Glaze or Carnauba wax after clearcoating

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What do everyone use to protect paint after polishing, and before you can wax new clearcoat paint job
 
I'm one of the lovers of Glazing and then sealing. My steps are like this:
  • Compound
  • Polish (or use a dimishing compound/polish like HDAdapt)
  • Glaze - Poorboys/Chem Guys Blackhole/Whitelight, etc. (two coats)
  • Sealant - Menzerna Powerlock is my go-to one
  • Carnauba Wax - Collinite 845 or 915. The latter is a warmer tone.


Again, others will have varying opinions but I like glazes and they do have their place. Not just to help cover any missed areas or less than 100% perfectly polished areas but also anytime you polish, you are introducing microscopic scratches that while you can't see with the naked eye, are there. Glazes fill in those areas even the ones you can't see and offer the creation of true "depth" to paints that are very visible once done correctly. I use two coats, the first can be applied by machine but I tend to apply the second by hand as to avoid removing the first layer. This assures consistent and uniform coverage.

I then use a synthetic sealant to help seal in my results and protect the paint. Lastly I love using a nice 'nauba wax or hybrid like BLACKFIRE BlackICE Hybrid Montan Sealant Wax or others enjoy HDPoxy. Another one I love is Collinite 915. These add the warm rich tone that sealants just don't offer. Synthetics bring out a lot of gloss but depending on the color, you need tone and depth.

I'm a black car guy so the above is what really really works for my cars.

Good luck and enjoy finding what works for you. Here are a couple examples from my pure black aka Brilliant Black that Audi offers.

Sorry, I can be a bit of a pic-freak :)














Same technique on 10yr Hyundai Paint - see my sig.





 
Holy smokes man. I thought my CG Glaze & Butter Wax was the ultimate combo on Black.
 
pdqgp said:
I'm one of the lovers of Glazing and then sealing. My steps are like this:
  • Compound
  • Polish (or use a dimishing compound/polish like HDAdapt)
  • Glaze - Poorboys/Chem Guys Blackhole/Whitelight, etc. (two coats)
  • Sealant - Menzerna Powerlock is my go-to one
  • Carnauba Wax - Collinite 845 or 915. The latter is a warmer tone.


Again, others will have varying opinions but I like glazes and they do have their place. Not just to help cover any missed areas or less than 100% perfectly polished areas but also anytime you polish, you are introducing microscopic scratches that while you can't see with the naked eye, are there. Glazes fill in those areas even the ones you can't see and offer the creation of true "depth" to paints that are very visible once done correctly. I use two coats, the first can be applied by machine but I tend to apply the second by hand as to avoid removing the first layer. This assures consistent and uniform coverage.

I then use a synthetic sealant to help seal in my results and protect the paint. Lastly I love using a nice 'nauba wax or hybrid like BLACKFIRE BlackICE Hybrid Montan Sealant Wax or others enjoy HDPoxy. Another one I love is Collinite 915. These add the warm rich tone that sealants just don't offer. Synthetics bring out a lot of gloss but depending on the color, you need tone and depth.

I'm a black car guy so the above is what really really works for my cars.

Good luck and enjoy finding what works for you. Here are a couple examples from my pure black aka Brilliant Black that Audi offers.

Sorry, I can be a bit of a pic-freak :)














Same technique on 10yr Hyundai Paint - see my sig.





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I'm gonna try a new combo on my mustang. The Klasse Polish topped off with Collinite 845. Seems like that Klasse all in one polish does a great job as well. I don't have black but its dark my pony is! Lol
 
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