Detailing Your Paint: Glazing

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Hello Everyone,

Welcome to our next segment in our guide on How to Detail your PT like a Pro! In this segment, we are going to talk about Glazing. Many people think of Glazing as being the same thing as Polishing, but this is simply not the case! As Polishing is a lighter, more non-destructive form of Compounding, Glazing provides much needed Oils, and Nutrients which your paint needs to maintain its true rich, vibrant Colors, and bring out that Showroom Shine! Glaze also contains Resin's, and fillers which improve light refraction be rounding off the edges of Swirl Marks. The less Swirl Marks, and imperfections visible, the more gloss, and depth your paint will have, and the more gloss you have, the more your ride will Pop at a show!





For this segment, I am going to use Meguire's #7 Show Car Glaze. This is a good product that is inexpensive ($10.00), Available at most PEP BOYS or NAPA, and is easy to use. Note: Though I am using my rotary buffer, this product can be applied by an orbital buffer, or by hand.

For maximum gloss, I am going to continue using my Dewalt 849 rotary buffer and a Black "Cool Foam" Glazing/Finessing pad. Just like in parts 3, and 4 of this segment, I am going to start with the roof of my Cruiser. and work my way down. I start by misting the pad with Meguire's Final Inspection to help lubricate, and follow by applying a ring of glaze to the pad. I then spread the glaze around on the roof to minimize splatter. As previosly mentioned, you can use a cross hatch pattern, or a fugure eight pattern to apply. Wipe remaining residue with a clean microfiber towel folded into quarters and misted with Meguiar's Final Inspection.

Always work in the shade, on small sections at a time, and on cool paint. Continue until the exterior has been glazed. Now your paint is nearing perfection and is ready for the final steps. In our next segment, We will get to protecting all the hard work that you have done this far.

I hope you enjoy my Tutorial's, and thank you very much for reading my Guide to Automotive Detailing! Till next time, take it easy, and we will see you a little further down the road!

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Michael Stoops
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Meguiar's Inc.
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