Car Polish To Keep That Sparkle… A Primer
Every car owners enjoys the look of his brand new car. The pleasure, however, does not last long as over time the car’s exterior paint develops scratches and gathers dust grime and oil marks. Paint, over time also ages and starts appearing dull. Application of car polish helps restore shine to your car as also give it a bright look. To give the car a new look the car polish must have ingredients to remove the scratch marks as also the dust and grime.
It is critical that one understands the difference between a car polish and a car wax. A car wax merely provides shine and a water repellant layer to the paint. Since car waxes normally do not have abrasive ingredients they cannot remove scratch marks. Abrasive ingredients present in the composition of car polish helps remove scratches. Car polish has hydrocarbon solvents that help remove dust, grime and oil marks, and scratch marks are taken care of by the abrasive elements in the polish. The work of the abrasive ingredients is to remove a very thin layer of the pain, just a few microns so that the scratches are literally abraded away. Since only a very thin layer is removed, the paint now starts looking brand new.
However, this new look does not yet have the ’shine’ due to the abrasion carried out. To get back the shine, the car polish must have a wax component. Car polish comes in different varieties. Water solvent polishing agents based car polish is one of the types. Aqueous dispersion car polish is used by automated car washes. Silicone based car polish are most popular variety with car owners. Silicone base ensures that the car gets a shiny look. Silicone carries out three functions in a car polish, namely of acting as a water repellant, lubricant and giving the car a good shine.
Car polish is sold in tins, as liquids and even as a spray. Some companies have even patented car polish borrowing aerospace technology from NASA. Their sprays are based on “Electrophoresis Dynamics” wherein the ingredients on following a strict application procedure meld very close to the paint surface after the abrading and cleaning process is over. The paint ingredients and the metal of the car are bonded tightly on account of magnetic attraction for a long time. Any car polish application process is hard work, whether by using your own hands or by using car polishing automated tools. Polishing a car is an complex procedure that involves a three stage process of polishing hard, then with medium pressure and lastly soft pressure to bring back the gloss. Car polish is essential for the upkeep of a car and not another optional item.