Polish

Fifty products went head-to-head to find the shining star

Turtle Wax Platinum Extra Gloss

Price £9.99

Turtle Wax 01695 722161

www.turtlewaxuk.com

There’s no mistaking the similarity between Extra Gloss and past winner Gloss Guard, but somehow Turtle Wax has made this Platinum version even tougher. It goes on as easily as its stablemate, but from the start it had the edge, beading water noticeably faster. And it never stopped, as even weeks after our test was completed, a quick check revealed it was still protecting our test bonnet. Older paintwork may need polishing first, but our scrapyard panels weren’t pre-treated and it still worked like a dream. A great winner!

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Turtle Wax Gloss Guard

Price £6.99

If you can’t stretch to buying our champion, then this is a fine alternative, despite having a significantly cheaper price. It may have been beaten by the Platinum version, but Gloss Guard still delivers great water-beading protection that no other polish or wax can top.

Turtle Wax 01695 722161

ww.turtlewaxuk.com

Comma Car Polish

Price £4.99

For the second year in succession, Comma is our pick of the conventional polishes. Unlike our top two, which are sealants, Comma has some abrasives in the mix to lift tired paint. Others may be easier to apply, but this delivers such great protection it is worth the extra effort.

Buy it now for £4.89 »

Comma 01474 564311

www.commaoil.com

What we looked for

With 50 polishes lined up from firms based in the UK, Germany, France and the US, tests don’t get much more comprehensive than this. Polishing is hard work, and you want the protection to last weeks, not days, so at the heart of our assessment was stamina.

Each polish faced the depths of a UK winter, contending with snow, ice and rain, while the test period was stretched to eight weeks – two weeks longer than we’ve done before – which caught out some top names. We also took into account ease of application and price.

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