Machine Polishing / Buffing - How much car polish to use?
When polishing and one of the most common mistakes people make is the amount of product they are using per working area.
Polishes are made up of micro abrasives that are designed to even out the dips and valleys of your clear coat. When you apply more product than [...]
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Carnauba Waxes are a great way to protect your vehicle against the elements. Carnauba waxes often offer stronger protection than sealants do, but will not last as long. Waxes typically last 3 to 12 weeks, where a sealant can last up to 12 months. Carnauba waxes often bead water better than sealants, which makes your vehicle easier [...]
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The primary purpose of a sealant is to properly protect your vehicle from the elements. Sealants are designed to bond to your paint and provide roughly 3 to 12 months of protection, which is significantly longer protection than what a carnauba wax offers. The barrier of protection that sealants provide help minimize contamination from embedding to [...]
Interior Car Detailing should be done regularly, regular vacuuming and dusting of your car’s interior is the best way to keep it looking good. However, surface cleaning alone is not enough. Two to three times a year you will need to detail the upholstery to keep it looking its best.
Most automotive carpets are very durable [...]
Although black plastic trim is not as common now as it was back in the 80s and 90s, there is still enough plastic and rubber on a car to cause you trouble. Wax can build up on these areas leaving white or cloudy stains.
There are all sorts of products to remove this wax residue, but basically [...]
Cleaning the engine bay is not something most people worry about. This may be because it seems like a lot of hard work when only a few people will see it, or because the task appears to be too challenging. However, a clean engine bay can add to the value of your car when it [...]
Everybody would have to agree that washing your car every week is time consuming. In this day and age of rushing around, 12 hour work days and traffic jams, the last thing you have time for is washing the car. Yet, if you’re anything like me, you hate to have a dirty car. So besides [...]
Your wheels are probably the hardest part of your car to safely clean and protect, but with the right tools you will be able to successfully clean and get inside the wheel without having to take it off the car just like a professional car detailer, as they are subject to continuous contamination by brake [...]
If your car doesn’t need machine polishing to remove heavier swirls or imperfections on the surface, then hand polishing could be a great option if you dont have the experience to use a machine polisher and would rather do it yourself then have a professional car detailer do it for you, hand polishing will remove very minor swirls marks and [...]
After you’ve detailed your car’s exterior and you have it looking slick and shiny, your car’s interior looks outstanding. You’ve even cleaned and dressed your car’s engine and wheels. How about your windows?
No matter how good your car looks, having smudgy, dirty windows will definitely detract from a great looking detailing job.
Fortunately, it’s not hard to achieve a [...]