Believe it or not, one of the most important aspects of cleaning a car is the drying step after you have completed a wash. This stage in the detailing process is often overlooked and neglected by some with a little less experience and can make a huge difference to the finished product. There are many reasons why you should be drying a car correctly, both from a paint safety point of view and the overall finish and look of the…
CarPro Elixir is a product I have had recommended to me by others for as long as I can remember. As some of my regular readers will know, I recently did a guide on How to Apply Ceramic Coating. In this application, I used one of CarPro’s Ceramic Products called Cquartz Lite. Since I am keen to keep this coating looking and performing as best as possible I decided to pick up a few products to help maintain its appearance….
One detailing job I have been keen to do for a long time is to apply a ceramic coating on my car. Due to the current situation that we are all facing at the moment, I suddenly found myself with a lot of time on my hands. (As I’m sure most of my readers can relate to!) As the world is going into lockdown, more and more people are tackling big jobs they had planned for their car, and I…
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a big fan of Gyeon Products. For those of you who may not be familiar with Gyeon, they are a Korean based detailing product manufacturer mainly recognised for nanotechnology-based products, primarily spray sealants and ceramic coatings. Gyeon has positioned itself as a premium brand in the marketplace and you won’t find their products priced at the budget end of the scale. With Gyeon you pretty much always know you are…
One question I regularly get asked is how do I feel about automatic car washes, and right off the bat I will tell people that they are the root of all evil and will more than likely damage your cars paintwork and degrade the finish while giving your car a sub-par clean. If these automatic car washes are so bad then why do most of the general population use them on their cars? One word. Convenience! The average joe doesn’t…
One common question I see a lot coming into my inbox is “How often should I wash my car”? I always find this one a little difficult to answer directly, as there is no cut and dry right or wrong answer to this. In reality, there are a lot of factors that come into play when trying to advise on this topic, so I thought I would try to break them down and explain in this post, and provide some…
The Last Coat is a product that has received a lot of hype and attention on social media over the last number of months. I have seen it pop up on my Instagram feed, youtube feed and Facebook posts almost daily at this point. Being a guy who likes to try out new detailing products as they arrive on the market, it definitely piqued my interest! As this product is produced in the US, It is not easy to come…
Several months back I wrote a blog post on tips for washing your car in cold weather during the winter months. This post received many positive reviews and reactions, which I was happy to see. With summer around the corner, I thought it might be a good idea to do something similar around how to wash a car during summer, and in particular while the sun is shining. Washing a car in direct sunlight and hot weather is something that…
If you have been following the world of detailing over the last number of years (As you are on this site, I’m assuming you have been!), you will be familiar with the concept of Ceramic Coatings and how they are used in the protection of automotive paint surfaces. The term “Ceramic” has become a sort of buzzword in the car cleaning world, with new products coming out every week claiming to contain ceramic technology. There is everything from Ceramic Shampoo’s…
Most readers of this blog will know that the main purpose of using a machine polisher on a car is for…well…..polishing! Polishing is the process of removing defects from your cars paintwork, which leaves it in an almost new looking condition. The term polish is thrown around loosely these days in the detailing industry. Polish, in its true sense of the word, is a product that uses an abrasive action to remove very fine layers of clear coat protection to…