I understand your passion for a wet look for your car because I have been chasing after this look for a long time for my clear-coated red Civic also.
After lots of trial and error, I have found out 2 reliable ways to get a wet look from Megs products and they are similar to what you did.
1. Megs Dual Action Cleaner Polish
2. Megs Speed Glaze.
3. As many layers of No7 as possible. I used to have as many as 10 layers of No7 on my paint. Many would argue that No7 is no layerable, unlike Zaino. This works for me and I personally believe I am wetting the paint with lots of oil. No harm done. I enjoy doing it and have lots of time.
4. Finish off with a layer of No26.
Do not be tempted to use too many layers of No26 bcos I feel that multiple layers degrade the overall clarity of your red colour.
It might be deeper and richer, but it has lost that "life" and "glimmer" due to too many coats of No 26. Pls bear in mind that No 26 adds a tiny bit of "tint" to your paint as it is not 100% clear.
After the above treatment, my car was already turning heads as it had that "wow!!!!" factor that really pops!.
However, to my surprise, I found out that another process can give an even BETTER result resulting in stunning richness, dazzling wet look and most importantly, 6weeks of unaffected water-beading.......the Swissol method.
1 As usual, prep surface to remove any defects+swirls.
2.Apply 1 or 2 layer of Swissol Cleaner Fluid. This is a polish+cleaner.
3. Apply 1 layer of Swissol Onyx and expose car to the sun for 3 hrs.
Goodness gracious! The results are stunning on my clearcoated Ferrari Red! Compared to Meguairs treatment, the Swissol method made the red come alive! There is a hard-to-explain inner radiance that simply makes the colour come alive. The wet look is the best I have obtained so far and it's an oily wet look....not the plastic-wrapping wet look that Zaino gives you. Swissol looks rich, alive, vibrant and clear. Very different vs No 26. It depends on what you like. Water beads are very small and closely spaced. In 38C weather, the beading effect was undiminished after 6weeks!! Megs No26 will never be able to achieve this.
The only catch is....Swissol products are expensive.
Pls....whatever they tell you, Swissol is NOT Zymol. Swissol was already established long before Zymol was started.
Overall, I respect and will continue to use Meguairs' surface prep products although I strongly believe and hv witnessed that Swissol's carnauba waxes are truly world class and gives a totally different appearance from No26.
