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How to Clean Exhaust Tips-The Ultimate Guide

How to Clean Exhaust Tips-The Ultimate Guide

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As an amature detailer with a passion for cars, I’ve come to appreciate the small details that make a vehicle look and feel its best. One aspect that many car enthusiasts tend to overlook is the cleanliness of their exhaust tips. In this guide, we’ll delve into everything you need to know about keeping your exhaust tips looking shiny and new. Sparkling exhaust tips don’t just enhance your car’s appearance; they also help prevent corrosion and damage. When left uncared…

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Steering wheel cleaner
Steering Wheel Cleaner – What’s Best to Use?

Steering Wheel Cleaner – What’s Best to Use?

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One aspect of interior detailing which is often overlooked by most is a vehicles steering wheel. Many may not even realize it, but the steering wheel is arguably one of the dirtiest parts of a car due to it being constantly touched by the driver. Over time, dirt, grease, sweat, oils from our hands and bacteria can build up on the steering wheel’s surface. A dirty steering wheel does not only affect the appearance of the interior of a car,…

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How to restore plastic trim
How To Permanently Restore Black Plastic Trim (Easy Fix)

How To Permanently Restore Black Plastic Trim (Easy Fix)

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One thing that can always ruin the look of a freshly detailed car is where the black plastic trim areas of the bodywork have faded. These areas which were once a deep black color when they left the factory, change to an old and tired looking grey(sometimes almost white) color over time. As with any exterior car features, it’s exposed to the elements and is therefore prone to fading at some point in the vehicles life. You could spend hours…

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How To Repair a Ceramic Coating With Carpro Essence Plus

How To Repair a Ceramic Coating With Carpro Essence Plus

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It is just coming up on 9 months since I applied Carpro Cquartz Lite to the paintwork of my TT. This has been a fantastic product and I can’t recommend it enough for people looking for an “entry” level ceramic coating for their car. Given that this product was as beginner-friendly as ceramic can get, I knew that it wouldn’t be as durable as some of the longer-lasting coatings available, and I was ok with that. The claimed durability of…

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What Lubricant Should You Use With a Clay Bar?

What Lubricant Should You Use With a Clay Bar?

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Knowing how to use a clay bar on a car is one of the most important skills you should learn when it comes to detailing. Whether you are an amateur or a professional, using a clay bar is something that you are going to come up against if you are chasing that perfect finish. One area of the claying process that is commonly misunderstood or not executed correctly is around using a lubricant between the cars paintwork and the clay…

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carpro inside
CarPro Inside Interior & Leather Cleaner Review

CarPro Inside Interior & Leather Cleaner Review

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What is CarPro Inside? CarPro Inside is an interior multi-purpose cleaner from CarPro. It’s fully dilutable for any job you may have for it and contains a mix of detergents and surfactants to promote foaming to remove and clean interior surfaces.  These detergents work to remove dirt, as well as sweat, body oils (such as those from your hands on a steering wheel), sunblock and other lotions.  It really is a very versatile product. CarPro Inside-How to Use? CarPro Inside…

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How to Completely Remove Car Wax From Your Paintwork

How to Completely Remove Car Wax From Your Paintwork

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Knowing how to remove wax from a car is a necessary skill that every detailer, both amateur and professional should be comfortable with. Even in 2020 with so much information at hand both on detailing forums and youtube channels, there is still some confusion around this topic. The good news is that despite all the misinformation out there, the process for doing this is quite straightforward! In this post, I will cut through a lot of the BS out there…

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CarPro Reload Review
Carpro Reload Spray Sealant Review

Carpro Reload Spray Sealant Review

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Regular readers of this blog will know that I recently applied a ceramic coating to my car at home on the driveway. The coating of choice that I used was CQuartz Lite by CarPro. When I was ordering all of the supplies I needed to coat my TT, I also picked up a few extra products that were recommended to maintain the coating and make sure that it was performing as intended for as long as possible. For those of…

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carpro perl
CarPro PERL – In Depth Product Review

CarPro PERL – In Depth Product Review

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What is CarPro PERL? CarPro PERL is a water-based silicone-oxide all-purpose dressing from CarPro. The name PERL is an acronym meaning Plastic, Engine, Rubber and Leather and it’s capable of dressing all of these surfaces, with minimal shine whilst providing UV protection. The great thing about CarPro PERL is that you’re able to dilute it with water for its specific use case, after all, you wouldn’t want to use the product that you use on your tires at the same…

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DIY Ceramic Coating Gone Wrong? Steps For Fixing

DIY Ceramic Coating Gone Wrong? Steps For Fixing

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I received some great feedback on one of my recent blog posts which detailed how to apply ceramic coating at home for beginners, with a lot of people expressing that they wanted to give it a try themselves. However, one common concern amongst readers was, what happens if the ceramic coating goes wrong? For many enthusiast detailers who have no experience working with ceramic coatings, it can be a daunting proposition, as there are plenty of horror stories online of…

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