Originally posted by popiah@Oct 1 2004, 13:54
ok in the general market, a polish and a wax are similar items, they clean and protect.
however, on another level, a pure polish is just a blend of oil and other chemicals which enriches the colour of your car. it does not clean the paint at all.
the same goes for a pure wax, it would not clean the car paint also. it is like adding a layer of clear protection onto your car to protect it. If you get acid rain, bird shit, the wax would be the layer to kena and nto your paint, hence protecting your paint. a good wax will make your car look shinier and deeper.
so if your car is new, even 2 months old, i am sure the surface is not as smooth as a car in show room condition liao. rite? this would mean that dirt has landed on your paint and got trapped there. if you wax your car now, it would seal the dirt underneath the wax. and will continue to be there unless it is removed.
The safest way to do that would be to use a clay bar to remove that.
if your car is dirty as in has some small scratches or birdshit marks etc, you would have to use a paint cleaner to remove it. after that, you can polish and then wax.
the best time to protect your car is when you get it. a lot of work done the first time woudl save you a lot of work in the future when you polish and wax again.
a car new from factory would most certainly have paint that is cured. it is only when you get your car repainted that you have to be careful. we dunno how much mixture of paint and other things the painter use (which can affect drying time). And it can be that the painter finished painting that afternoon and you collect it a couple of hours later.
I guess the only reason why painters always give excuses of having to wait two weeks or two months after you collect your car is they themselves do not follow mixing instructions or even bother to read the instructions. hence they cannot say for sure when will the paint be fully cured. Most modern paints dry pretty fast anyway. Do you think the painters will dare to compound the car if the paint is still soft?