DA Polishing Frequency

[WG1]

How often do you polish using a DA polisher?

[imported_paradigm]

how often on the same vehicle?...that will depend on the care taken during washes and the softness/hardness of the paint, etc.



i think an average may be 1x per year...maybe 2x at most for most autopians.

[imported_MCA]

I am a "polish once every 2 years" autopian. I follow the strict autopian washing process and it has yielded extremely minimal marring. I plan on keeping my car till it practically dies so I try to keep mechanical polishing down to a minimum. However, I do chemically polish (non-abrasive) twice a year - Usually in fall and in the spring with KAIO. I`ve come to find that glazes are my best friend - they hide any light marring while also amplifying the wetness of my LSP. I am very fortunate that the Dallas area weather is somewhat easy on most LSP`s - although the high temperatures does limit when I can detail.

[imported_smprince1]

How often do you polish using a DA polisher?

No set frame .... it`s get a mild polishing when I start to notice my vehicles show paint marring. Haven`t had to use any cutting pads or heavy polishes with careful wash methods.



However, it seems to work out to about twice per year.

[WG1]

If you`re just using a mild swirl remover and non cutting pad, is it okay do it more frequent? Say every other month?

[Bigpoppa3346]

Your washing methods would have to really suck or you would have to be maintaining ultra finiky black paint to be using a swirl remover every other month. I would say you can use a *very* mild product(Vanilla Moose, for example) every other month safely.

[WG1]

I would say you can use a *very* mild product(Vanilla Moose, for example) every other month safely.

How is Vanilla Moose in comparison to Poorboys SSR1? More or less abrasive?

[Bigpoppa3346]

Probably very similar. The VW will fill some marring decently, whereas the SSR 1 won`t.

[trhland]

i polish once a year .and if thers little scratches before then i use speed glaze spray wax when i wash it fills the little swirls. in sted of going crazy with the buffer all the time