Car polish - everything you need to know
Apr 19, 2024
by Car Wash Mud Magic Clay Bar Clay Mitt Pad Factory
As any car enthusiast will know, maintaining the quality and finish of your car's paintwork is absolutely vital. Even a miniscule scuff has the potential to drive you mad, and don't even go there with door dings. Car polish is a key tool in the arsenal of anyone seeking to maintain their vehilce in tip-top condition, to preserve both its value and their own sanity, but when polishing your car you need to make sure you do the job properly.
Many people don’t realise that polish is abrasive and its purpose is to remove defects. With modern cars, you’re not touching the paint at all. In fact, the polishing process removes a very small amount of the clearcoat, because it’s the clearcoat that gets damaged. A polish is designed to remove that damage, whether it be in the form of water marks, acid-rain etch, fine scratches or swirl marks.
How clean does the car have to be before polishing?
Ideally the car should be clinically clean. That means decontamination to remove tar, bug-squash and brake-dust build-up, then degreasing and then a pre-wash. These are all processes that will aid polishing and enhance the finish.
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