General Auto Care
One question I get asked a lot by family and friends is “how long does detailing a car take?”. Once they realize how often I clean my car ( sometimes twice a week ), they think I am insane….which may be true I’m not sure, but that is a whole different discussion. I get comments such as “You must spend your whole life cleaning your car “, or “how dirty can your car get in a few days!” etc. The…
To follow on from one of my older posts “How to Remove Swirl marks from your paintwork“, I thought it would be a good idea to do a post to teach you how to identify the type of scratch on a cars paint. One of the main reasons that people want to machine polish a car, is because of some sort of damage, whether it be some light swirling or something more serious. It can be particularly important when buying a…
A common question that I often get asked by email is “How many buckets should I be using when washing my car?” There seems to be a lot of confusion and conflicting opinions around this topic, so I thought that I would address it here. Many detailing brands and companies will always advise you to use at least 2 wash buckets when cleaning your car. Some even suggest that you need 3 buckets to safely wash your vehicle. Of course,…
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…
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…
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…