Abstract: An automobile polishing apparatus including a main frame supported on wheels for movement around the automobile to be polished and upon which is mounted a polishing wheel for polishing the sides and front and rear of the automobile and a portable polishing unit which is adapted to be hand held for polishing the upper surfaces of the automobile. The preferred design includes a reversible drive for the polishing wheel, a brake for restraining movement of the apparatus along the floor, a pair of oppositely rotated polishing heads on the portable polishing unit, a hydraulic drive for the polishing heads, and an electric power supply including ring and brush contacts permitting free movement of the apparatus around the automobile.