Can someone define what a glaze is?

[YankeeFan]

I thought a glaze was used instead of or on top of a wax to add more of a wet look but now I see posts stating steps such as "glazing, sealing and waxing". I thought a glaze would interfer with the bonding of a sealant. Can a glaze a cleaner too, after polishing? I'm so confused....

Howard

[Z06-Goose]

I thought a glaze was used instead of or on top of a wax to add more of a wet look but now I see posts stating steps such as "glazing, sealing and waxing". I thought a glaze would interfer with the bonding of a sealant. Can a glaze a cleaner too, after polishing? I'm so confused....

Howard

Glaze IMO is mainly to be used on show cars.
It does amp the the wet looks of the finish but is also a short-lived effect.
You're right, a glaze may interfere with the bonding of a sealant. It's better to use the glaze under a carnauba wax, though there are a couple of synthetic polimer type glazes that can be used under some sealants and/or carnauba based waxes as well.

[TheGLL]

I thought I had understood what a glaze was, but now I'm lost!
So much products and so much way of using it...

[BobbyG]

Instead of copying and pasting allot of scientific stuff there's a pretty good description and explanation here..

Glaze after car polish and before wax. carnauba finishing glaze, gloss, show car glaze, last step product, Wolfgang, Pinnacle, XMT, 3M, Meguiars

[detailjohn]

A glaze is used by body shops after painting to fill defects/swirls before delivery to the customer. A glaze will not effect the curing/off gassing of fresh paint. They would use wax, but it seals the paint too soon, and can result in dyeback.

[Dubbin1]

Main Entry: 1glaze
Pronunciation: \ˈglāz\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): glazed; glaz·ing
Etymology: Middle English glasen, from glas glass
Date: 14th century
transitive verb 1 : to furnish or fit with glass
2 a : to coat with or as if with a glaze <the storm glazed trees with ice> b : to apply a glaze to <glaze doughnuts>
3 : to give a smooth glossy surface tointransitive verb 1 : to become glazed or glassy <my eyes glazed over>
2 : to form a glaze
— glaz·er noun

[YankeeFan]

Instead of copying and pasting allot of scientific stuff there's a pretty good description and explanation here..

Glaze after car polish and before wax. carnauba finishing glaze, gloss, show car glaze, last step product, Wolfgang, Pinnacle, XMT, 3M, Meguiars

Interesting, I see that it states the glaze goes "after polishing but before the wax and sealant"....

[O.C.Detailing]

In short, a glaze is a filler product and does NOT remove defects. It just fills and hides them. You can use a glaze on a new paintjob, but it will only last until you wash the car again or until it rains. It's okay I suppose, but you'll never see it in my product arsenal. I'd rather fix problems than cover them up.

[A4 1.8tqm]

In short, a glaze is a filler product and does NOT remove defects. It just fills and hides them. You can use a glaze on a new paint job, but it will only last until you wash the car again or until it rains. It's okay I suppose, but you'll never see it in my product arsenal. I'd rather fix problems than cover them up.

I agree with this definition, exactly what I think of when talking about a glaze. And detailjohn states a good case for the only time glaze should be used IMO. Otherwise why not correct the defects? (especially if showing the car) Not to say that every product that is labeled "glaze" conforms to this definition. Seems like a lot of detailing terms are loosely used throughout the industry...

[elk42]

doesnt wolfgang's version of glaze have polishing abilities? i thought it did. its a step after total swirl remover and before the paint sealant. if im not mistaken of course.