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How to Polish Car Body at Home to Make the Car Shine Like New

30 June 2025
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In this pandemic era, many people have a lot of free time due to the implementation of work from home. If you are one of those who have free time, it wouldn't hurt to learn how to polish your car's body at home.

Currently, various activities outside the home are highly restricted. So there is a good chance that vehicles like cars are rarely used, and are only parked in the garage.

To fill your free time, you can take advantage of it by polishing your car's body yourself at home. So that when the pandemic is over, you can go out with a vehicle that looks like new.

How to Polish Your Car's Body at Home to Make It Shine

A clean and shiny car is certainly very pleasing to the eye and is very proud to take on trips. Usually, car body polishing is done at workshops or certain car wash places.

However, during the pandemic like now, you may find it a bit difficult to find a workshop that provides car body polishing services that are open. So to make it easier, it wouldn't hurt for you to try polishing your car's body yourself. 

Besides being more cost-effective, you can also learn more about the details of your car if you do the polishing yourself. Here we will share information on how to easily polish your car's body at home.

Prepare the Tools

The first step you need to take is to prepare the tools for polishing the car's body. The tools you need to prepare include sponge foam, chamois, and a cloth. You can also use a wax polishing machine if available.

Wash the Car First

Before polishing the car's body at home, make sure to wash the car thoroughly first. Ensure that the car is free from various dirt and dust before polishing.

After washing the car clean, immediately dry it with a microfiber cloth to remove waterspots. Make sure there is no more water sticking to the car's body. Because if you polish a car that is still wet, the results will not be optimal.

Remove Oxidation from the Cleaned Car

Next, after the car is dried, immediately spray quick detailer liquid on the car's body panels. This aims to remove oxidation as well as clear coating on the car paint.

Once sprayed with quick detailer, immediately wipe with a clay bar. And don't forget to dry it using a microfiber cloth.

Use Compound Liquid for Fine Scratches

As a car user, fine scratches are one of the things that cannot be avoided. The purpose of polishing the car's body includes removing those fine scratches.

Compound liquid is very useful for removing fine scratches on your car. You just need to apply it to the car's body and then wipe it in a straight motion.

Use Wax Liquid for Finishing

Lastly, use wax liquid for finishing the car body polishing at home. Wax liquid serves to protect the results of the polishing of car paint that you have done previously.

The way to use wax liquid is very easy, you just need to apply it to the car and then let it sit for 3 – 5 minutes. After the wax liquid is absorbed, immediately wipe the car's body using a microfiber cloth.

Very easy, right? 

Now you know how to polish your car's body at home easily and quickly. So try it out and make your car shine like new again.

You should know that Daihatsu is one of the best car brands that does not require frequent polishing maintenance. This is because Daihatsu uses high-quality paint and coloring processes.

So, with a Daihatsu car, you don't need to visit a workshop often to polish the car's body. You can polish the car yourself at home in a simple way and of course at a lower cost.

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