Having a caravan cleaner will provide you with an effective way of making sure your pride and joy is free of any algae, debris and black streaks, but after you’ve cleaned your tourer, it will be time to think about restoring its shine. That’s where having the best caravan polish comes in.
Your van can begin to lose its shine as the sun’s UV rays causes the paintwork to oxidise. A good caravan polish will help to resolve this, and should return some gloss to your tourer’s exterior after application.
In this guide, we’re sharing our pick of the caravan polish products that have impressed us, with brands such as Autoglym and Care-avan featuring. You can also take a look at our caravan cleaning guide for more on the process of sprucing up your tourer.
- Are you looking for some items that could enhance your touring experience? Our luxury caravan accessories guide could help, as we share the products we think will take your tours to the next level.
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What is the best polish to use on a caravan?
Autoglym Super Resin Polish
Care-avan Caravan Polish
Meguiar’s High Gloss Polish
Silky Fineshine
MER Ultimate Shine Polish
AA Car Essentials Caravan Cleaner
The best caravan polish – our top picks:
Autoglym Super Resin Polish
- Size: Available in 325ml, 500ml or 1 litre bottle, or as a kit
This silicone-based wax polish should give your caravan a completely new look once you have applied it to a freshly washed vehicle, and then used a finishing cloth. We like that it should remove light scuff marks and scratches or dull patches. We’re also fans of how simple it is to apply and buff off, with this caravan polish providing a shiny, glossy tourer at the end of your efforts.
It comes in a range of sizes, but the litre bottle provides the best value for money.
This polish is also the four times winner of the Polish of the Year award run by Detailing World, a UK-based forum for professional car finishers.
Care-avan Caravan Polish
- Size: 500ml
This caravan polish comes ready endorsed by Bailey of Bristol, and bespoke manufacturer Roma Caravans, and – in a previous test – Practical Caravan magazine itself. It’s designed for all surfaces, but is particularly effective when it’s used on GRP and gelcote surfaces.
As well as this, the polish will help to reduce UV damage the sun could cause to your tourer, and prevent the build up of dirt that can occur when you’re on the road to your touring destination (see our best caravan park guide if you’re wondering where to go to for your next trip).
Meguiar’s High Gloss Polish
- Size: 454g
This high gloss polish will help to give your caravan a nice shiny finish. The brand says it’s particularly effective on darker shades, and the polishing oils that come within it will help to give your tourer’s exterior a nourished finish.
It may be a more expensive option compared to the other choices on our list, but for the excellent finish it provides, it’s a worthy addition to our best caravan polish guide.
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Silky Fineshine
- Size: 500ml
This caravan polish is made by Silky, a brand that is well known to caravanners, thanks to its Cream Cleaner product.
Fineshine is ideal for providing an already buffed tourer with a sparkling clean finish, leaving your van ready to be waxed. It can be applied with either a rotary polishing machine or by hand with a pad, with the end result being a shining tourer.
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Image: Amazon – MER Ultimate Shine Polish
MER Ultimate Shine Polish
- Size: 500ml, 1 litre
If your tourer’s paintwork is looking dull and you want to restore it to its former glory, this product from MER could be the caravan polish for you. We like how it can help to get rid of any micro-scratches on the exterior of your van, thanks to the mild abrasives included in it.
It comes in both 500ml and one litre bottles, and will leave your tourer’s paintwork prepared for the application of a wax finishing product. The MER polish is also simple to use, and will leave you with a caravan that is both protected and pleasantly shiny.
AA Car Essentials Caravan Cleaner
- Size: 1 litre
If you want a cleaner that will also provide your tourer with a polished finish, this one from the AA could be the all-in-one product for you.
This unscented waterless cleaner works on all paint surfaces to remove dirt, black streaks, algae, grime, road film, tar, tree sap, bird droppings and oxidation. It’s non abrasive and acid-free, and comes with added carnauba wax protection.
We like that the spray bottle means it’s quick and easy to apply too, and no water is required either.
- Take a look at our caravan vacuum cleaner guide too, if you’re after a way of keeping on top of crumbs in your tourer
Written with contributions from Peter Baber.
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