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Originally Posted by EzyBrzy
Just a little bit confused, new to the detailing thing. Is polish the same as sealant?
I guess I'll shoot down to autozone and check out these products out. I have amazon prime so might just order it, if it's cheaper lol.
Also anyone have feedback on Chemical Guys stuff?
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Polish and sealants are two different products.
Compounds and polishes are used for paint correction. They are abrasive and are used to "level" the paint. Compounds are usually more aggressive than polishes. Think of them as liquid sandpaper.
Sealants and waxes are not paint correction products. They have no abrasiveness. They are protection products. You apply them to the paint to keep the paint protected. Think of it like this car is to wax/sealant, as skin is to sunscreen.
There are hybrid products out there where you have polish/sealant as one product, often referred to as AIO (All-in-one). They won't be able to do more aggressive correction (like compounds) but it will be able to do some light paint correction, and seal the paint at the same time.
The difference between wax and sealant is not a whole lot. Sealants are typically longer lasting, but don't quite give off the same "glow" as wax does. Though, this is always changing. Sealants are typically synthetic, where wax is organic based. Waxes uses some level of carnauba as the base. What you use is really up to you. If you are living somewhere warm/hot, it is usually better to use sealants as it is more durable and lasts longer. However, there are things you can do to make your wax just as durable (like 2 layers of wax instead of one). You could also include a premium coating (OptiCoat, CQuartz) in this category also. Coatings are pretty much sealants on steroids, but require a bit more attention/work to apply.
As for Chemical Guys. I think their stuff is mediocre/junk. There's certainly stuff that's decent, but not great, but most are far from the refined product they claim to have. Hype. There's nothing wrong with a lot of the stuff. Car wash is car wash. Tire dressing is tire dressing. All purpose cleaner is all purpose cleaner. The great thing about CG is that their volume products (1 gallon) sizes are hard to beat at the price.
Just being devil's advocate, if their stuff is so good... why do they have like 4 or 5 versions of every type of products?