how important is polish for hydration?

[Murr1525]

Re: how important is polish for hydration?

On a new car, not as much.

Older single stage paints absorbed much more polishing oils (and similarly lose oils). The new clear-coat paints, and even new single stage ones, wont absorb as much.

And paint will absorb more as it ages, less when new.

So a brand new clear-coat will not absorb too much at all. And since the cleaners, cleaner/waxes, waxes, (at least from Meguiars) all seem to contain a little bit, you would certainly be fine for a new car.

[joaks]

How important is using polish for keeping paint from drying out? I'm wondering in the conext of using a sealant that does not contain polish itself.