Everything you NEED to know about Paint Protection Film

Everything you NEED to know about Paint Protection Film

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…

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Tips for Polishing Pad Cleaning & Care

Tips for Polishing Pad Cleaning & Care

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…

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Best Shampoos for Ceramic Coated Cars

Best Shampoos for Ceramic Coated Cars

One question I get asked all the time by email is “How do I wash my car after I get a ceramic coating applied?” Since this seems to be a common question people have, I thought it would be worth my while doing a little blog post on the topic, to help clear up some of the confusion and help people get the best out of their ceramic coating application. One common myth about Ceramic Coatings is that once they…

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Washing Your Car in the Rain – Madness or Genius?

Washing Your Car in the Rain – Madness or Genius?

Regular readers of this blog know that I am currently living in Ireland. One thing we are not short of here in this country is rain. I am not even exaggerating when I say that it could rain for most of the year here, even during the summer months. Ireland is a beautiful country and I love living here, but I must admit it is not the ideal place to live if you love keeping your car as clean as…

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How To Remove Sunscreen Stains From Car Paint

How To Remove Sunscreen Stains From Car Paint

A friend of mine contacted me during the week and asked me what the best way to remove “Fingerprint marks” from a car’s paint. He said he tried to wash the car but the marks remain, so he was unsure of what to do next. This was an immediate red flag for me as usual, you can remove any fingerprint marks from car paint with a couple of sprays of a good Quick Detailer, and some buffing with a Microfiber…

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Meguiar’s Hybrid Ceramic Wax Review

Meguiar’s Hybrid Ceramic Wax Review

One product that is getting a lot of attention online over the last couple of months is a new release by Meguiars, what they are calling their “Hybrid Ceramic Wax“. I must admit when I initially read about it and saw the name, I was immediately sceptical. For one, this does not look like a Wax Product, nor does it look like a Ceramic Coating product. Seeing the words Ceramic and Wax used in the same description had me questioning…

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Valet Pro Bilberry Wheel Cleaner Review

Valet Pro Bilberry Wheel Cleaner Review

Valet Pro is a name that has been around a long time in the detailing world. They are a UK company who set up back in 2005 and have been supplying products that are designed to make car cleaning easier and quicker and are known for offering great value effective products for all aspects of valeting and detailing. Admittedly, I have not used many of their products in the past but always intended to try some out. I was recently…

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Angelwax Angelwash Review ( Self Drying Shampoo!)

Angelwax Angelwash Review ( Self Drying Shampoo!)

If you are a regular reader of this blog you will know that I recently tried out a product from Angelwax called FastFoam ( You can check out this review here ). I really rated this product highly so I decided I would try out some more of the Angelwax product range. This week I was running low on car shampoo so I decided I pick up Angelwax Angelwash.  What caught my eye about this product is that it claimed…

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How to Replace a Karcher Pressure Washer Hose (K2,K3,K4,K5,K6,K7)

How to Replace a Karcher Pressure Washer Hose (K2,K3,K4,K5,K6,K7)

Last Saturday morning I was setting up all my detailing gear for the usual weekend clean of the TTRS. Just as I was ready to go, I turned on my Karcher pressure washer to give the car a pre-rinse before I started the snow foam process. Suddenly I heard a loud hissing noise and the water started spraying everywhere! I looked around to see what was happening and noticed that the hose part of the Karcher Pressure Washer had a…

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