Originally Posted by Mike-in-Orange

I've been digging a bit more into what ICE is really all about and from their MSDS sheet it shows that it's 12-15% Stoddard Solvent (by weight) which used to be used in dry cleaning solvents and is otherwise known as a "white spirit". It's also 50-60% (by weight) Hydrotreated Light Distillate Solvent. Now, I don't mind the fact that there are petroleum distillates in this or any other product, per se, but the amount and type of petroleum distillates is what gets me.

One of our most popular products for the past 50 years or more has been Meguiar's #7 Show Car Glaze. Among other things, this product has been used to prep many class winners at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and countless other high end to run of the mill car shows world wide. It's great stuff and gives an amazing shine. But it's designed to do nothing more than provide a high gloss to a very well prepared surface. It can't correct any defects, although it certainly hide minor defects, and it offers no protection. It's merely a beauty treatment that would need a wax or sealant to "lock it down" so to speak. Hence the name "Show Car Glaze" Yep, it contains petroleum distillates, but not the same kind nor in anywhere near the concentration of ICE. But the basic similarities confirm what I've always suspected about ICE - it's essentially a pure polish which is why it's fairly easy to apply and remove, it won't stain trim or leave a residue. It's also why many people have complained that it streaks, it doesn't last, and it feels "oily".

I don't see anything that would indicate it offers the protection of a true wax or sealant, or that it's designed to last on the paint very long at all. Our Show Car Glaze is the same way, but it has never been marketed as a protectent.

But it's the type and quantity of petroleum distillates in ICE that bothers me.