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Everything you need to know about : Tire Dressing

October 2, 2023 Darren Comments 5 comments

Tire dressing and tire shine products are some of my favorite detailing products to use on my car. Even with a sparkling clean exterior,immaculate paintwork and gleaming alloy wheels, I would still be dissatisfied if my black tire walls were grubby and faded. Tire dressing may seem like a small thing, but it can make a significant difference in the overall appearance of a car after a detail. That’s why I always use some sort of tire product on my…

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Using a Leaf Blower to Dry Your Car – Madness or Genius?

March 9, 2018 Darren Comments 14 comments

In one of my recent posts, I emphasized the importance of “safe drying” in car care and how it can make a huge difference in maintaining the condition of your car’s paintwork. If you haven’t read it yet, you can find the full post here. I discussed various dos and don’ts of drying your car, along with my recommended methods for achieving the best results without compromising on safety. To give you a quick recap, here’s what NOT to use: …

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What is the Best Car Polisher For Beginners?

March 3, 2018 Darren Comments 14 comments

There are very few things in life that will give you the same satisfaction as using a machine polisher on your car for the first time, whether it be just for gloss enhancement or to carry out a bit of paint correction on some unsightly swirl marks or scratches in the paint. I remember the excitement of getting my first car polisher ( Kestral Das-6 ) as a Christmas present years ago very clearly. I had butterflies in my stomach…

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Everything you need to know about : Snow Foam

February 27, 2018 Darren Comments 9 comments

Snow Foam is a term the average joe may have heard of but they are not 100% sure what it means or what it involves. The opposite is true for those hard-core detailing fans, where the snow-foaming process is a mandatory step before they even touch the car with their wash mitt ( And rightly so ) If you ask a random person on the street what they think of when you mention the word snow foam, they probably think…

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Everything you need to know about : CarPro Iron X

February 26, 2018 Darren Comments 12 comments

Iron X is an automotive detailing product made by the company CarPro that falls into the category of Fallout Removers. CarPro is seen as one of the leaders in Nanotechnology paint coatings with their CQuartz and Immortal ranges, and innovators of bleeding iron and fallout remover. Let’s start at the beginning for those that may be new to these types of products and go into a bit of detail about what exactly a fallout remover is and what it should…

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