Cheers James, yes, sure understanding jargon will come with time.
My car is silver so no real issue with swirl marks. It's more of a winter protection thing as opposed to "show condition" polish.
On that basis it seems sensible to give it a good wash and dry and apply polish.
Any good tips for a beginner?
Gary
If your wanting to polish, its a broad spectrum again comes down to jargon most cases a polish would refer to a compound unlike of old when a polish would be either something filler heavy like a glaze or a mild abrasive so still a compound that would give a nice shine as its removed a grime a normal wash will not remove.
If using a light polish/abrasive this will remove the old wax anyway now a lot will use a cleanser to ensure the paint is totally clean as a polishing would still really need a cleanser to ensure its all removed and not left anything behind to affect the bond.
The forum caters for everyone and your free to just wash and then wax you do not have to do every stage you read on here.
The advice is just there should anyone wish to pursue it.
The cleaner the paint the better the bond and the longer the wax will sit there.
However your free to top up when ever you wish should you see the beading and sheeting falling back.
All waxes diminish over time even if they never turn a wheel simply washing is removing some every time.
You can do the full strip back or simply go over.
