Can you over Polish a car?

SmartAmg

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The reason I ask is, apart from doing the garden, and other little jobs, the car is taking the brunt of my boredom, I always keep a nice clean, tidy motor, with a tad OCD, but since being off I'm Polishing it every other day, especially with the weather being nice aswell, again today gave the car an extra polish :rolleyes: paying particular attention to the wheels. :) (in Fact I'm sure I saw the car trembling this morning when I walked out the door with the polish and cloth in me hands). :rolleyes::)
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Get an orbital polisher...:rolleyes:

It will look good as a Silver Arrow :cool::p:D
 

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I wouldn't think you can over polish a car, no :)
 

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What can happen is that if you wash it too often you will eventually wash off the Wax.

You can in fact over-wax a car leading to a build-up resulting in the opposite effect by making it look hazy instead of shiny.

Better to use a Quick Wax or Detailer. AutoGlym do a nice Quick Detailer but my personal favourite is 3M's "Quick Wax".... But hard to find. (Because it's an American Product). I get it on Amazon at a very reasonable price!

Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002WTT5C6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 

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Not so sure with modern paints etc but on older cars with 'sharper/squarer edges' I've seen the paint worn through to the primer ....
 

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You can't overdo it, because you're attentive to the result. Your neighbours probably wish you'd let it get grubby once in a while - you're putting them to shame. Your family would probably like your attention diverted to them too, but I'm sure you're careful to keep things in balance.
 

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The reason I ask is, apart from doing the garden, and other little jobs, the car is taking the brunt of my boredom, I always keep a nice clean, tidy motor, with a tad OCD, but since being off I'm Polishing it every other day, especially with the weather being nice aswell, again today gave the car an extra polish :rolleyes: paying particular attention to the wheels. :) (in Fact I'm sure I saw the car trembling this morning when I walked out the door with the polish and cloth in me hands). :rolleyes::)
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Not so sure with modern paints etc but on older cars with 'sharper/squarer edges' I've seen the paint worn through to the primer
I actually did that ! At least it answered my question as to whether the finish was paint or grp...
 


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