Obviously, a clean and polished car looks much better than a groomed one. And there are two ways to solve the problem of car care: to entrust the care of it to service workers or to deteyling centers for which car polishing is a routine, or, with patience and time, do this work yourself. The first method is simpler and more expensive, but choosing the second one, you should understand the intricacies of the upcoming process and have a small amount of theory on how to polish a car.
About polishing tasks and polishing goals
The main tasks of polishing, regardless of the variety of this product, are to protect the car body for a certain period of time from the negative effects of the external environment and create a mirror surface. If you have to polish a car with your own hands, the car owner needs to decide on the goal he is pursuing. His subsequent actions will depend on this.
Task: to restore the body to its former shine
Before polishing, it is necessary to wash the car properly, otherwise the idea called “polishing a car with your own hands” will not make sense. The washing is carried out in a shaded area and with the engine completely cooled. Before starting further work, you need to let the surface dry well.
Microfiber wipes are best suited for hand polishing. They can carefully give the body a mirror shine. Of the polishes you need to choose those that are designed to care for the car, fortunately, today their choice is more than great. They are silicone based, with the addition of natural wax, etc. Well-established and cleaning agents-reducers. A small amount of polish should be squeezed onto the surface of the body, and after about an hour and a half the car will shine. You just need to remember to change the rag.
Task: remove resurfacing and defects
Here is the time to get a polishing pad and abrasive polishing paste, as the solution to the problem is not complete without their application. Pastes of this type are used for deep cleaning of the surface, since they are the ones that can remove the top layer of varnish. However, excessive "passion" for abrasive can lead to a sad result.
We must pay tribute to the abrasive pastes of the new generation, the cutting force of which is quite large. They are resistant to drying, eliminate the risk of scratches during operation, adapted to all types of varnish and paint.
It is recommended to remove small, barely noticeable scratches with the help of remover cleaners. This is a type of synthetic polishing paste.
Nozzles circles for polishers are:
- white (such circles are stiff and designed for rough work);
- orange (medium soft circles, universal);
- black (the softest, recommended for non-abrasive polishes).
Serious defects should be removed by grinding with short strokes. Before subsequent polishing, the polished material must be washed off with water.
Do-it-yourself car polishing starts from the most damaged places. The paste is applied directly to the polishing wheel. To avoid the risk of burning and rubbing the surface of the paintwork to the lower layers, you need to be careful when working on curved areas with abrasive pastes. In addition, the polished surface should not be very hot. The holograms that occur after polishing the paintwork are easily eliminated with anti-hologram pastes. In addition, a new generation of this type of product will remove unsightly traces and stains of other polishes, as well as return the surface of the machine to its original sheen.
Do-it-yourself polishing of the car is completed by repeated treatment with a degreaser.