To Shine & Protect
Not long ago the car polisher to own was the Porter Cable 7424. Today, there's another option, the Meguiar's G110v2 Dual Action Car Polisher. In 2007, Meguiar's commissioned a toolmaker in China to manufacture a car polisher in the same format as the original Porter Cable 7424, with several notable improvements: More power Urethane backing plate with Velcro Power cord with 45-degree up angle D handle for easy, smooth operation Combined, these changes made the Meguiar's … [Read more...]
In the past 10 years, the detailing clay bar has become an indispensable tool for all professional detailers and most car enthusiasts. Unfortunately, competition has not made clay bar prices go down much, even though every major brand has an auto detailing clay bar product in their lineup. Part of the reason for this is that Auto Magic, the makers of the Clay Magic brand of detailing clay, wrote a patent on the use of clay (not the invention itself), and used it as a stick to beat the … [Read more...]
It has been a few years since I last overhauled the Guide to Detailing website. For 2010, I have decided to put Guide to Detailing into a blog format, give it a fresh look, and refresh all of the material. There's a lot more coming than just a fresh face. Auto Blog My new Auto Blog will feature topics that are new and interesting in the automotive world, including car detailing. Sometime I go off-topics, so you never know what you might find. Look for the first installment of my Auto … [Read more...]
The Guide To Detailing project started mid year 1999, shortly after I launched the Autopia Car Care (e.g., autopia-carcare.com) store. At the time, it was my premise that ecommerce sales could be greatly increased through education. It's a concept that was unknown then, but now expected. My early car care and detailing articles were short on content and images, but at the time the only other site with any detailing information was web-cars.com, which started around 1996. One of my favorite … [Read more...]
Pinnacle Brand Car Care Products The Pinnacle product line combines natural and modern ingredients to achieve the highest attainable level of surface enhancement and protection. These formulas work in harmony to clean, condition, protect, and beautify your car's exterior and interior surfaces. To create this level of excellence, Pinnacle hand-crafts each and every product. You will see the results of such dedication in your car's shine. Pinnacle Souveran wax is the flagship of the line. … [Read more...]
P21S Brand Car Care Products From the manufacturer... "The P21S Story... P21S car care products are different, very different in fact. You see, from the beginning, P21S car care products have been engineered to meet or exceed the demanding standards of the automakers themselves, not those of some marketing department! Take our world famous wheel cleaners for example. Introduced to North America in 1984, P21S Wheel Cleaner revolutionized the wheel care business by being the first and … [Read more...]
3M Brand Car Care Products 3M's car care and detailing products are favored by body shop professionals, expert detailers, and car enthusiasts from around the world. People who use 3M know from experience they can count on 3M products for premium results. This is in no small part due to 3M's research and development; putting each formulation through rigorous testing before it's brought to market. 3M's award winning products that are simply the best in their class. [phpbay]"3M Lens … [Read more...]
Adams Polishes Brand Car Care Products Adam Patale has been selling his name brand of high quality detailing products since 2001. What makes Adam's Polishes unique is the passion Adam puts into each and every product. What's more, Adam stands behind every product with a 110% money back guarantee. That's unheard of in the car care industry, but Adam's Polishes makes that claim because they strive for a happy customer with every sale. [phpbay]"Adams Polishes", 6, "", ""[/phpbay] … [Read more...]
Armor All Brand Car Care Products Polymer chemist Joe Palcher invented the original Armor All Protectant in 1962. Joe discovered a miracle formula that protected rubber, plastic, and vinyl from UV radiation and ozone, but it wasn't until 1966 that it was shown to the world. That's when a local auto shop owner convinced Joe to bottle and sell his formula. They called it Tri-don - that's No Dirt spelled backwards - and the automotive care world would never be the same. As you can imagine, … [Read more...]
Autoglym Brand Car Care Products Autoglym products are found in all areas of the automotive industry and are equally suited to the professional detailer, the concours competition enthusiast, and the family car owner. Autoglym, based in Letchworth, UK, was founded in 1965 by a UK Motor Trade entrepreneur who developed a unique system for renovating used car paintwork. Today the brand is endorsed by as many as twenty car manufacturers, where their products are used in the in manufacturing … [Read more...]
Bell Chemical Corp Brand Car Care Products Bell Chemical Corp is the manufacturer of Amazing Roll-Off, a cleaning product originally developed for boaters to clean canvas sails. More than just for sailors, Amazing Roll-Off works wonders on cleaning vinyl and canvas convertible tops, too. Plus, tough stains that other cleaners can't touch are no match for Amazing Roll-Off. Amazing Roll-Off isn't just for canvas. It's safe on paint, rubber, engines, and so much more! Amazing Roll-Off is … [Read more...]
Black Magic Brand Car Care Products Black Magic Car Care Products is a division of the Shell Oil Company. The company offers no background information about their brand. So far, consumer ratings for Black Magic products are on the low side when compared with other national brands in the same price range. [phpbay]"Black Magic Car Wax", 3, "", ""[/phpbay] … [Read more...]
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