What is the Difference between Car Wax and Car Polish and why it Matters The two most regularly asked questions I receive are; "What is the best car polish to use to protect my car" and "What is the best car wax to use to polish my car". Unfortunately these two questions demonstrate the big misconception in the general market place as to what can be achieved by the sole use of a car wax or sole use of a polish. In this article,which forms one of my guides to Detailing and Proper Car Care series,I aim to dispel these car polish vs wax misconceptions and help explain why,unless you have an immaculately and regularly detailed car you should not initially use one without the other and what benefits you will get from each. What is the difference between car wax and polish? Firstly let's start with the question What is a Wax? A wax in its natural form comes in many guises from vegetable waxes i.e carnauba to animal waxes i.e. bees wax. Its is the natural properties ... Read more »