A good friend of ours loses his mind every time he hears the words”paint correction” used together. As someone who prepares million-dollar exotics and rare classics for top-tier concours d’elegance around the world, he knows his stuff. The problem, he argues, is the paint is already correct, it’s just the […]
Our Top Ways to Modify You Ride and Make it Stand Out. Repaint your Car- Changing the color of your vehicle is probably the biggest way you can makeover your vehicle. Whether you change the color completely or simply tweak the finish a little by adding some metallic or a […]
The surface of your car should be clean before you start detailing. Obviously, you want to wash the car and get the major dirt and road debris off the car. The next step is to get the dirt and contaminants that are bonded into the clear coat off the surface. So, the first thing you should do to this panel after an initial wash is using a clay bar over the paint. What that’s going to do is pull out all the contaminants that are in the paint so that when we buff the entire panel we’re buffing the paint and not just pushing the contaminants around.
Here at Eastwood people often ask us what’s the best way to polish a car so we asked an expert who laid out two methods using our random orbital polisher. Depending on how much time you want to invest you can use a one-step process that will move swirls and scratches from the paint or you can opt for a more in-depth three-step process which will achieve an even more brilliant finish. Kevin is showing a three-step process in this article. If you want to see the one-step process you can view that tech article here: https://www.eastwood.com/garage/eastwood-chatter/one_step_paint_polish/
Here at Eastwood people often ask us what’s the best way to polish a car so we asked an expert who’s laid out two methods using a random orbital polisher depending on how much time you want to invest you can use the one-step process that will remove swirls and scratches from the paint or you can opt for a more in-depth three-step process which will achieve an even more brilliant finish
Chemical Guys manufactures professional car care products that create the best results. Many Chemical Guys products are able to be diluted using clean water. Properly diluting cleaners, degreasers, and dressings produce the best results and saves you money. Diluting your car wash chemicals is the process of mixing a specified […]
The modern detailing clay bar is a synthetic plastic putty that physically pulls embedded dirt out from your car’s paintwork. If your car has ever felt rough and “dirty” even after a full car wash, you need to use the clay bar. The rough feeling on your car’s exterior is pollution, industrial fallout, and environmental contamination stuck in the pores of the paintwork.
Having a chromed out or polished, spotless engine bay is a dream of a lot of car enthusiasts, but it’s a lot of money and time to get an engine to be to the level of high end show cars. That doesn’t mean you can’t have an ultra clean engine bay that looks really great without breaking the bank. We decided to put together a list of our favorite ways to detail your engine bay and drive train.
You’ll be taking your ride to a weekend car show, so of course you want it to look its absolute best on display in front of friends and colleagues. Every “oooh” and “ahhh” you’ll hear does wonders for your self-esteem, and if there’s a judging portion of the show, you […]
