Liquid Glass LG-100

For years and I mean years (over 30) I used Liquid Glass car polish, actually it was synthetic sealant, but a few years ago it disappeared, yes there is some on eBay for some ridiculous price, Since then have tried a ton from just about everyone, Mequiars; Griots; Zaino; Mothers; Chem. Guys; Souveran and they all fall short of LG. I know I could take some flake because we all have our favorites, But just tried Finish First and it acts like Liquid Glass, smells almost the same cures the same and
shines the same. Made my original 35 year old paint look the best since I owned the car, the pictures from my for sale posting was before I used Finish First, I will take a pic and post before and after - Pulled the car into the garage, well at least most of it, applied the wax then backed the car back on the driveway and let it cure in the full sun for about 5 hours, wax came right off, and TA DA the shine is back. well almost
Just did my wife's silver car and it looks like it has a glass coating over the paint. her car is a 2010
so its hardly new. Leaving on vacation so pics are going to be a while. but just thought I pass this on to all of you

 

The best way to protect your paint finish is to keep the vehicle from being exposed to direct sunlight as much as possible. Especially, silver-colored ones.
Polish is basically an abrasive. Therefore, each time you polish your car with even the best stuff, there are only so many times that you can do it, until you start revealing primer

 

Based on the description Finish First does not use abrasives to smooth out the paint but rather chemically bonds to the surface to flatten out the irregularities.

https://finishfirstpolish.com/product/finish-first-polish/

"The high-performance polymer applies effortlessly to fill in the microscopic pores in the clear coat/painted surface. The polymer molecules are able to chemically bond to the surface, which provides your vehicle with a dynamic and durable barrier to resist tar, bugs, tree sap, oil/gas, acid rain, road salt, and other environmental contaminants. Unlike a wax, this performance characteristic allows Finish First Polish to remove light scratches and swirl marks while leaving a perfectly smooth surface and a brilliant mirror-like shine. Finish First® Polish will not haze, crack, chip or peel. It is safe to use on painted surfaces; acrylic, enamel, metallic, clear coat, fiberglass, and any other hard, non-porous surface. After several applications of Finish First® Polish, all it takes is a quick wash to remove even the most stubborn elements.

The high-performance polymer applies effortlessly to fill in the microscopic pores in the clear coat/painted surface. The polymer molecules are able to chemically bond to the surface, which provides your vehicle with a dynamic and durable barrier to resist tar, bugs, tree sap, oil/gas, acid rain, road salt, and other environmental contaminants. Unlike a wax, this performance characteristic allows Finish First Polish to remove light scratches and swirl marks while leaving a perfectly smooth surface and a brilliant mirror-like shine."

 

Since you've worked your way up in retail stores of significant magnitude, this might be a get-rich-quick scheme in you favor, if you push the stuff onto funeral parlors in sunnier states like California where celebrities were often known to appear on Burbank-filmed stand-up comedy sessions like Rowan and Martin's laugh-in where Dan Rowan would always show up with his leather face. It sounds like an open-casket session after a Finish First buffdown would have been preferable to a shoe polish wax down, for many more similar candidates, including Dean Martin himself

 

Just took this photo of the ancient can of Astro Shield which is the only treatment used on our 87 Safari. This car was repainted in 2004 with a single stage (no clearcoat) finish and the older polish just seems to work fine. Last time polished was probably 2 years ago. Car is garaged, sprayed with Mequiars detailer after every wash and just glows.

 

If the stuff truly isn't abrasive, this would have saved plenty a paint job, over here. If I don't see it imported, there might be a reason for it, like it hurting the economy through reduced tax revenue and higher employment rates for booth painters

 

Hey Mak. Took you advise, as well as some other discussions I’ve had, and ordered some Finish First. I really like the way it applied, and the results. It truly is like a glass finish.

 

thanks
wait till you get 5 or more coats on, went to the store the other day and family coming out, wife said " wow look at that car it looks new", told her it could be hers today, she laughed, seriously the 85 CP paint has never looked better, since I owned it

 

Did you do the 5 coats all at once, with the recommended waiting time, or have you done them over time between washes etc.?

 

Max has started a movement. Ordered mine yesterday.

 

1st -to start off the condition of the paint when I got the car
paint on the 85 CP is original, clear coat on the hood is hazy, not oxidized, looks more like it was buff burnt. The roof looked oxidized , overall I'd say the car shined like it was a satin finish not gloss

washed car, clay bar, machine polish with 3M Perfect-It 3000 Machine Polish, then hand applied Finish First - let it sit for about 5 hours (in the sun) in my driveway, won't fit in my garage, Had a meeting in Charlottesville VA, that's why it sat so long, hand buffed it off. Looked better. next day, just wiped off any dust, reapplied, waited an hour, then buffed off, reapplied FF and buffed off, week later, again just dusted off car, didn't wash, reapplied, buffed off and then did it again.
Now the car is looking the best it has since I owned it.

Used the same process with Meguiars Ultimate Liquid Wax and was ok, but didn't improve what was already there, fair amount of effort with no gain.

Haven't used it on the wood grain yet, but did use Liquid Glass on my other wagons back in the 80's, keep meaning to call Finish First and ask if its ok to use on the vinyl woodgrain,

 

I too use that 3-M 3 stage buffing system. I love their products. I just recently purchased a 1990 Grand Marquis and did the 3 stage with the Finish First as the last step. Fortunately the car had garaged most of its life. I was very impressed by the shine and the feel of the metal itself. They say the longer the bonding, the better the shine, and adhesion.

 

My Old 97 Audi Cabriolet must have had 50 coats of Liquid glass on it, when I traded it in 2004 it had 148,000 miles and it looked brand spanking new, after sitting in mall parking lots for 7 years,
shame it needed 8 grand worth of work. 100,000 miles of Chicago stop and go traffic - trans was going, timing belt needed replaced, complete rotors and calipers(again) and couple of sensors

but boy it looked good

 

That's one of the things about owning a car like that (the Audi)
"They may look like a million bucks, but that is also how much it costs to maintain them"