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Old 11-04-2015, 07:03 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by EzyBrzy View Post
Yeah in my head I've gone over the process as you stated.

Wash > clay > polish > glaze/finishing polish (or is this too much?) > Sealant > wax.

Not sure about the glaze part. It's another step but if I'm going all out anyways, there no harm.
Depends if you want to do the work. You shouldn't need to use a glaze if you did a good job correcting the paint. What is a glaze exactly. A glaze is a product that has fillers in it to fill microscratches and swirls. Yes... it might have some abrasive properties and may polish a little bit, but if you do a good job compounding and polishing, you shouldn't need to use a glaze. Glazes are usually used in volume environments (dealers/auctions) where they just need to make the car look clean and get them out.

It really depends on your car and how wrecked/finicky the paint is. If the paint is easy to work with, you can get away with a single step paint correction. If the paint is finicky, you might need to do 2+ steps. The norm seems to be 2, but there are times where you need to do 3.
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