Glaze or Sealant needed?

[calhoun1]

Well, after talking with my wife and doing some thinking, I have narrowed my prospective order down.

Menzerna Porter Cable Ceramic 5.5 Inch Polishing Pad Kit
Pinnacle XMT Pad Care Combo
Gray Finishing CCS Smart Pads™ DA 5.5 inch Foam Pad
Pinnacle Signature Series II Carnauba Paste Wax

Now my question is, do I need a glaze or sealant? I have read that sealants do last longer, but I am not worried about the time as I have the time available to wax as needed.

And I also read that glazes basically fill in swirls that are left after polishing. So to get it would help the finish look better, but it is not required to get a good looking finish before wax.

I also am not showing my cars, this is for my own personal want to have good looking, swirl free cars. I am not getting top inspection as an IPA will accomplish the same thing for less money.

This is a bit disjointed and I apologize if I am asking too much, but I want to confirm what I have read.

Thanks again for all the help and comments.

PS - Is there anything else that I am missing that may be needed?

[D]

You do not need a glaze, or the XMT pad care combo.

[Dkblue05]

Glaze can do some filling, and make paint look extra wet, but it would be better to polish those defects out, so they dont come back after a few washes.
Are you ordering any compounds or polishes?

[calhoun1]

The Menzerna PC kit has SIP and 106FA.

And why dont I need the pad care combo? How else do I clean the pads easily?

[heatgain]

A glaze might fill in some swirls, depends on the glaze. Also I find glazes add a bit of gloss on darker cars, not on lighter colors.
You can clean your pads with a bit of dawn and water, although you may find that pad combo more convenient.
I prefer a sealant because of the longer durability, but many people prefer the look of a wax and don't mind re-detailing the vehicle more often.

[loudog2]

I myself use the pad conditioner. To clean the pad I would get some pad rejuvenator(DP or Wolfgang). No need to glaze after the 106FA, it finishes down great. SSII is a great wax. What color is your car? As for the recomendation to use dawn to clean your pads, as stated above. I was always told it would damage your pads.

[calhoun1]

I have a black 08 Pontiac G5 GT and a slate grey metallic 06 Pontiac G6 GTP.

Yea, I want to make sure I clean the pads with something that will not damage them or make the life shorter.

Thanks for the replies.


I also have a trim question, the G6 has the plastic panel stuff on the lower part of the body as well as the mirrors, I recently used armor all on it, it made it look 100% better, however I notice after it has rained, the armor all left a trail down the side of the car off the mirrors.

Is there a better thing to use for that? Is there something OTC? Or only available online?

[loudog2]

A normal wash should do it. If not a IPA wipedown on that spot would work. The IPA wipedown will remove all wax or sealant applied to that area.

[killrwheels@autogeek]

Based upon the items shown above, you really need neither. You have your polishes and the wax is your protection. If you want some further durability then add a sealant before it.

[94LT1]

Originally Posted by calhoun1

I also have a trim question, the G6 has the plastic panel stuff on the lower part of the body as well as the mirrors, I recently used armor all on it, it made it look 100% better, however I notice after it has rained, the armor all left a trail down the side of the car off the mirrors.

Is there a better thing to use for that? Is there something OTC? Or only available online?

Mothers back to black is OTC and sometimes u can find Meguiars #40 Vinyl and Rubber cleaner/conditioner.