Best for short term pop?

When I was showing my MR2, I'd apply a coat of #7 Show Car Glaze "over" my LSP right before the show. It isn't going to last long when used in this way but it does leave the paint looking like it is fresh out of the spray booth and is still wet. #7 leaves paint looking a shade or two darker and quite effectively hides minor swirls. After the show I'd just wash it off. #7 is the wettest glaze I've used.

Oh, before I forget, a QD will remove #7 so if you car gathers dust at the show hit it with QD and follow with more #7 until after the judging. #7 is oily and will trap and hold dust. At outdoor shows this can be an issue.
 
I used it on top of the wax. It just deepened the shine. By the end of the day it would kind of evaporated but I just wanted the best look for that day event.
 
jfelbab said:
Oh, before I forget, a QD will remove #7 so if you car gathers dust at the show hit it with QD and follow with more #7 until after the judging. #7 is oily and will trap and hold dust. At outdoor shows this can be an issue.
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That is an important detail to note...I always have to use a QD because of dust on the black. One old-timer told me he used to just keep a spray bottle of de-ionized water for use at the show to dust the #7 - these were before the days of QDs...or at least before their wide spread use.
 
Okay, I got my order from autogeek today and went out in the garage and did some comparative testing, although not highly scientific. I chose to experiment on my '57 Chev with 30 year old lacquer. This is not the car I originally asked about, but I thought it might be easier to see the difference in results on it...plus, I don't like throwing different things on the show car. This car has recently been buffed, sealed, and some carnuba on top...couple hits with a QD. Before the test, I just took a California duster and knocked the dust off the hood and tops of fenders...

On the passenger's side (hood and fender), I put two coats of #7...one regular coat, then wiped off, then a 2nd coat that was 50% Liquid Ebony, wiped it off. By the way, these are old bottles of #7 from the early 90's. I waited about 15 minutes between coats. The 2nd coat came off a lot easier than the first.

On the driver's side, I put one coat of Souveran that just came in the mail, followed by GG Speed Shine detailer to help get it wiped clean. The effort in removal of the first coat was similar to the #7...of course the GG was a very quick process.

I took about 4 pictures and cannot get one good enough for you guys to see anything, but I believe the Souveran side looks deeper, clearer and more shiny than the #7. I even brought my wife out to the garage and asked her which side looked better and she pretty quickly said the driver's side. To be sure, I need to get the car out in sunlight tomorrow and see how it looks...

Like I said, this wasn't terribly scientific, the #7 was old, but I'm pretty convinced which process I should take over to the show car...

HRJ
 
I am not surprised because to me glaze does not keep up with a go carb wax or a good high gloss seal. I hope I am wrong about this, however, because a glaze is easier to use right before a show, etc.
 
When I found out my '86 rotting Bronco II was a single stage paint, I played around with a new bottle of #7. I applied fairly wet, and let it soak in for about a half hour (I know, not enough time for a neglected paint job). When I wiped it off the paint, I crapped my pants...

I rarely use it on clearcoat though...
 
chevchenko said:
I am not surprised because to me glaze does not keep up with a go carb wax or a good high gloss seal. I hope I am wrong about this, however, because a glaze is easier to use right before a show, etc.
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That may be true, but that's where a good QD livens up the carnuba easily for the show. And like I said, it wasn't realy that much different in difficulty to apply the Souveran vs. the #7...I'm sure there are some glazes that would be much easier, but these two products are similar in that regard.
 
Update: tried Poor Boy's Black Hole with Souveran on top. Also used Griot's Pre-Wax cleaner, per your recommendations. The PBBH was really good stuff, and I hesitated to top it, but after working through some issues with a Cobra towel went ahead and put the Souveran on and it performed as many have claimed on this forum...thanks, Autogeek!

Below is a pic of the hood in direct sunlight, no image correcting other than resizing...
 
So the poorboy blackhole galze with souveran was better than anything else? Have you tried the blackhole on top of the souveran? And what are the layers beneath all of this? A seal with souveran?
 
chevchenko said:
So the poorboy blackhole galze with souveran was better than anything else? Have you tried the blackhole on top of the souveran? And what are the layers beneath all of this? A seal with souveran?
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Not sure I can claim it better than "anything else"...but everything else I have tried...NXT, Zaino Show Car Polish, Malco Nano Care Polishing Creme, Malco Imperial Paste Wax, Meg #7, Meg #7 mixed with Liquid Ebony. My prior favorite was the Imperial Paste Wax, but the Souveran is a noticeable step up.

I have not yet put the BH on top of the Souveran, but was going to ask if that would be a good idea - does the Souveran stay on underneath, or would I effectively be removing the Souveran? Reading the instructions on the bottle, PB says you should put a Sealer or Wax on top. Right now I'm using no Sealers - do I need that step?

The layers beneath would have been whatever Imperial Paste Wax was still there from 3 months ago and after I hit it with the Griot's Pre-Wax Cleaner. The results were very good. The only "bad" from this is that a couple paint flaws are now more noticeable so I may have to do a couple minor corrections that have always been there, but are now more of an eyesore to me because I know where they are (I've never hand anybody else mention them at a show; nothing on the judging sheets).

HRJ
 
Just an update on this topic. I got a sample of Fuzion with my GG D/A I purchased during the Ivan (or was it Irene?) Secret Sale, which arrived yesterday. Not wanting to tamper with the black show car which is still looking awesome from the PBBH and PS, I took the Fuzion over to the 30 year old lacquer on the dark green '57...WOW! I intended to just try it on the hood, but it made such an immediate noticeable POP, that I had to do the whole car. Amazing stuff...probably the most significant visible change I've made. The car previously had some #7, Malco Imperial Paste, and a test patch of Souveran. The Imperial Paste had done a good job reviving it initially, the #7 didn't do much, the Souveran test was looking good, but the Fuzion did wonders...
 
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