The Facts Behind Wax For many detailers, nothing finishes off a well-detailed car like a high quality finish wax or polish. Done right, the shiny finish will instill you with the pride that comes with a job well done. More importantly, a shiny car will impress customers and keep them coming back too your shop. Depending on who you talk to, it's any number of things, from a specific chemical substance to a general term for anything that shines and protects a car. Wax is actually much more than just wax, he says.
Waxes are generally blends which contain other ingredients.
The best thing to do when you're talking about wax or polish is to stress that it's that its' going to protect. A polishing compound is different from polish or wax. On the other hand, a polish or wax is designed as a protective topcoat to the paint-work surface. The line is blurry between polishes and waxes. They may also be synthetic.