question about polish

[ezzzman]

how often do u guys polish your car

[mikebai1990]

Well... It depends on a multitude of factors, including: Paint condition, garaged or not, type of polish used, layers of polish used, waxed used or not, sealant used or not. Some details would help...

[ZaneO]

Well... It depends on a multitude of factors, including: Paint condition, garaged or not, type of polish used, layers of polish used, waxed used or not, sealant used or not. Some details would help...



I agree with the above.



*I* generally do a full two-step swirl removal polish once or twice a year.



Make sure you are using quality supplies and techniques to minimize the need for polishing.

[imported_Chris223]

I polish every 3 months probably, on a day when I take nearly all day to do a full blown detail. But that`s with Sonus SFX-3 which isn`t abrasive and is more of a finishing polish. Polishes such as that can be used as often as you like.

[awahl63]

Twice a year

[Accumulator]

When? When the marring is too bad for me to be happy with how the car looks. Yeah, that`s very vague :o but it varies with the vehicle.



I keep the S8 very nice and it`s getting to the spot-polish-point now (it`s about 90-95%, you can only spot the flaws in certain lighting if you really look for them) and it`s been over two years since I last polished it. The MPV is still around that 90-95% point after more than a year and I use that vehicle hard. So every year and a half to two years for me on the ones I keep very nice and use sealants on.



Our other cars I don`t keep that nice and I`ll let them get a lot worse before I repolish them. I used to polish the Jag all the time in search of perpetual perfection, but years of doing that thinned the paint and taught me a valuable, if depressing, lesson (now I really can`t correct it at all). So on those vehicles I use products with fillers and top with carnaubas.



RIDS are different, I`ll remove/improve them as they show up; the above refers to general marring which, IMO, usually happens during the wash.

[Brian_Brice]

yeah im with accuulator, if very minimal swirls exist on my paint i see them and definitely consider polishing, but more often than not ill let it go for a while. that way i keep a full on polish detail down to about once every ten months or so.

[ezzzman]

i had purchased a pc7336 yesterday and just for wondering what brand of pads & backing plate do u guys use (6"/5")

[ZaneO]

i had purchased a pc7336 yesterday and just for wondering what brand of pads & backing plate do u guys use (6"/5")



As I replied in your other thread - 5" flexible backing plate and 6.5" pads.

[imported_smprince1]

For me, full exterior detail twice a year (strip, clay, swirl removal/polish, sealant, wax). I use the least aggressive polish/swirl remover to get the job done.



Spring and Fall.

[imported_MCA]

I have only used IP/FPII on my car twice via PC (Black 2003 Mazda6). I try to focus on proper washing/drying techniques to minimize the need. I`m keeping this car for the long run so minimizing the need now will definitely help years later.