This week saw the publication of the Auto Express test, which put 14 of the the UKs most popular car glass cleaners in a head to head battle for their Best Buy 2011 award. The top spot going to Comma Glass Cleaner, closely followed by Armor All Glass Cleaner. But what were the winning qualities of these and the other products tested? We take a closer look at the overall results and also bring you some of our own thoughts as to which ones we recommend… Read the rest of this entry »
Comma and Armor All Glass Cleaner Take Top Two Places in Auto Express Best Buy Test
September 24th, 2011The plight of the lambswool wash mitt & how commodities markets affect the detailing world
September 9th, 2011
Of the items that dropped through our letterbox yesterday was a price update from one of our suppliers. There weren’t too many shocks and surprises in it – except one – the trade price of the lambswool wash mitt had increased by 50% – over 10 times the current rate of inflation! This reminded me of a graph I had seen recently from PJ over at Dodo Juice which showed a similar trend to that of the Australian fine wool prices shown below: Read the rest of this entry »
Example of when excellent customer service saves the day
September 2nd, 2011
What has the subject of excellent customer service got to do with car detailing products you might ask? I admit that most of our posts here are focused on the products, methods of use and reviews. However a recent near disaster, that was only averted by being on the receiving end of some excellent customer service, got me thinking about how this has a real impact on all of us. Let me explain a little more… Read the rest of this entry »
How to Choose the Best Alloy Wheel Brush for your Car
August 12th, 2011
You have just bought yourself a nice set of shiny new alloys or better still a new car with a nice set of rims and now want to ensure they stay clean using the best alloy wheel brush you can get your hands on.
But which one is the best for your rims? In a recent Auto Express product review their testers looked at a range of wheel brushes on the market in order to decide which is the best buy. Their choice was the Muc-Off Wheel & Component Brush – but is it necessarily the best one for you and how does it compare to others… Read the rest of this entry »
Save Time – Five Quickest Ways To Dry Your Car
June 25th, 2011
There once was a time when only two choices existed to dry your car; a chamois leather or just leave it to dry naturally. However to avoid those annoying water marks and potential swirls you need to remove the water as quickly and safely as you can.
Fortunately there are now a number of other methods an tools that will help you acheive this:
10 Top Tips to Avoid Swirls and Scratches when Car Cleaning
June 16th, 2011
One of the questions we are asked, almost daily, is How To Avoid Swirl Marks when washing your car.
To help answer this question we have put together our “Top 10 ten tips to avoid swirls and scratches when cleaning a car”:
- Our absolute Number One is Read the rest of this entry »
Car Tyre Dressing Review | Pinnacle Black Onynx vs Poorboys Bold n Bright Gel
June 10th, 2011
Two Popular Tyre Gels Go Head to Head
This is a guest blog post kindly written by Mark Beardmore, one of our regular contributors and longstanding detailing enthusiast. Mark is an experienced detailer and has tried and tested many new products as they come to the market. For this post Mark has thoroughly tested and reviewed two car tyre dressings from well known manufacturers; Poorboys Bold n Bright Tyre Gel and Pinnacle Black Onyx Tyre Gel. Read the rest of this entry »
All in a days Detailing with Meguiars, Poorboys & first use with a G220 Polishing Machine
April 12th, 2011Colin recently contacted us to ask for some advice on detailing his Jaguar. He wanted to get a really good shine and was looking to buy the Meguiars G220 Dual Action polishing machine. After recommending various products including a mix of Meguiars and Poorboys Black Hole, Colin finally got the good weather – and results – he had been waiting for:
Colins' Jaguar before detailing commenced
“I started by rinsing the car off with a hose, I then mixed some Meguiars NXT car wash in my Meguiars bucket with grit guard, I soaped the car all over using a Meguiars Microfibre Wash Mitt after fully soaping the car, I thoroughly rinsed the car again using a gentle spray from the hose. Read the rest of this entry »
New Meguiars Ultimate Wax & Meguiars Ultimate Polish Review
March 27th, 2011
With the arrival of the latest batch of new products from Meguiars for the 2011 detailing season we were keen to see how the new Meguiars Ultimate Wax and Ultimate Polish perform. Step in Mark Beardmore, one of our regular customers who travelled across to pick some up as soon as they arrived to test out on Black 07 Ford Fiesta he was detailing later that day.
Before getting into the detail of the products themselves we must congratulate Meguiars on the quality of the packaging, not only do these products look good on the shelves in their new packaging, but they are also very sturdy and will have no problem in remaining intact when making their way through the post. (the Ultimate Polish we received was not in the final packaging which we understand will follow in the next batch of product shipped from the states). Read the rest of this entry »
Step by Step Guide to Clear Plastic Headlight Restoration
March 17th, 2011
In this article we take a look at a subject affects nearly all cars owners at some point in time – that of Clear Plastic Headlight Restoration. One of our regular customers recently pulled up outside our premises and asked me to take a look at his headlights which had become extremely clouded and dull over time from a combination of fine scratches and the effects of UV on the clear plastic.
Afraid that they were going to fail his upcoming MOT and not being able to afford a new set of headlights he wanted to know how he could restore the clarity back to his headlights.
I advised there are a number of different products available on the market which enable you to polish away light scratches, scuffs, haziness and surface marks from your headlights to leave them looking like new. These range from single stage polishes, two step cleaning and polishing compounds to multi-step restoration and protection kits. Read the rest of this entry »
