I looked at their website, found the product you bought and added my comments in
blue bold text.
This kit includes one of each:
GLARE,Micro-Finish -
Fine Cut Polish
GLARE Spider -
Medium Cut Polish
GLARE Knock-Out Compound -
Heavy Cut Compound
GLARE+ -
I'm guessing this is some form of cleaner/sealant also called an AIO
I've never used GLARE products but I've been asked about them for years in the online world. Their marketing approach, copy (words) and pictures is cheesy at best. I cannot judge if their products are any good because I've never used them before but this I know and I talk about it all the time on this forum and in my detailing classes.
The
MOST important factor when it comes to polishing paint is the
abrasive technology. It either works or it doesn't. There is no
Kind of works
The abrasive technology used in any product either has the ability to remove defects without instilling defects at the same time or it's simply low quality. I test everyone on black paint. I have a number of tests I do to determine if the abrasive technology is good or junk.
So here's where your at - the product you bought either work or they don't. The only real way to know is to apply them to black paint and then inspect the results. Usually this will include chemically stripping the paint after application to see the true and accurate results. If a product can make black paint look great it can make any paint look great. If it cannot make black paint look great it cannot make any paint look great. It's that simple.
People disagree with me on this point and say their "opinion" is that the most important factor is technique, or tool or pad, and while these things are important, if the stuff touching the pant isn't any good then nothing else is going to make it good.
So do some testing on your car and then do some inspection of the results. Maybe find a black car no one cares about and do your testing on it and once you see great results, then use the products on your car.
Also - in most cases you would test the least aggressive product first and see if they are able to remove the defects to your satisfaction. If not, you can always test a more aggressive product next.
If the GLARE+ is in fact some form of all-in-one type product you could start out by just using it.
On their website it says,
Micro scratches, swirls, and oxidation are all removed permanently.
Using simple common sense, the words removed
permanently in context, means the product is abrading the paint or chemically dissolving the paint as a way of
leveling the surface with the lowest depths of the defects it is permanently removing.
If it's not removing paint to level the surface then it is somehow
FILLING in the defects
permanently.
As a writer, their statement is very
definitive. This is okay if the product actually works but the word
permanently is a very definitive word.
I have never met anyone that actually possess the skill, ability and physical strength to completely hand-rub an entire car when the words HAND RUB mean to abrade the surface to level it and thus remove swirls and scratches.
I always say it requires more skill, knowledge and muscle to remove swirls out of modern clearcoats by hand than it does to so by machine.
In order to be effective, you are gong to want and need a machine polisher. The simplest and easiest tool to learn how to use and master is a simple 8mm free spinning random orbital polisher. Below is my recommendation and my article that has more information on the topic of a simple 8mm free spinning polisher plus the backing plates and pads to use with this type of tool than you can find in any other single page on the entire world wide web.
Here's what you need to get into machine polishing - Recommendations for a beginner by Mike Phillips
Griot's Garage 6" ROP - Standard cord
Here's the backing plate to get
Lake Country 5" Backing Plate
Here's the pads to get
6 inch Buff and Shine Uro-Cell Pads
Get the yellow pads to start with. These are "polishing" pads. If you have the budget, then add some maroon cutting pads and a few of the white finishing pads. The "polishing" pads are the most commonly used pads especially with one-step cleaner/waxes.
And if you want to make machine polishing your car 100% absolute Bubba-Proof, get a quart of this for all your cars.
BLACKFIRE One Step
See my review here and look at the before and after pictures - all from one product.
Review: BLACKFIRE One-Step Cleaner/Wax by Mike Phillips
Play with the GLARE products but my guess is, they are mediocre at best. Maybe donate them to someone.
Hope that helps...
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