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Step #3 - Pure Polishing
I did really understand polishing until i read "Meguiar's 5 step paint care cycle", which in it gives Webster's definitions:
"A preparation that is used to produce gloss, and often color for the protection and decoration of a surface." &
"To make smooth and glossy by friction."
again an emphasis on making the surface "smooth".
The polish that was used was "Speed Glaze 80" that was applied with the Porter Cable 7424 D/A variable speed polisher.
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This is the problem I have with Meguiar's products - so much marketing hype that it is hard to figure out what they are really saying. Even with all the talk quoted above they still don't manage to explain that Mequiar's #80 is an abrasive. Though all the marketing hype and the reluctance to use the word "abrasive" is understandable since Mequiar's is trying to sell to the general public.
If you go to
http://www.autopia.org/ you will find that the people there understand that a polish is an abrasive and don't feel the need to avaoid using the term "abrasive".
That said, you shouldn't need or want to use a polish (abrasive) each time you apply wax/sealant to the car. A polish is used to remove defects in the paint such as swirl marks but if you take proper care in washing and drying you should not be leaving swirl marks that need to be removed before waxing/sealing; just a clay bar treatment should be enough.
The reviews of Meguiar's NXT Wax at autopia.org show that people don't think highly of this product, perhaps in part because Meguiar's so overhyped the product, but that it is considered not bad for something that you can buy at most any local store.