# What's the absolute best car polish/protector?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-absolute-best-car-polish-protector/118398>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 11, 2002, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-absolute-best-car-polish-protector/118398 "2002-07-11T12:15:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stupendous\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Stupendous\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stupendous_man)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-absolute-best-car-polish-protector/118398/1 "2002-07-11T12:15:43Z")

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I want something that will put a high-gloss mirror shine to a new car finish, as well as help protect it from dirt, scratches, and fading in the sunlight.

Preferably, this will be a product I can apply with a chamois, since I have no electric buffer…yet…

Any recommendations?

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**Author:** ![kryptonite2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/85e7bf/32.png) [@kryptonite2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kryptonite2)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-absolute-best-car-polish-protector/118398/2 "2002-07-11T12:57:36Z")

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gotta go with the polymer waxes for mirror shine and durability. try klasse all-in-one or zaino. but the most expensive is probably zymol (carnuba based).

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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-absolute-best-car-polish-protector/118398/3 "2002-07-11T13:26:15Z")

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I prefer Meguiars (pronounced like McGwire, I’ve overheard people asking for meg-ee-ars which confused the clerk) line of products. Most detailing shops I’ve been to use it as well.