Is Geek level cleaning worth it on white paint?

[Craig Encinitas]

Yes! You can do it!
Absolutely worth taking care of.










OCD for the win!

My secret sauce is a hybrid two-step polishing method (newer cars) if not using a compound (older cars).

Basically a cleaner polish followed by Carpro Essence or Xtreme Solutions LVR 404. Let cure and top it with whatever you like. My own white cars had a ceramic coating applied. And on clients’ vehicles, a light-ceramic was applied or a ceramic infused wax.

Most of the gloss and reflection is from
polishing. Even when my cars are filthy, they’re shiny. Think of a dirty mirror. Yeah, you can still see yourself even though it needs cleaned.

Proper washing methods and a topper to maintain the coating. CarPro Lift is amazing and brightening up the finish.
No swirls anywhere on the surface absolutely attribute to the gloss factor.

[Bobby B.]

Yes! White vehicles look awesome when they've been polished & protected.

[DUBL0WS6]

I was joking about the V6.

[glen e]

It all depends for me. If it’s a metallic pearl that everybody does, yeah then I think it’s worth a geek types experience. However if it’s just flat white to me I won’t spend as much time polishing the car as I would other colors. Certainly wouldn’t do a 2 stage polish if the paint is in good shape and less than a year or two old, a quick polish with Meg’s 205 then I’d head straight for the LSP.