Blog Articles: Tips, Best Practices & How-To's — Auto Detailing Supplies

Clean engines run cooler and are easier to diagnose when there’s problems Keeping your engine and engine compartment clean is important because it helps to keep the engine and engine compartment cooler as heat is one of the top enemies to your engine and drivetrain.  Keeping the engine and engine compartment clean also helps to identify and locate problems like leaks or broken components simply because it’s easier to see problems when the engine is clean versus covered in a layer of oily grime and sludge. Wet Wash Engine Detail versus Cosmetic Engine Detail There are two different ways to...

What are Ceramic Paint Coatings? Ceramic paint coatings are defined as any paint protection product that contains nano-sized particles of SiO2 or Silicon Dioxide.   True ceramic paint coatings use nano-sized particles of Silicon Dioxide to create a paint protection product that dramatically outlasts and out-protects conventional and traditional car waxes and synthetic paint sealants.  Due to their pure concentrated form and the fact when exposed to air they will solidify, most real or true ceramic coatings come in tiny glass vials. What is SiO2? SiO2 is the abbreviated element name for Silicon Dioxide, and it is one of 118...

Car Pro Detail finished this Honda CBX Motorcycle detail with beautiful results! They cleaned it nicely with HD Products. After washing it down, they worked on the paint correction. The products they used: HD Cut HD Polish Then followed with a paint sealant, HD Poxy You can see the results of the paint correction and auto detail on this motorcycle through the pictures below. Check out the stunning results!

Many professional detailers and novices as well are plagued by the amount of time spent just to prep a vehicle before performing a full detailing. Many spend 2, 3 and even 4 hours just to prepare a car for the detailing process!! I can’t help but to scratch my head when I read how in-depth a person feels they need to go just to prep a car for a detailing operation. Even though properly prepping a car is unarguably the most important step in the detail process, some are under the false notion that the vehicle has to be surgically...

Product Review by: House of Wax on Autopia “Got a chance to finally mess with HD Polish… I’m trying it out on my 2007 Dodge Ram that is in the process of getting prepped for winter. I will be doing a full correction on the entire vehicle, but for the purposes of evaluating this product I tested it on one of my doors without any compounding so I could see how much defect it would remove on its own. The weather outside today isn’t being cooperative to get good defect shots, so I’m making due with my garage lighting. Fortunately...

Testarossa Tuesday courtesy of Platinum Motor Cars. This beaut has only 500 original miles! HD Touch wipe down followed by a few squirts of HD Express woke up this 30 year old original single stage Rosso Corsa finish! Check out the pictures..

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Enthusiasts take car care a couple notches higher and are always wanting that consistent cleanliness and shine all throughout the life of the vehicle! The technique to achieve that can be narrowed down into two categories, excellent car care product and proper washing procedure! 3D’s wash n wax will take care of the car care product part and 3D will also show you the proper technique in washing your car in an efficient manner – proper procedure will ensure the result and this will save water too! Wash N Wax™ is a rich, highly concentrated, thick car wash shampoo fortified...

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Pro Detailer Body Shop In this video, 3D will demonstrate how their product can clean your engine bay and protect those wire harnesses and vacuum lines from the harshness of pressure washing with water. Cleaning your engine bay is as exciting as it is daunting to any gear head! With today’s electronic filled engine bay, sensors and ecu harness are all over the engine bay and the last thing you would want to do is pressure wash your engine bay with water! 3D’s Grand Slam heavy degreaser and waterless wash will make your engine bay look brand-new in just a...

Ever fancy washing your car inside the comfort and shade of your garage? 3D’s Waterless Car Wash product gives you that worry free option! The proper procedure coupled with the right tools and 3D Waterless Car Wash product, you can clean your car to your standard in the comfort of your garage or if you enjoy the sun, you can do it on your driveway as well! This how-to-video will show you how to use 3D’s Waterless Car Wash effectively with the proper technique using two micro-fiber towels (damp and dry) and a soft lug brush to clean your grille...