her e is a link to the product and the information from DD http://www.detailersdomain.com/adamspolishes-brilliantglaze.aspx Ok, first off I have never used or had the intrest in using adams products, no personal reasons other then I was under the impression they were slightly pricey for what they are compared to other products. After talking to Dylan from Adams he sent me a bottle of Brillant glaze, and two Hex grip applicators pads. I have never been a big glaze fan, however I had 32 oz of Menzerna glaze that was not a big winner for me. I was planning on using it on one of my suburbans, but instead I decided to use it on my 2005 Sti. Currently it has 3 coats of MPL and several coats of P21s 100% carbnuba wax. So I washed the car yesterday with CG clear citrus, dryed it off with my leaf blower as usual and wiped down with CG pro detailer. According to Adams you can use it on top of your current wax so I figured Ill try it out. I busted out the Hex grip pad which I will say is a very very nice applicator pad, helps with fatigue and really helps apply the product very evenly since you are not bending the applicator as you would say Uber yellow (which is my favorite applicator pad) I did half my hood and let it cure for about 10 minutes as the directions say until it "hazes" then wiped down with a Chemical Guys Blue monster towel. Here is what I found, it created a super slick surfcace on top of the Carnauba which really impressed me as the Pro detailer does a pretty decent job. It wiped off very very clean and easy, no streaks or grabbing my MF towel. It is very fluid and needs to be shaken prior and during application or it tends to sepearate which is fine. As for looks it was hard to see a major difference, immediatley, as my car looks like its wet anyway and has tons of depth from the P21s. According to Adams it does have some filling abilities which is a plus since my car has some micro marring and has not been corrected in over a year. It did help with some of the filling which was a plus in itself. But honestly I was more impressed with the feel and the application. I think it fills a bridge between a spray sealant and a Spray detailer. But with the slickness of V7 or Zaino Z8. All in all, it is a very nice product to have on the shelf for your personal car when you want to amp up your current wax. Wax to me has never been as slick as a sealant, and tends to attract dust since i live in the country so to speak, so this really impressed me with the fact I could use a wax but get the slick ness of a sealant with one additonal step. Its about as easy to use as a Spray detailer in my opinion, so it could in therory be used instead of a detailer if you are willing to spend a little more time verus a WOWO type situation. Adams states the durability is about 2 weeks, but with how easy it is to apply durabilty becomes a moot issue. If it starts wearing apply more, probably takes about the same time as to wax a car. Compared to Menzerna's Glaze this one is a winner in my book, so much easier to put on, longer working time and comparatively speaking easier to remove which is a big big plus. The other really cool aspect of this product is you can use it on chrome as well as glass, so its something that you could take to a car show and not have to lug around a bag of products...... I have some pictures, and Ill post them Thanks to Dylan at Adams for the oppertunity to try and test out one of thier products. Karl
Man Kilo... you are busting out the high quality reviews left and right. Thanks for the opinions and the write-up.
where too? Yeah, it was mid to low 60s today, i wear shorts year round and have to drive 2 hours if I want to see snow. LOL
Temple city....his gonna have a 2 car garage too...im so jealous because I share my garage with my filthy cousins. If you're close, I make sure he comes to you for detailing needs...
Thanks. Im 3 hours north of him........yeah, sharing a garage sucks, i share mine with my wife who is a packrat. LOL
Nice review. Glad you enjoyed the juice, try it on your glass too - doesn't have a long lasting impact, but that same 'slickness' happens there too. Kind of like temporary or quick fix glass sealant in that way.
I like to use a sprayer and spray it on to the applicator, I feel like I use less of it. Also I've seen that the longer you let it haze the better. Great topper product for showing off
The old version was sprayable... with the increased carnuba content in the new formula it tends to clog sprayers. I'd get thru like 10 pumps and then have to swap sprayers. It used to be called Brilliant SPRAY Glaze.... now its just Brilliant Glaze.
I've used this product and it rocks. It adds a depth and slickness that I've just never seen before. Here's some pics of it on top of DodoJuice Blue Velvet Pro.
