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Detailing And Coating Advice
24 articles on ceramic coating, paint correction and detailing, written the same way Jesse explains it in the studio. No invented durability figures and no numbers pulled out of the air.
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New Car Protection
Protect Your Car After Buying
The first month sets the baseline for everything that follows. Here is a plan that works for a new car or a used one.
New Car Protection
How to Protect New Car Paint in Pakenham
New paint is the easiest paint to keep good. Most of the damage it collects arrives in the first year.
Paint Correction
Why Does Your Car's Paint Look Dull
The car is clean and it still looks flat. There are six likely reasons, and they need different fixes.
Paint Correction
What Causes Swirl Marks on Car Paint
Almost every swirl mark on your car was put there by someone cleaning it.
Paint Correction
Can Correction Remove Scratches
Some scratches come out completely. Some improve. Some should be left alone, and there is a simple test.
Paint Correction
Paint Correction vs Polishing
Every correction involves polishing. Not every polish is a correction.
Paint Correction
What Is Paint Correction
The difference between paint that is clean and paint that is actually clear.
Ceramic Coating
Five Ceramic Coating Myths
Most disappointment with coatings traces back to one of these five claims.
Ceramic Coating
Ceramic Coating Preparation
Most of the hours in a coating booking happen before the coating comes out of the bottle.
Ceramic Coating
How to Wash a Ceramic Coated Car
The coating does the hard part. Your job is to not undo it with the wrong bucket.
Ceramic Coating
Does Ceramic Coating Prevent Scratches
The short answer is no. The useful answer is what it does protect against instead.
Ceramic Coating
Can You Ceramic Coat an Older Car
Age is not the question. What state the clear coat is in is the question.
Ceramic Coating
Ceramic Coating vs Wax
Two very different products doing roughly the same job on very different timescales.
Ceramic Coating
How Long Does Ceramic Coating Last
The number on the bottle is a starting point. Four other things decide what you actually get.
Ceramic Coating
Is Ceramic Coating Worth It for a New Car
New paint is the easiest paint to protect. It is also rarely as flawless as people assume.
Ceramic Coating
What Is Ceramic Coating
What a coating actually is, what it changes about owning the car, and the things it was never going to do.
Detailing
Why Cheap Car Detailing Can Cost You More
The problem with a cheap detail is rarely the price. It is what had to be skipped to reach it.
Detailing
Detailing and Your Car's Resale Value
Presentation changes how a car is received. Here is where that translates into money and where it does not.
Detailing
How to Maintain Your Car After Detailing
The work is done. Keeping it that way comes down to a handful of habits, most of which cost nothing.
Detailing
Is Professional Car Detailing Worth It
Sometimes yes, sometimes a good wash at home is all your car needs. Here is how to tell.
Detailing
Mobile Detailing vs a Detailing Studio
Convenience against control. Which one matters depends entirely on what the car is booked in for.
Detailing
What Does a Full Car Detail Include
Stage by stage, what a full detail covers, and the things that are almost always quoted separately.
Detailing
Car Detailing vs Car Washing
Both leave the car clean. Only one changes the condition of the paint and the cabin.
Detailing
How Often Should You Detail Your Car
There is no single answer, but there is a sensible way to work out what your car actually needs.