Thursday, May 4th, 2006
Because I didn’t have the faintest idea about how to clean a car when I started (and that’s the whole reason for this website) let alone the best way to clean my car, I decided to ask an expert how to do it. more »
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Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
Exterior
It was a perfect car washing day, nice and warm with scattered clouds, we decided to do it at my mum-in-law’s as she has a lovely garden and nice surroundings.
She has a Volkswagen Golf that is about 10 years old and it has had a few owners and was in quite a state! It was just perfect for trying out my car washing skills.
I was given a list of what to do by professional car valeter, Gary Wray of Clean Image, and was going to see how much of the list I wanted to follow and how much I changed to suit myself. His instructions showed how a professional would clean a car as the first stage of the valeting process, but there procedure might not be suitable for the average Joe (or Jolie) cleaning their car at home. more »
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Monday, May 1st, 2006
Interior
After doing the outside, Inside seemed like a doddle, there was no danger of me actually damaging anything! more »
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Sunday, May 14th, 2006
There are quite a few side-by-side wax tests out there, but we thought that for this site we would do our own using some of the more common waxes found in Britain, rather than the high end expensive waxes from America.
On our latest shopping expedition for our How to Clean Your Car Guide, we bought 3 very cheap waxes. more »
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...I think this would be pretty tricky, it depends on how you work. We have about 6 different ones depending on the level of service. I guess you will have to make your own according to how you do things.
on 23 Apr 08, 08:49
Just taking on a second trainee valeter, have been looking for a single page checklist or form that would maybe have tick boxes for area’s of the car that have been cleaned. Also the list would act as a reminder to do do the detailing that is sometimes missed i.e inside fuel flap, interior vanity mirrors ashtry etc. Can anyone help?
on 25 Mar 08, 21:38
Yes, but sometimes it can be difficult, time consuming and expensive, it depends on the paint and how hard it is. Most often, running a buffer over the car will just put more swirls in - to avoid this you need to go to the enth degree. Usually a better solution is to use a wax which hides swirls.
on 24 Oct 07, 12:32
Is there any way to remove swirl marks from a black car? I’ve had several black cars and faithfully handed them over to valeters who promised the goods, but with no joy…
on 6 Oct 07, 18:44
You shouldn’t apply a supagard sealant, it is for professional use only.
My friends at Supagard wouldn’t be happy if I gave you any other answer!
on 9 Jun 07, 14:01
Should I wax a car before I apply a supaguard sealant?
on 7 Jun 07, 21:15
In most cases, you can’t. It’s often the chrome that has been corroded. The only solution would be to re-chrome them, unfortunately, unless they are steel wheels from a vintage car, there is nobody doing chrome-over-alloy in the UK. It’s just too much of a difficult and expensive process… it would be cheaper to buy new wheels. So your only real alternative it to have the chrome stripped off and have them refinished with paint.
on 12 Mar 07, 12:53
Do you know how to get the stains from chrome wheels? Thanks in advance.
on 12 Mar 07, 12:48
If you have any questions about car care, why not post them here?
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