Car Polishing
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A car buffer in the hands of the Expert. Notice the blue painters tape used to protect prone areas of the car.
Question and Answers
I heard you should never use a buffer on your car?
The buffer is not the problem; it is the guy behind the buffer. There are many "professional detailers" who lack the required skills to polish a car, despite how professional they appear.
While it is true that you can do some damage to your car paint with a high speed polisher, it is also true that you will never get the same results trying to polish a car by hand, as you will with proper use of a car polisher. I don't care what you are polishing, a persons hand will never be able to produce and maintain the friction and speed necessary to polish car paint to the level that is possible.
I heard you should never use a high speed buffer on clear coat?
There is much in the way of bad information when it comes to clear coats. The industry has used this as a way to exploit the ignorance of society by making specialty products that are marketed as "clear coat safe". Clear coat is simply un-pigmented paint; the same common sense you apply to car paint, is the same you apply when working on clear coat.
I heard clear coats are too soft to do any form of polishing on?
Virtually any car manufactured today is made using clear coat as the top coat. Many people will suggest that clear coat is too soft for car buffers and car polishes in general. As was said earlier, common sense needs to be applied to this often confusing topic of buffers, polishes, waxes, etc.
Buried in Choices and Information
When it comes to proper technique and product choice, you will find as many opinions as you find people. I only speak from experience, and know first hand just how confusing this area of auto detailing and car care can be for most people. But before you totally give up, know that it can be simplified.The Good News
Yes, there is actually some good news...
with one simple kit, you can have the proper tools and products that are necessary for 95% of all your car polishing needs. Unless you are dealing with severe paint blemishes, the kit below will be all that is necessary.
Meguiars FLEX 3401 Ultra Polish Kit with 6.5 Inch Pads FREE BONUS
- Perfect for beginners to advanced uses.
- Comes with two grades of polish and two grades of buffing pads; mix and match for the perfect fit.
- Low speed, dual action polisher is fail safe.
- Perfect polishing kit for virtually every driveway detailer out there.
- The actual car polish and pads I use professionally; whether I am using a dual action, or rotary buffer.
Darren's Personal Tips
It seems guys are forever looking for the best auto polish or the car buffers, just as they are forever looking for the "Holy Grail" of car waxes . It is because of this quest that the industry will forever over-load us with more and more choices. So if you are looking to simplify this area of car care, learn from my experience, of all the hundreds of car polishes available, these two from Meguiar's car care products will provide a very user friendly experience and deliver amazing results! If you are just starting out, start easy and work your way from there until you gain more and more confidence and experience. And seriously, these are the actual polishes I use professionally and continue to do so because they are so user friendly!
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Auto Polishing Made
Simple
You could spend countless days researching all the hundreds of tools and products just on the subject of car polishing. For this reason I have simplified this area to showing you what this professional recommends. Much of these are the same products and tools I use on a daily basis to produce superior results to my own picky and fanatical customers!
Beginning to Intermediate Level
This kit below from Meguiar's is professional grade. Based on your level of experience, you can't go wrong with this combination of polishes, pads and buffer. This professional grade dual-action polisher will provide amazing results, without the fear or experience needed with use of a high speed polisher.
- Perfect for the beginner to intermediate level.
- The exact polishes I use daily.
- Learn your technique with this
Meguiars FLEX 3401 Ultra Polish Kit with 6.5 Inch Pads FREE BONUS
Professional Rotary Buffer
If you are ready to take it to the next level, this high-speed or rotary polisher from Dewalt is the exact polisher I use. Built to last and built with the many features that makes this one of the favorites amongst professional detailers who know.
DeWalt 849 Variable Speed Polisher
Meguiar's Polish Kit
Already have a buffer at home, or you want to use the rotary buffer with a complete polish kit from Meguiar's; the actual polishes and pads I use professionally. Whether you are working on car paint, gelcoat, or fiberglass siding, these professional grade polishes and pads are the way to go!
Meguiars Ultra Polish Kit with 5.5 Inch Pads
Finished Results
No sense in spending all your time polishing to perfection without taking the time to finish with a quality wax product. These two wax products from Meguiar's are a perfect fit to any polish job.
Meguiar's Ultimate Paste Wax
By combining synthetic polymers and formulating into a paste wax, you get the ultimate in beauty and protection. Perfect for dark colored cars for depth and glossing. Polymer technology creates a durable layer of protection guaranteed to outlast traditional carnauba paste waxes.
Meguiars Ultimate Paste Wax
Meguiar's Polymer Sealant
For the ultimate in durability and protection, nothing lasts longer or holds up to the elements better than polymer technology. Perfect for use on boats, RV's, or light colored cars when protection is your first goal. With the ease of use in liquid form, wax less often with this advance polymer sealant.
