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New Bilt Hamber Products – Touch-less & Touch-On

February 2, 2021 Darren

I was surprised to hear that one of my favourite car detailing brands Bilt Hamber were releasing some new products. I have always admired the Bilt Hamber brand as I feel that they perform a lot better than some of the competition with less marketing hype and are always price their products reasonably. They don’t release new products very often but their new offering is something they call their “Touch System“. This new system comprises of two separate products called…

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Carnauba Car Wax – Is It Still Relevant in 2021?

January 13, 2021 Darren

Years ago when I was first getting into detailing, the most popular type of car paint protection came in the form of Carnauba wax products. Although it may not seem like too long ago, the car care industry and technologies utilized in the products available have advanced rapidly in quite a short space of time. It is quite a common thing nowadays that the bigger brands have ditched their wax-based products entirely and are focusing on newer and more advanced…

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How To Repair a Ceramic Coating With Carpro Essence Plus

December 18, 2020 Darren

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?

November 27, 2020 Darren

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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New Meguiars Detailing Products Announced for 2021

November 5, 2020 Darren

It’s that time of the year again when Meguiars announce their line of upcoming products. 2021 looks set to get some nice new additions to the Meguiars range. Lets take a look below! Source – Here Meguiar’s® Hybrid Paint Coating Meguiar’s Hybrid Paint Coating is a feat of modern chemistry, blending the best attributes of traditional ceramic paint coatings with the advantages of our proprietary Hybrid Polysiloxane Technology. The results? Our most chemically resistant & durable paint protection formula to date,…

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Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0 Review

November 3, 2020 Shaun Haskell

What is Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant (DGPS) Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant (DGPS) is a synthetic sealant, created using chemical polymers to create a deep-gloss, wet-looking finish on your paint. The product, according to Wolfgang, is created with fortified polymer technology, with anti-static properties to repel water, dust and road grime among other things to protect your paint and make it easy to maintain. As above, Wolfgang is a sealant, Wolfgang calls it a synthetic wax, which protects your…

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CarPro Inside Interior & Leather Cleaner Review

September 30, 2020 Shaun Haskell

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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Carpro Reset Shampoo Full Product Review

September 17, 2020 Darren

Following on from some of my recent posts about maintaining my Ceramic Coating application, another product that I picked up shortly after applying the coating was CarPro reset. I have heard many great things about this shampoo and it comes highly rated on most detailing sites and forums, and some claim it to be one of the best shampoos available to buy. Up until now, I was using Auto Wash by Bilt Hamber and I found it exceptional in terms…

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How to Completely Remove Car Wax From Your Paintwork

September 1, 2020 Darren

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 Spray Sealant Review

August 19, 2020 Darren

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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