product Observations:
1) Comes with easy to understand directions.
2) Liquid viscosity, slightly thicker than water
3) Smells "coconut-ey"... not exactly like a pina colada but it does smell really appetizing
4) Price = 16 oz for $25
Now before I get to the meat of the review, let me just point out a few things about glazes. Unfortunately, the industry is indecisive on what a glaze means. Some companies use glaze to mean a light polish, some use it to mean an all-in-one with protection, but the most common and traditional use of glaze is something that fills minor defects and is generally applied before a wax.
Adam's Brilliant Glaze falls into that latter category.
So, if it is supposed to fill defects, let's get to testing! Now, I have experience with only 1 other glaze (XMT glaze) prior to this, so I won't be able to compare it to any other glazes. This review will give you an idea on what you can expect from Brilliant Glaze.
Application:
I love the red foam applicator that you can get with this product. It is awesome and super soft. I found it to be the perfect size for me. It is a few inches in diameter. Even if the glaze sucked, I would be happy just with the applicator! Anyways, here's how the applicator looks and how much BG I needed to apply for a small 6 inch by 6 inch section.
When I get an applicator like this that is two sided, I often forget which side I applied product to. So to avoid this, I make it a one sided applicator and use a sharpie to mark which side my hand should hold like so:
With this product, the thinner the application the better. Here is how thin I applied it:
The directions state that you should wait for it to haze and then wipe it off. I tested this method and also wipe on, wipe off immediately and did not notice any appreciable difference. So I use this glaze as a wipe on wipe off type of product.
Application Conclusion: Spreads easily with no problems. There was no dusting in my application. I also tested waiting for five minutes after the glaze finished hazing, and I still got no dusting.
To test this glaze, I will use it in three areas:
- Clear Coat Failure
- Minor Scratch
- Interesting shmear
Clear Coat Failure Testing:
A long time ago, around 3 years ago, I had no idea on how to care for my car. With such ignorance came a lack of care if bugs dried on my car for months at a time. Unfortunately, I have places on my car where there are the beginning signs of clear coat failure. So how will the glaze stand up to that? Look on for the results.
Before:
And after:
Conclusion: To my eye, there is little if any difference here. This product will not make clear coat failure look any better.
Now to minor scratch testing:
It is very hard to take a picture of a scratch this fine, so here is my attempt.
Before:
After:
Conclusion: Masking of small defects is clearly visible. The long approximately 3 inch scratch looked like two smaller scratches. This glaze is definitely working as advertised here. Note that this is one coat of Brilliant Glaze and no wax on top.
Now on to the interesting shmear:
I have a coating on my car called Opticoat. If you have never heard of this coating, it is essentially a "permanent" wax. The only way to remove it, once applied, is to either use a chemical that can strip paint, or to mechanically abrade the surface ie Machine Polishing or Wetsanding.
You are supposed to knock down any "high spots" during application, and if you don't you will get something that looks like the first picture below. Now that the coating has cured, the only way for me to remove it safely is via machine polishing. Well, I haven't gotten to that yet, so I decided to see what Brilliant Glaze will do to the high spot in the meantime.
Check it out.
Before:
(btw, I did not notice that thing under my hood until the pictures were on my computer, sorry about that!)
After 1 coat:
After 2 coats:
It got very hard to take a picture of the high spot now, so I had to use my fingers to focus the camera.
Conclusion: I would say it did a great job at masking almost all of the high spot.
Bottom line:
I found this glaze to work well. It did a good job at masking defects, and not masking clear coat failure is hardly something I can fault it for. It is pricey at $25, but it did it's job and did it well. I think it is worth looking into if you are going to buy a glaze, and hey, if you find something that you like more, return it and get 10% more than you paid for it for your troubles :thumbsup:
Product Page:
Adam's Brilliant Glaze for a hight gloss shine!
