If you’ve ever been victimized by neighborhood pranksters or vandalism, you’ve likely had your car egged. While discovering an egged car is nerve racking, trying to remove the egg and yolk creates further irritation. The key is to remove the egg stain shortly after the incident. However, if the egging occurred overnight, or while you ...
For every car manufacturer, there is a listing of all models of cars made in each calendar year. Each model comes in different colours, and all of these cars are registered in a database linked to the serial numbers, or VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) of the car. No two (legally registered) vehicles have the same ...
Super glue is extremely sticky glue, and if you get it on your car’s paint job, you have damaged the paint regardless. There is absolutely no possible way of removing the superglue without removing the paint or at least marring the finish on the paint job. Acetone is used to remove Super glue. Acetone can ...
Ask Don Siegler, a professional car cleaner and detailer, and he will tell you that almost everyone – including you – do not wash, wax, or seal your car, truck, or SUV properly. “You damage the finish, you leave scratches and lots of dirt behind, and you probably use the wrong products, too,” says Don ...
A buffer is one of the best ways to wax a car to a showroom finish. The buffer leaves a professional appearance for a fraction of the cost of detailing, and the evenly-applied wax keeps your car’s paint protected from harsh conditions. But not everyone knows how to use a buffer to wax a car. ...
Today’s smaller cars, carpooling, and family-packed vehicles leave little space for inside storage of snowboards, skis, boots, and gear. There’s only one place to expand to – outside the vehicle. There are now a plethora of ski and snowboard racks on the market today. Some are simple one piece designs were others are part of ...
Annoyingly, paint chips seem to always strike cars when you least expect them to. New cars always seem more susceptible, as well. Repairing these paint chips is a relatively easy process to undertake, requiring only basic knowledge of painting processes. The most important thing to remember is that automotive paint jobs today are overwhelmingly basecoat/clearcoat ...
Keeping your car in top condition is vital to maintaining its resell value and its eye appeal. However, even though you may wash and wax it regularly, keep it in a garage, and park it in the shade to protect the paint job from sun damage, there are natural and manmade hazards that take a ...
Now that we know the proper technique to use the sprayer, let’s paint. If you want racing stripes, you have to tape off that section. I would paint the stripes first. So, determine the exact middle of the car, and then mark off how many inches you want on either side. This will give you ...