Difference between polishing and waxing
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the quickest way to explain is to break it down into what waxing is for and what polishing is for.
Loosely decribed:
waxing - is like putting on sunblock before you go out. It will protect your skin from harmful UV rays and getting tan. So waxing protects your car paint from sunblock as well as rain, bird poop, tree sap.
But wax cannot last long, it quickly degrades so you have to apply frequently. (unless you dont drive the car at all).
Polishing - can be split into 3 categories
1. non-cleaning - these polishes leave a nice glossy look on your car, its like moisturizing your skin. Skin will be dry if you dont moisturize. Likewise, polishing will give its real shine.
2. cleaning - not only leaves a glossy look, but this type can remove dirt from the paint, really really small particles of dirt that you cannot see, but can feel and will affect the surface of the paint.
(you see those white myvis that start to look yellowish? this step can make the myvi white again)
3. compounding - like in the movie Inception "We have to go deeper."
Stronger and more powerful than cleaning.
This means that this type of polish is good for removing a very thin layer of paint, to make the paint smooth and removes scratches that are caused by roadside car washing.
You look at those black cars under the sun? Do you see a lot of circles on the car? Those are from incorrectly washing the car. This step can remove those circles. Best done by a person with lots of experience.
hope this helps you
Loosely decribed:
waxing - is like putting on sunblock before you go out. It will protect your skin from harmful UV rays and getting tan. So waxing protects your car paint from sunblock as well as rain, bird poop, tree sap.
But wax cannot last long, it quickly degrades so you have to apply frequently. (unless you dont drive the car at all).
Polishing - can be split into 3 categories
1. non-cleaning - these polishes leave a nice glossy look on your car, its like moisturizing your skin. Skin will be dry if you dont moisturize. Likewise, polishing will give its real shine.
2. cleaning - not only leaves a glossy look, but this type can remove dirt from the paint, really really small particles of dirt that you cannot see, but can feel and will affect the surface of the paint.
(you see those white myvis that start to look yellowish? this step can make the myvi white again)
3. compounding - like in the movie Inception "We have to go deeper."
Stronger and more powerful than cleaning.
This means that this type of polish is good for removing a very thin layer of paint, to make the paint smooth and removes scratches that are caused by roadside car washing.
You look at those black cars under the sun? Do you see a lot of circles on the car? Those are from incorrectly washing the car. This step can remove those circles. Best done by a person with lots of experience.
hope this helps you
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simple but yet so true answer
LesleyAprotto
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Yes it would become thinner, but a good detailer would do their best to take care and not to cut too much, abuse and put your paintwork in jeopardy. Also, by the word 'thinner', in the right hands, it's not as dangerous as you think. I would say, roughly, you can compound (or cut) the paint 2 or 3 times and still have a healthy coat of clear coat on the paint. I had sanded my own waja once, compounded twice and polish a couple of more times and, so far, the paint is still doing fine.
Just make sure the place you're sending knows what they're doing. About the price....not too sure. Need to as the pro leh....hehehe.....
Just make sure the place you're sending knows what they're doing. About the price....not too sure. Need to as the pro leh....hehehe.....
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Really confusing la Kitty Ken...
hahahahah, it was meant to be a joke...
LesleyAprotto
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Kitty Ken,
Im confused because i dont understand what type of hair takes 8 weeks to grow....?
Mine takes 3-4 days to grow....
Be it upper hair or lower hair...
Eight weeks!?
Agak agak la Kitty Ken...
hahaha.....
BTW PLS DONT BLAME ME FOR TAKING THE HAIR SUBJECT TO YOUR CAR DETAILING THREAD, BLAME IT ON..... KITTY KEN ! HE STARTED IT !
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Bro Lesley Aprotto,
hehehe, no need to be confused. If you are keen to know more, here is the full article from Wilkipedia...on waxing.....
Waxing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
hehehe, no need to be confused. If you are keen to know more, here is the full article from Wilkipedia...on waxing.....
Waxing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Junbecks has explained it rather well,we operate a paint shop and provide a variety of polishing services.Simply put,there are 3 fifferent types of polishing.
1-Polishing that's very fine and only affects the upper layer of lacquer.It provides a lovely shine but if the paint is distorted or has deep swirls it has little or no effect at all.This technique is commonly used by car wash joints.
2-Polishing that requires the use of proper polishing compound,it's the same compound thats used after cars are sprayed to remove any impurities during the process of spraying the 2nd coat of lacquer.This way any swirls/surface scratches/paint coming off due to rubbing against other cars(dependent on how severe the damage is) can be removed.It usually causes some distortion to the paint and requires machine polishing combined with a compound.
3-Polishing that requires wet sanding.This technique is used on cars that have surface stone chips/deep swirls and so forth.We usually wet sand using very fine sandpaper and follow through with a proper compound polish so as to restore the damaged section.
These for me would be the three types of polishing so when people tell me they've done a '2layer' polish at a car wash,i'm honestly clueless on what it means.Even if the car wash is applying 2 layers of polish,no compound is involved implying that one layer of gloss finish polish has been applied to another when even the first layer has not properly eaten into the paint(or lacquer for that matter) for it simply hasn't been designed to.
1-Polishing that's very fine and only affects the upper layer of lacquer.It provides a lovely shine but if the paint is distorted or has deep swirls it has little or no effect at all.This technique is commonly used by car wash joints.
2-Polishing that requires the use of proper polishing compound,it's the same compound thats used after cars are sprayed to remove any impurities during the process of spraying the 2nd coat of lacquer.This way any swirls/surface scratches/paint coming off due to rubbing against other cars(dependent on how severe the damage is) can be removed.It usually causes some distortion to the paint and requires machine polishing combined with a compound.
3-Polishing that requires wet sanding.This technique is used on cars that have surface stone chips/deep swirls and so forth.We usually wet sand using very fine sandpaper and follow through with a proper compound polish so as to restore the damaged section.
These for me would be the three types of polishing so when people tell me they've done a '2layer' polish at a car wash,i'm honestly clueless on what it means.Even if the car wash is applying 2 layers of polish,no compound is involved implying that one layer of gloss finish polish has been applied to another when even the first layer has not properly eaten into the paint(or lacquer for that matter) for it simply hasn't been designed to.
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Bro, how much does it cost for each of the polishing service, mind to list down, and where is ur location?
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For basic surface polishing for the whole car we only take rm200.For a proper compound polish(usually requires wet sanding on various body panels) we only take rm350 bro.We're located in seri kembangan,feel free to call me for any enquiries at 0175552415.
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