can you polish, and seal paint w/o wax?

streetmachine02 · 04-13-2008, 09:32 PM

i plan to polish and seal the paint tonite. i bought a buffer will this harm the paint if i wait untill wednesday to wax. i am pressed for time and can only do a few applications at a time

***maiku*** · 04-15-2008, 02:45 AM

What kind of buffer? A rotary can easily damage the paint in the wrong hands. A Porter Cable is much more friendly and easy to use. You can polish then follow up with a sealant, that's fine. If you aren't doing the work all at once, make sure it's at least in an enclosed area so you don't get excess debris from the air landing on the paint and you buffing it into the paint, creating more damage than your taking out.
Happy detailing.

***NitrousG35*** · 04-15-2008, 09:16 AM

You can definetly polish and seal w/o waxing. The sealant will provide protection for your paint. If you want that extra degree of shine and depth, a good coat of wax would help, but a good sealant like Wolfgang, Natty's EXP or Jet Seal will give a shine to the car.

dextor · 04-15-2008, 11:48 AM

Yes, but I would do it anyway, waxing is probably the easiest part out of polishing and sealing; just cover it, wait, and wipe!

definingmoment · 04-15-2008, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by streetmachine02

i plan to polish and seal the paint tonite. i bought a buffer will this harm the paint if i wait untill wednesday to wax. i am pressed for time and can only do a few applications at a time

Are you talking about driving the car in between?

Asif22 · 04-16-2008, 05:03 PM

If you will drive in between I would say wash it because you will buff in dirt from a few days worth of driving.

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streetmachine02 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis Posts: 393 Chris iTrader: 0 / 0%	can you polish, and seal paint w/o wax? i plan to polish and seal the paint tonite. i bought a buffer will this harm the paint if i wait untill wednesday to wax. i am pressed for time and can only do a few applications at a time

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*maiku* MeDetail4ULongTime Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: St. Aug, FL Posts: 1,519 Maiku (m-ai-k) iTrader: 3 / 100%	What kind of buffer? A rotary can easily damage the paint in the wrong hands. A Porter Cable is much more friendly and easy to use. You can polish then follow up with a sealant, that's fine. If you aren't doing the work all at once, make sure it's at least in an enclosed area so you don't get excess debris from the air landing on the paint and you buffing it into the paint, creating more damage than your taking out. Happy detailing. __________________ anjeru wa sugoi ne? ^_^v Maiku's "Project Anjeru" Progression Thread

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*NitrousG35* Mr. Cowl Induction Join Date: May 2007 Location: To Infiniti and beyond... Posts: 8,929 Wild VTEC'n Bill iTrader: 1 / 100%	You can definetly polish and seal w/o waxing. The sealant will provide protection for your paint. If you want that extra degree of shine and depth, a good coat of wax would help, but a good sealant like Wolfgang, Natty's EXP or Jet Seal will give a shine to the car. __________________

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dextor Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 439 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yes, but I would do it anyway, waxing is probably the easiest part out of polishing and sealing; just cover it, wait, and wipe!

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Asif22 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: United States Posts: 2,006 Mohamed El-Mubaslat iTrader: 0 / 0%	If you will drive in between I would say wash it because you will buff in dirt from a few days worth of driving.