This is what you use to get all the water spots and residue from other products off before applying wax. It hides fine swirls and will keep them hidden when topped with carnauba, for as long as the carnauba lasts. 

Comments: If you have a black car- or any color where you ever cursed the sight of water spots- you need this. Originally designed as a last step for body shops to remove compound residues before delivering the repaired car, Imperial Hand Glaze is now used by detailers and normal humans alike. You may wonder why you'd want to go to the trouble of another step between washing and waxing- but once you try it, you'll know. This glaze is an emulsion of oils and other things, plus perhaps a teeny bit of really mild abrasive- but I'm not sure about the abrasive. You smear it on, maybe rub it in some- like you would a liquid wax, except this is thinner than most liquid wax. Let it dry a little, and buff it off. It may take more than one cloth to buff off the whole car. Imperial hand glaze will evaporate in a day or so, and is not meant to be the top coat. The paint will be absolutely beautiful after you buff the glaze off- all water spots gone. If there are water spots after imperial hand glaze, then that spot is an etch, not a spot. Such an etch will need some more aggressive product, such as 3M Swirl Mark Remover. The wax goes on so much better after the glazing step- and since it removes water spots, you can be more careless when drying the car. The water spot problem can be a real headache in some places like desert areas. I find that the additional time and effort I spend doing the hand glaze step is more than offset by the superior results.

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