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Car polish is a must have product in your car care inventory. The reason is simple; everyone loves a shiny car and a good polish helps you get the brand new look back. Car polishes not only make your car look fresh, but also help protect the paint and prevent paint failure. 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. Just washing your car is not sufficient as most of these contaminants have acids and adhesive agents in them which stick to the car paint and slowly eat through the protective layer of paint exposing bare metal. 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. Wash first with plain water and then with a car specified detergent mix. Never use your household detergents as they are too strong leading to removal of paint. The third stage is to again wash off the car detergent with plain water. 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 to dry off for the time period specified as per the car polish manual of instructions. Then rub it off with a micro fiber towel to give you a good glow and a brand new look car.

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 wax component is also water repellant which will help protect your car paint. How often should you polish your car? Well an interval of two to three weeks between polishing is all right. 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. So a sensible interval between polishing is a must.