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Glaze

A glaze is a term we at New Again don't use because it isn't something that is used within the professional detailing industry in the UK, at least not yet. It is put onto various retail products, aimed mainly at enthusiasts. 

By definition, a glaze is a product you put onto something to make it shiny. However, polishing does that, so do waxes, sealants, coatings, even quick detailer products and show-shine.  Therefore, products labelled as glazes don't do anything definitionally different to anything we are already using (we don't use show shine products).

Glaze may be applied to synthetic waxes which are fairly long lasting, or show-shine products which are sprayed on over a wax to give a short term wet look for a few hours. We have seen it applied to all sorts of products, and so the word glaze as a category of products is functionally meaningless.

In the US, a glaze might be used to refer to a product which is body shop safe. That is that it has no wax or silicone which can interfere with the painting process.  However, in Europe, we would caution against assuming that a product which is called a glaze is bodyshop safe unless it explicitly says so.

Written by . Last updated 24/02/2023 15:20

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