CCCustoms

Hi ls1 tech guys,
Can you Over-polish your car, would it course the paint to fade, and what do you guys think is the best polish out there?

Bird Man

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The paint is clearcoated--I don't think you can overwax it.

Casper9T9

iTrader: (1)

Most polishes contain abrasives, so yes, you could potentially remove or severely thin your clearcoat. It also depends on the method of application such as by hand, orbital, or rotary buffer.

Menernza applied with a Portercable orbital buffer is a popular choice. Make sure you wash, claybar, polish, then wax.

Unless your clearcoat shows swirl marks, it is probably not necessary to use an abrasive polish and a system such as Zaino would suffice.

AustinDesigns

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Hey Brandon, I'm goin to steal your car while you are in Wyoming! Just thought I would give you a heads up.

To the original poster. Yes, you can over polish your car, just as Casper9T9 stated.

Steve P

iTrader: (6)

Safe, user friendly machines such as the Porter Cable, UDM or Flex make it impossible to burn through the clear coat even on edges and ridges. Micro-marring can occur which clouds or hazes the clear coat when using a too strong chemical abrasive, pad or insufficient moisture when buffing. This is correctable.

Use the least aggressive methods of correction as needed. In regards to applying non-abrasive sealants or waxes, these can applied regularly without inflicting long term damage.

CAMAROZ28AQUINO

if you keep polishing youre car with a cutting compound youll eventually wear through the clear. A lighter polish would take a long time to do so

PedroDePackas

iTrader: (1)

Yes but you can polish right through the clear if you use too aggressive of a polish with a machine polisher. Polishing and waxing are not the same thing by the way.