How to Wax your car for maximum protection
What is the difference between the car wax and polish.
The two things are very different, but unfortunately most people are not aware and were probably using the wrong product for years.
Polish is mildly abrasive so that it effectively sand the surface of the paint remove oxidation and small scratches Whereas the wax protective coating on the paint which fills the recesses, bumps and imperfections in the paint causing it to shine .
TorqueCars note that some manufacturers confuse the words Polish and wax when labeling their products as the wax coating is just one you will always see the most imperfections in the paint as you should see waxing is work finishing as the good quality paint.
Polishing is just something you have to perform when the paint finish has become flat, oxidized years or striped sunlight, glue, dirt and grime deteriorating finishing paint jobs on cars car red seems to be much more sensitive to degradation of the sunlight that other colors and painting transforms a dull pink this is caused by oxidation.
Determine if paint defects are above or below the surface by sliding your finger on the imperfection, it will determine whether a wax or polish should be used.
WARNING Each time you use a polish will remove you lick of paint your fabric color display that is too often and you go through the undercoat and the only way of fixing that is spray the car.
You must determine whether the paint defect is above or below the surface after washing the car sweep your fingers across the paint and if it is smooth all defects are below the surface and if it is rough, pitted or slightly tacky indicated above surface imperfections.
Below the surface defects are processed by polishing topmost surface defects as the film of the circulation, tar, bug guts and others are better treated by washing, then by means of a bar clay Follow the instructions that come with clay, but it is simply a case of wiping the warm clay on painting with a lubricant supplied to trap dirt particles can be a long process, but it is really a big difference to finishing your particular painting on cars lighter colors that seem to show every slight imperfection.
After a clay bar treatment look closely paint If there are still visible imperfections, they will generally be polite any grit and scratches must be retouched to the point before applying the wax because the paint not stick very well to a waxed surface.
To polish the car apply the polish to the dough cutter on a soft cloth and rub in a circular motion Use lots of polish and make sure that the fabric does not dry in If you remove a scratch or a specific defect include the surrounding area , to disappear in the fresh-cut paint old paint and make sure the paint does not resist freshly polished - you may even need to do the panel if the paint is badly faded to the match.
It is best to do with soft steps because you want to cut only the smallest amount of paint to remove imperfections Although a power buffer will work much faster, it is very easy to remove too much wax painting can usually be applied more effectively with an electric polisher and a fantastic finish is possible in a very short time.
Many key scratches, abrasions in parking lots and other damage can be almost completely eliminated with polishing these photographs show.
A nasty scrape is rendered virtually invisible with a little polishing So before you take the car to a body shop for an estimate respray a sudden polish on the damage and see what the real extent of the damage is.
For scratches, you should use a more abrasive polish that you would for a general paint work brush up.
A big thank you to the member of Freddie forum for his photographs that show that you know the difference between wax and polish you can really make a big difference at the finish of your car waxing a car usually every 3-6 months and polish the car when the painting becomes dull as indicated in the above method please join TorqueCars friendly chat forums and chat with other car enthusiasts all aspects of retail, car care and the ownership of the car.
Our preferred wax is Collonite 476 - it lasts a long time and gives a good deep protection We also recommend wax Meguiars NTX Tech and Autoglym Super Polish resin for old cars with slight imperfections in the paint and for cars with a lot of imperfections Bilt-Hamber ultra fine paint conditioner.
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