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The Difference Between Car Polish and Car Wax

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

If you are confused about the difference between polishing a automobile and waxing a automobile then this editorial should help you to understand the difference between the products and processes..

Polishing of the paint surface is used to fix defects and can be either chemical or abrasive. Chemical polishes include things like Dodo Juice lime prime and Collinite Pre Wax Cleanser which chemically tidy the surface to remove contaminants and defects. However they are only used for surface preperation and won’t remove swirl marks. Clay bars are non abrasive and are often used prior to polishing to remove obstinate deposits on the paintwork. A clay bar will lift the deposits off the surface and embed them in to itself. Two times the deposites are embedded in the clay its safe and it wont scratch your automobile. Dont forget a nice quality lube to use with the clay to reduce friction and prevent scratching your paintwork.

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