Difference between a wax and a glaze???

[blake_jl1]

Hello,



Can anyone tell me what the difference is between a wax and a glaze?



Zymol call their low end products like "carbon" a wax but anything from their "titanium" product and up is called a glaze.



Thanks.

 

[ptaylor_9849]

A glaze adds depth, wetness, fills small swirl marks, enhances clarity, shine and darkens the paint. However, a glaze contains NO PROTECTION and will wear away quickly without an LSP such as a sealant or wax.



Patrick

 

[imported_agentf11]

I agree with Patrick but when it comes to the Zymol Glazes I think it is just marketing and they are all waxes.

 

[blake_jl1]

ok thanks guys. I suspected Zymol just used it as yet another marketing ploy.



Cheers.

 

[SuperBee364]

Yeah, a "Glaze" according to Zymol is a very expensive wax. And just to add to the confusion, a "Polish" according to Zaino is really a sealant. But what Patrick said is pretty much what everyone here on Autopia goes by: A glaze is something you put on a car to improve the shine/gloss and to *hide* (not remove) small defects in the paint, but it doesn't offer any environmental protection like a wax or sealant will. If you don't put a wax/sealant over the top of a glaze, they will typically wash off in two or three washes.



Waxes and/or sealants enhance the shine/gloss of a car without the defect hiding abilities of a glaze as well as providing environmental protection.



Most of the time, glazes are followed up with an *appropriate* wax/sealant. It's important that you use the correct type of wax/sealant (LSP-Last Step Process around here) after using a glaze; some types of LSP's won't adhere over certain glazes.