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Exterior Car Care Advice and Guides
Washing, decontamination, wheels, tyres, drying, protection and exterior maintenance.
21 articles in Exterior Car Care
Buying GuideBest Snow Foam UK: How to Choose the Right One
There is no single best snow foam. The right one depends on the protection on your paint and how dirty the car is. Here is how ...
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How-To GuideThe Correct Order to Detail a Car: Step by Step
The correct order to detail a car in 17 steps, from wheels and pre-wash through decontamination, polishing and protection to th...
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ComparisonWax vs Sealant vs Ceramic Coating: Which Should You Choose?
Three different kinds of paint protection with genuinely different demands and lifespans. The right one depends on preparation ...
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How-To GuideHow to Wash Your Car Safely Without Causing Swirl Marks
The safe way to wash a car step by step: wheels first, a pre-wash and rinse, a two-bucket contact wash from the top down, then ...
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Product GuideDTLR 2 Pro Pressure Washer Review: Specs, Kit and Verdict
Our verdict on the Kiam DTLR 2 Pro: 160 bar and 10 litres per minute from a 3.0 kW induction motor, the full kit in the box, ho...
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How-To GuideDilution Ratios Explained: How to Mix Car Care Products
What a dilution ratio like 1:8 means, how to work out the product and water for any bottle step by step, a chart from 1:1 to 1:...
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Product GuideActive Pressure Washers UK: Where to Buy and Why They're Different
Where to buy Active pressure washers in the UK, how the Active 2.0, 2.3 and 3.0 compare on flow, pressure and pump, the Active ...
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ComparisonActive Pressure Washer vs Karcher: Which Is Better for Car Detailing?
How Active and Karcher pressure washers compare for car detailing on motor, pump, pressure and flow from each maker's own figur...
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Buying GuideBest Pressure Washer for Car Detailing UK: Flow, Pressure and Fittings
How to choose a pressure washer for car detailing, the Kiam DTLR and Active machines we stock compared by flow, pressure and pu...
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