Avoid polishing gaps

[frankprozzoly]

I'm just curious. Does anyone else open the doors trunk and hood to make it easier getting up to the edges

[Setec Astronomy]

Yes. Not so much doors but hoods and trunks.

[Matt@Revive]

depends on the vehicle, sometimes i make the edge of the other panel. i tape mostly doors to avoid getting compounding dust on the interior.

[Zelfiris]

To polish my trunk I have it slightly opened. I put two water bottles to keep the trunk lip opened. For the hood I typically don't have to. To polish the rocker without burning the door's clearcoat, I open it and cover the opening with garbage bags.

[SameGuy]

I've only ever taken similar steps on my own cars (or those of close family). For clients I would only go that extra two miles if I knew my time would be compensated. Most customers don't appreciate the lengths to which we'd be ready to go, and just want their cars to appear clean and shiny.