Ceramic Coatings have seen a huge surge in popularity over the last number of years in the detailing world, and for good reason. There are many benefits of using Ceramic Coating on your car, which I’m not going to cover in this post as I have discussed the topic at length in a post I did a little while back. If you are a beginner in the world of coatings, you can check out one of my previous posts on…
I must admit, I was never really a fan of turtle wax products and never really rated them. However, Turtle wax has now released a new product line called Hybrid Solutions, which seem to be taking the internet by storm. I have heard really positive things about these products and it seems like turtle wax are stepping their game up for 2020. At the moment these are only available to the US market, but we should be getting our hands…
It’s that time of the year again where the temperatures are plummeting close to freezing, and the evenings are getting darker as we move into the depths of winter. Maybe you are lucky enough to be living in a nice hot climate year-round, but here in Ireland I can’t say that we do! One thing that I notice in my area, is that there is a huge drop in the number of people washing and detailing their cars during this…
If you are not already familiar with Iron X from Carpro, it is probably one of the most popular fallout removers available on the market. A fallout remover is a special product aimed at decontamination (On Paint and other Surfaces such as Alloy Wheels) that has the chemical ability to help you to remove iron oxide particles from a surface without having to remove them mechanically. These particles are loosened up and agitated via a chemical process that allows for…
Bilt Hamber Auto Wheel has been the “Go-To” wheel cleaner for many professional and amateur detailers for many years, and for good reason. This product has been winning awards for as long as I can remember, and even in 2019, it has claimed the top spot on the Auto Express Product awards, winning the #1 spot for wheel cleaners you can buy. You can find the article here For those of you who may not be familiar with the brand,…
Meguiar’s have announce some exciting new products at the SEMA2019 show – looking forward to trying all these out once they are released. Source Here Take All My Money Meguiars!!! Meguiar’s M27 PRO Hybrid Ceramic Sealant M27 PRO Hybrid Ceramic Sealant is a professional grade SiO2-based sealant with self-cleaning, tight beading & slickness levels typcially only found with ceramic coatings. Packed with innovation like Self-Leveling Technology, M27 delivers lasting high-performance protection across many automotive surfaces, including Paint Protection Films,…
It was this month last year when I finally picked up my Audi TTRS, a car that I had chased after for quite a while. I had always been a big Audi fan, particularly the RS models. After many months of looking for the perfect (for me) example, I eventually got lucky and one popped up in the north of the country. I drove an 8 hour round trip to go test drive the car the week it went up…
NextGen OBDeleven Car Diagnostics Review Although not specifically Detailing Related, this fantastic review was submitted over on the Audi TT Forums by a long-standing member – SwissJetPilot. He has kindly given me permission to post it on this blog. The OBDeleven tool is something I have been meaning to look in to for a while and thought it may be helpful to others who may be thinking about buying one for their own car. if you want to follow this…
As you probably already know, there are MANY different ways to protect your paintwork these days. There are literally hundreds of different types of waxes, Coatings and Sealants that you can choose to help enhance and preserve your pride and joy. I often get asked about a different kind of protection, which is called PPF ( Paint Protection Film ). This is a somewhat less common method of protection for cars, for reasons which might be a bit clearer once…
Behind skill, polishing pad and the compound choice is at the forefront of getting the best result safely when polishing your car. When you are kind to your pads you should get somewhat decent durability out of them. I often get asked, “Can you Reuse Polishing Pads?”. Of course, you can, once you maintain them properly. When I first started learning how to polish my own car, I took very little care of the pads ( I did not know…