Articles, tagged with "paintwork", page 6
03rd June 2010
When it comes to drying your car after washing & rinsing a popular choice is to use a chamois leather. Although these can be very effective at absorbing water and drying your car, unfortunately they can also easily inflict allot of damage onto the surface...
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Author:
CarCleaningGuru
03rd June 2010
The vast majority of people will use a regular jumbo sponge to wash their car and initially there may not seem to be any problem with this until you consider the alternatives that are available and then ask why would there be any alternatives if a sponge ...
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Author:
CarCleaningGuru
03rd June 2010
Properly cleaning & polishing your vehicles metal parts can really help to enhance the overall look of it and is a great way to finish it off after paying attention to the other areas.
Parts of your vehicle that could be polished might include the whee...
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Author:
CarCleaningGuru
03rd June 2010
Exterior plastics & trim should be regularly cleaned to ensure that dirt and contaminants do not become ingrained in the surface. It's also important to dress them after cleaning to prevent premature fading which can occur from sunlight exposure and from ...
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Author:
CarCleaningGuru
03rd June 2010
Once your car has been properly cleaned, polished and protected it will be much easier to work on and take less time, effort and products to keep it looking as though it has just had a major clean.
A weekly or biweekly wash using a mild, wax friendly ...
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Author:
CarCleaningGuru
03rd June 2010
The processes of polishing and waxing are often confused and misinterpreted to be the same thing when in fact they are two completely different practices. Polishing aims to enhance the paintwork either by the use of abrasives to level out the surface remo...
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Author:
CarCleaningGuru
03rd June 2010
Aside from all of the benefits that come from ensuring your car is regularly cleaned, there are also a number of important reasons why you should wash your car yourself instead of taking it to an automated or hand car wash for example.
Automated car wa...
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Author:
CarCleaningGuru
02nd June 2010
A child's bedroom is an area of your apartment where you can really relax and have fun. In the early years you are likely to spend a lot of time there yourself, so work to make that room comfortable for you too.
Plan for growth
The most important th...
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Author:
Shauna Nicholson
24th May 2010
Claying is the process of removing bonded surface contaminants from your car that cannot be removed by washing alone and that need to be eliminated before the polishing process, using using a synthetic poly clay. It works by gently pulling and lifting the...
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Author:
CarCleaningGuru
17th May 2010
Falcon range cookers have always stood out from the crowd in terms of reliability: their new-look super bright paintwork finished the job.
To appreciate the full glory of a Falcon range cooker, one first has to consider the alternatives. As Henry Ford...
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Author:
GThomson
11th May 2010
Before you consider going out to shop about for discount outdoor wicker furniture you will do well to realize that the term discount, as it is now being used, has changed considerably from its traditional meaning. There were times in the past when the ver...
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Author:
lisa lucero
19th April 2010
At least once a year take the time to have a good look around the exterior of your property for any necessary maintenance as the heavy rains and wild winds of UK winters can create havoc on guttering, cladding and drainage systems. If you leave any repair...
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Author:
Kathryn Dawson
13th April 2010
If you have just moved into an older property then there are probably lots of little jobs that need doing around the house, replacing wallpaper, polishing wooden floors, touching up the paintwork or fitting new skirting and architraves to smarten a room u...
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Author:
Chris Coxon
30th March 2010
Few people realize that it is possible to get rid of minor dents in a car without even touching the paint job. Aaron Baird owns West Coast Recon, a mobile automotive reconditioning company based in southern California. Here, he talks about what he calls p...
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Author:
Dean Matthews
30th March 2010
One of the worst things to contend with when you are washing your car, especially on hot Summer days is water spots. No matter how hard you try it is sometimes almost impossible to stop water spots from appearing as your car dries. If this is a problem yo...
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Author:
Wayne Armstrong