Flying insects and bugs - they may be small but they can be a huge problem! Driving head-on into flying bugs is unavoidable.  If you drive your car any distance at all, chances are good any flying insects that cross your path are going to slam into the front of your car’s body panels, headlights and grill as well as the side mirrors, windshield and the front portion of the roof of your car. When bugs slam into a glass windshield or a chrome grill, there’s no risk of damage because glass and chrome are not affected by the acidic...

Question: Which shines the longest, a paste wax or a liquid wax? Answer:  If you choose a quality brand of wax, the shine will last about the same time no matter what form the wax comes in. The more important question is how long will the wax last?  And the answer to how long any wax will last comes down to how well was the paint surface prepared to accept the wax?  Just like getting a custom paint job for your car, the final results always depend on the prep work performed before applying the wax.  If you’re working on...

Before After Cosmetic Engine Detailing When it comes to most modern cars, when you open the hood you don’t see an engine but instead, see lots of plastic covers and cladding that cover the engine.  For the most part, due to better technology, the engines don’t become covered in oily sludge like they did in the old days, thus there’s nothing to clean or degrease. The plastic covers and plastic cladding inside the engine compartment does become dirty and neglected looking over time but the good news is - it’s fast and easy to clean and then restore that factory...

When it comes to cleaning cloth seats as well as any other cloth, fabric or upholstery inside your car, the process is actually quite easy and simple.  It helps to use quality tools and products and of course the key ingredient is you and your focused attention to the task at hand.   Besides these things, the most important thing I can share when it comes to cleaning cloth seats is try to work with a foaming upholstery cleaner and after all the cleaning is done, place a small fan inside the car for an hour or two as the moving...

Before After Cosmetic Engine Detailing When it comes to most modern cars, when you open the hood you don’t see an engine but instead, see lots of plastic covers and cladding that cover the engine.  For the most part, due to better technology, the engines don’t become covered in oily sludge like they did in the old days, thus there’s nothing to clean or degrease. The plastic covers and plastic cladding inside the engine compartment does become dirty and neglected looking over time but the good news is - it’s fast and easy to clean and then restore that factory...

The most important thing you can do to protect your car’s clearcoat finish as well as maintain that just detailed look with a deep, wet shine is to regularly wash and wax the exterior paint.  Before we dive into how to wax your car, my own personal teaching style is to not simply teach people how to do a task but to also teach them why to do it in such a way.  Let’s begin!  There are two basic categories of waxes.  Cleaner waxes Non-cleaning waxes 1: Cleaner waxes Cleaner waxes also called AIOs, which means, All-in-One, are waxes that...

How would you like to make washing your vehicle fun, fast and easy while preserving a swirl-free finish with the final results looking like you just waxed your vehicle when all you did was wash it?  If like most people you answered, yes, then you want a foam cannon. What is a Foam Cannon? A Foam Cannon is a specially designed spray head that attaches to a pressure washer to wash your vehicle.  After mixing a quality car wash soap in the foam cannon reservoir, when you pull the trigger on the pressure sprayer wand, the foam cannon will smother...

There are three primary ways to clean interior automotive carpeting, upholstery and fabrics. Hand cleaning with a scrub brush and absorbent towels. Hot water extractor Steam machine    Working by hand This how-to article will show you how to clean dirty, soiled carpet by hand using a quality carpet and upholstery cleaner plus an ordinary scrub brush plus plenty of clean, dry towels.  The secret to cleaning dirty carpet by hand is actually quite simple.  Besides using a safe and effective carpet and upholstery cleaner, the next most important aspect is to remove as much of the cleaner (and the...

A carnauba wax is a product formulated to add a layer of protection to an automotive finish while adding gloss and shine at the same time.  Carnauba waxes come in both paste and liquid formulations with the primary difference simply being the form in which a person prefers.   Carnauba Paste Wax A traditional carnauba paste wax come in a tin can although now days you will also find them in their cheaper counterpart, plastic jars.  Some paste waxes are pre-softened to make getting the wax out of the can and spread over the paint faster and easier.  There are...

When you purchase a new car and upgrade to the model with a leather interior, you end up paying a premium price for a more luxurious interior.  The downside is the initial cost is higher but the upside is you get the luxurious look and feel provided by a leather interior, which is nice.  Your vehicle will also have a higher trade-in or resell value when it’s time to upgrade to a new car.  The key thing to do when you own a car with a leather interior is to put into place a schedule for regular cleaning, conditioning and...

Microfiber Towels – The miracle cloth for car detailing There’s nothing better than quality microfiber towels for detailing cars.  The microscopic nature of the fibers that make up the towels is more gentle to delicate surfaces like automotive clearcoat paints and all the various plastic surfaces inside and outside of your vehicle.  By miniaturizing the size of the fibers that make up a microfiber towel, you get millions of extra fibers in the same area as compared to old fashioned or old-school towels used in the car detailing industry.    Adsorb and Absorb Microfiber is unique in that it excels...