RobG carries 3M handglaze in a gun holster.He actually glazes his truck at redlights.

 

Wheres ol' Rob been?

 

3M imperial hand glaze is the very best at fixing any imperfections in the paint. As to those that question it.... here is a story for you. My truck was screwed up at the paint shop a few weeks ago - the had to buff oversparay off the entire vehicle. So, I had a finish that looked like a giant spiderweb - this is exactly why I will never ever buff a vehicle. Buffing is for those that don't want to get their hands dirty or work up a bit of sweat. I applied 3M imperial hand glaze to the truck and wiped it down. No more marks in the paint and it looked like new. I had planned on waxing it, but I got paged for a fire call. I had to go that week (when we got hammered with snow, ice, and rain) with just the 3M finish on it. To my surprise, it held up beautifuly. I was able to hose it down after each ride, and all the junk came right off. I have no doubts about its durability and swear by it. It can be used by itself, but as SVTDAVE stated, it is only a polish. It is a part of each waxing now, and keeps my paint looking better than new. I can show you pictures of my black Cobra if you would like. Every show it has been in, everyone has asked how I get it to look so wet. That is all the proof I need.

 

3m imperial hand glaze contains a mild polish. It is also loaded with fillers. It is basically a glaze that contains a small amount of polish. A true glaze won't have a polish in it.

People who don't know how to use a buffer properly use a glaze to fill in the swirl marks. Plus the oils in a glaze really gives a great shine. If you want to see what oils can do to your finish, then go get some Mothers final inspection. You have to use it in the shade because it streaks easily but it gives a shine like no other quickdetailer out there can. Why? because it is loaded with oils and fillers! I don't recommend it as a quickdetailer unless you can quickdetail in the shade all the time.

Buffing is for people who don't want to work up a sweat? I think buffing is only for people who actually want to take the time to learn how to do it. A rotary buffer in the hands of a skilled user can get a shine that is better than a hand polish not to mention 100x faster! Don't judge what a rotary buffer can do to your finish by the people at a paintshop. Most of them only know how to paint and spend their time learning how to paint and not how to get a swirl free finish with a rotary. Plus most paintshops don't carry fine polishes. They only have compounds for taking out their wetsanding marks. Call a ProDetailer and have him take a rotary to your car.

Besides, if they were buffing overspray off, then they were doing two things. One, they just clayed your paint which will leave swirl marks or, two, they used an overspray remover on your paint. It hazes your paint just by itself and with a rotary I imagine it would be swirl city.