Glaze and Lotsa Fillers

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.I suppose Bodyshops do want to release a vehicle that looks dripping wet

Just got the car back from the shop. And it's super *glazed*
Haven't had a collision repair in quite some time so no data-points on having point loaded up with fillers and such

I wonder how it's going to look once all the fillers and oils wash out :rolleyes:
 
You didn't have a discussion with them about that beforehand? Of course I have had that backfire on me where I let them know I was particular about my car and so they did me a favor and "wheeled" the whole car. I realized after that, that I need to be more specific about things; fortunately I haven't had the occasion again.
 
No, as I expected they needed to de-nib and polish out the clear as SOP regardless.
And I wasn't going to tell them how to *run their shop*.....

It's all PPF so only thing that will need TLC is just the fresh painted parts.
Just been awhile since I've had a car loaded with fillers......
 
The body shop that just repaired my car didn't put anything on the paint. It came out naked. In fact I can see some of the holograms from their rotory polishing and a few swirls from where they wiped it down with a cloth that probably wasn't soft enough.

Since the paint has to cure after being applied, wouldn't the application of a glaze cause issues with that process?
 
Desertnate said:
Since the paint has to cure after being applied, wouldn't the application of a glaze cause issues with that process?
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Back in the day when I was more of a Meg's adherent, they had a specific glaze that was to protect fresh paint without causing any problems, I believe it was #80 Speed Glaze which looks like is now discontinued. I think they have a more modern product intended for the same thing.

EDIT: I believe the/a replacement product was M305 Ultra Finishing Durable Glaze, but that also seems to have been recently discontinued.
 
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When I got my blue Commodore SV6 back in around 07, it was the glossiest, smoothest paint I'd ever seen. 2 washes later I could see everything they covered up, including a scratch pattern in the middle of the hood that showed where a dirty soccer ball had landed, hard. From memory, back then I was using Mother's California Gold, so nothing too harsh. It was this reality check that got me into "proper" detailing. Talking later to someone at a dealership, the product they were using was called Duco-fill, and it's colour matched and fills everything, for one or two washes, guaranteed.
 
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