Paste or Liquid Car Polish?

04/17/09

To minimize scratches on a car's surface, you should use car polish. You should only use car polish after you have washed your car. Both liquid car polish and paste car polish have advantages.

Applying car polish to the surface of a car can minimize scratches and smooth out the finish of the car. It can be applied professionally at a body shop or car wash or you can apply it yourself by rubbing it on the surface with a microsoft cloth.

Car polish should not be confused with a car cleaner polish. Car cleaner polish is used to remove bug splatter, bird droppings, and minor scratches. With car polish, the shine of your car is protected for as long as one year.

Car polish should be applied only after you have washed your car. Polish your car in only one spot at time. Apply the polish in a circular motion using a clean microsoft cloth. Allow the polish to dry before buffing the area with a new clean microsoft cloth.

Using either paste car polish or liquid car polish will result in the same shine. Paste car polish should only be applied by hand.Because liquid car polish can be applied by machine, you can polish more cars using liquid car polish. Paste car polish costs more up front but is a better value because it gives you more than twice as many polishes as liquid car polish.