What exactly is a glaze?

a glaze is a oily type of product that is used after polishing to give a wet deep look to your paint



glaze doesnt have any protection , so wax over it or just use it for show car bling
 
Glazes are different. One is a pure, non-drying oil, which just skins at the top, but never dries. It lasts only 2-3 days, and it is intended for cosmetic purposes only (Meguiar's #7; the most unstable type of glaze), while others can have a pretty surprising bite (actual abrasive package), and last pretty good (Finish Kare 303). There are a lot of glazes in between. The most you can extract of a glaze is deeper, more attractive appearance, a little bit of correction and hiding the remaining imperfections. Glazes which don't make the finish optically darker, still contribute to the richness of the appearance. There are two types of glazes: 1.) machine, and 2.) hand glazes. The former ones are usually the more "aggressive", where a cleaner (mechanical or chemical) is included in the formula. For the most beneficial application, you *may* need a machine (usually a DA polisher). Hand glazes are more gentle but their objectives are just the same: an enhanced final appearance.
 
It is the most under utilized product in car care. Red Moose Glaze, mcguire's 3, 5, 7 all excellant. Used before LSP.
 
Glaze exactly what it means a glaze

glaze [glayz]

v (past glazed, past participle glazed, present participle glaz•ing, 3rd person present singular glaz•es)

1. vt ceramics cover with finish like glass: to put a clear or colored coating on a ceramic object and fire it in a kiln, in order to fix the coloration, make it watertight, or give it a shiny appearance

2. vt cooking coat with milk or egg: to brush food with milk, egg, or sugar before baking in order to produce a shiny brown finish

3. vt painting coat oil painting: to give something, especially an oil painting, a transparent or semitransparent coating in order to enhance or slightly alter the color tones

4. vt coverings give protective covering to material: to place a protective or decorative coating on something, especially a natural material such as leather, cotton, or paper

5. vti make or become glassy in appearance: to become, or cause the eyes to become, unfocused and expressionless as a result of loss of interest, distraction, or tiredness



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Also a automotive glaze brings back oils to paint that has dissipated, now the proper way to do this is to use a soft polishing pad that creates heat to work the oils deeper into the paint and a rotary is best for applying a glaze on neglected cars. PC is fine on paint that is in good condition. Hand glaze is for places there a Machine Glaze can’t get to mainly.

And what else a glaze does depending on what brand and type of glaze you buy is for fillers to fill in the vary fine scratches, some makes of glazes fills in more, some less, some glazes is for show cars. Some polishes has glaze added like Meguiar's 83 for a sample, glazes can be found in car wash soap as a conditioner.

Glaze can be an instant cheap detailing using a heavy duty glaze. Like pressure wash a car and glaze it using a rotary with a wool pad and bang you have a car that looks good that is was done in less then 20 min’s, not great but good to people that don’t know better. Mostly car dealer & car wash detailing places use this for the cheapest way to detail a car and there they can make good $$$ real cheap. The owner takes it home and after a while when the glaze wears off he wonders where are the Swirl Marks and Fine Scratches came from? So he takes it back to the car wash detailing place again and has it detailed and the car wash detailing place makes even more $$$$$, got the picture?
 
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