Car Polish

Which is the best car polish on the market? We deliver the answer in our biggest-ever test of 50 leading products...

Auto Express Car Reviews

April 2007

After a long winter, your car not only deserves a good waxing - it needs one. Paintwork exposed to rain, snow and grit during the cold months has to be revived.

Now's the time to put the sparkle back into your motor. But waxing it is hard work, and you want all that effort to last, which is why we have put together this 50-polish mega test. Which are the shining stars?

The test

the last thing you want to see is all the hard graft of polishing vanish with the first rain shower, so at the heart of our test is stamina.

We tested all types of product, including polishes, waxes, sealants, synthetics and the latest offerings which you apply straight after rinsing your motor. Two bonnets were used, and we left control areas to ensure equal conditions. Our samples were checked regularly over eight weeks to see which were still beading water and offering protection.

The Test

was two weeks longer than previous assessments, really stretching each product.

We also took into account ease of application and, of course, cost. The figures quoted are pack prices, and do not include delivery charges from online sources.

Verdict

It was very close at the top, with Turtle Wax's Extra Gloss narrowly taking the title from fellow non-abrasive sealant and stablemate Gloss Guard, and Comma's champ from last year.

However, the third-placed Top Gloss is our favourite conventional polish. It's ahead by a clear margin from the Simoniz Original Wax and CarPlan's Nanomeric Sealant.

Top five car polishes

1. Turtle Wax Platinum Extra Gloss
2. Turtle Wax Gloss Guard
3. Comma Car Polish
4. Simoniz Original Wax
5. CarPlan Nanomeric Paintwork Seal & Protect

Top 3

Meguiar’s Gold Class Liquid Car Wax
CarPlan T-Cut Wax
Turtle Wax Platinum Extra Gloss

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16 Comments

strange how auto glym's rating has gone down it was the king of polishes for years

By alkers500 on 7 November, 2009, 10:22am

The new king of polish is Mer's Ultimate Polish

I'm surprised not to see Mer's Ultimate Polish high up there in the rankings! I believe they have a new formula and it looks like their brand has had a major overhaul. Give their products a try. Take a look at http://www.merproducts.com.

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By vaughan on 10 April, 2010, 2:08pm

Mer and 3M

I agree with blerkslerk's comment above, 3M should also be looked at as well

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By MillionaireMaker on 28 July, 2010, 8:15am

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I cant understand the poor rating you gave Simoniz Max.Recently I was unable to get it,and tried numerous turtle wax
products instead, which were appalling.The simoniz removed tar with ease,which a turtle wax product specifically for that purpose failed to do. I had to revert to white spirit to complete the task.Another great advantage of the simoniz max,was the
ease with which it could be removed (plus tar and grit),and the fine gloss it left.
I found all turtle wax products hopeless.Others werent much
better.I think it was a very unfair review of an excellent product,and I hope your article hasnt contributed to the difficulty
in sourcing it.

By seanod on 13 August, 2010, 9:37pm

Wax? Sealer?

STOP CALLING ALL THESE PRODUCTS 'POLISH'
They are not

By ChrisRs on 9 November, 2010, 8:13am

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dear sir I am sorry I cant agree with your test results on car polish I have always used simoniz original wax (the one in the yellow tin ) and have just got a new tin after having problems getting this was I think its because its to much work my 2007 vectra takes me two hours to was but last longer that any other polish or wax and I have tryed them all dont forget the yellow tin they may soon stop making this product all the best alan.

By dinger on 2 December, 2010, 4:59pm

What a load of..

.. balls.
You'r comparing polishes and waxes in the same test, they do different things, so your results are near meaningless. Polishes create the shine, waxes seal it in for longer. Come on auto express, you should know better than this !

By tylerama1 on 14 December, 2010, 6:42pm

Alan Bell..

.. ever heard of punctuation, or perhaps the occasional full stop ? Jeeez !

By tylerama1 on 14 December, 2010, 6:43pm

I love this car polish. I use it to clean my car and sometimes my afe intake if its dirty

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By pooner on 17 January, 2011, 8:51pm

Most are not polish!

Auto Express your meant to be the leading car magazine but its clear you do not know what you are talking about here, wax and polish are two different things! How can you compare a wax against a polish then call them all polishes? This test has no creditability now if you can not understand the difference between a wax and a polish. Disappointed by the clear lack of knowledge arrogance from the 'leading' car magazine.

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By djalkj on 3 May, 2011, 9:26am

Is this article about polish or TAT ??

Wot's all these adds for phones doing on an auto mag site? The web master should ZAP them immediately.

I don’t want to be hijacked by phone adds, or any other adds for regular tat, when I am researching for car polish, and the people who put them there must have more neck than a giraffe.

By Bobbybev on 20 May, 2011, 10:30am

What No Harly Wax

some excellent waxes in this test but why no Harly Wax. used it for years and it knocks the socks off this lot. easy to apply easy to remove and it doesn't leave any annoying powder residue behind badges or on rubber and plastic trim,leaves a blemish free finish and each time you apply it it just gets better and better it out lasts anything I have tried before it has been a good 3 months since we had the weather to wax my car but all i need to do is power wash it and it comes up like I have just waxed. 100% carnauba wax and competitively priced it would come out on top in this test
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By remapz on 17 December, 2011, 7:13pm

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