A Ready Reckoner on Car Polish

In every household garage, car polish is a familiar product required for the upkeep of the family car. The reason is simple; everyone loves a shiny car and a good polish helps you get the brand new look back. Other than appearance, car polish functions as paint protection and prevent premature failure of car paint. Bird poo, oil, dust and grime are some of the pollutants that accumulate on the outer surface of a car over a period of time. Nearly all of these pollutants are acidic in nature, not easily washable and due to their corrosive properties, cause the paint to fail exposing the bare car metal below. Bare metal corrode easily leading to rusting of the car, reducing its life and resale value. There are numerous car polishes in the market with a varying number of ingredients. Almost all car polish has abrasive ingredients which help dislodge those hard to remove oil and grime spots. Some car polish products also include filler agents to fill in the gaps left by scratch marks.
Application of car polish is a painstaking procedure, a technique that needs to be mastered. Before applying car polish, your car must be washed thoroughly. This is a two step process starting with plain water, then with car detergent. Detergent used for washing clothes are never to be used as they are strong and may damage your car paint. Having washed your car with a car specified detergent mix, wash again with plain water and let the excess water fall off. Chamois leather or micro fiber towel is recommended to dry the car exterior. The next step is to apply the car polish with an applicator brush in an even manner. It is important to apply the car polish evenly, making sure you leave no holidays. Leave the car polish for the time specified in your products instructions. The last step is to remove the car polish with a micro towel to get a brand new look.
The abrasive ingredients and dissolvent will remove the old grime oil and dust and the wax component in the car polish will give the requisite shine and protection. The water repellant property of the wax component helps protect your car paint from water. How often should you polish your car? A two to three week interval is recommended between car polishing. Too frequent car polishing is not recommended for your paint because irrespective of what the advertisement may claim, all car polishes will remove a very thin layer of your car paint which over time results in thinning of the car paint and dulling of the color. Therefore, a regular but not frequent polish will help keep your car paint in good condition.