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Old 08-24-2010, 08:34 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kenchan View Post
yes, polish alone does bring out the shine of the clearcoat, but the wax also has its own hue and character.

for instance polymers have a blue-ish hue and high reflectance in that spectrum.

for natural waxes they have a warmer red-ish hue and a different reflection.
But they don't make the paint any more shinier than it is from polishing. Carnuba's can add depth to a shine but it will not make the paint any more shinier.

Polishing is what makes paint shine.

Proof? My car with NO wax on it:



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