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8 articles in How-To Guides

How to Clean Alloy Wheels: Step by Step, Brushes and Cleaners How-To Guide
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How to Clean Alloy Wheels: Step by Step, Brushes and Cleaners

How to clean alloy wheels: which cleaner suits your finish, the brushes to use, how to shift baked-on brake dust and how to kee...

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How to Clean Car Windows Without Streaks How-To Guide
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How to Clean Car Windows Without Streaks

Why car windows streak, the cleaner and cloths to use, and how to clean the outside, the inside of the windscreen and the wiper...

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How to Clean Car Seats and Carpets: Fabric, Leather and Stains How-To Guide
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How to Clean Car Seats and Carpets: Fabric, Leather and Stains

Fabric, leather and stains: how to clean car seats and carpets by hand or with an extractor, when a steam cleaner helps, and th...

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How to Remove Tyre Browning: Causes, Cleaners and Dressings How-To Guide
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How to Remove Tyre Browning: Causes, Cleaners and Dressings

Brown sidewalls come from the tyre's own protection. Here is how to clean browning off properly and keep tyres black, with the ...

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The Correct Order to Detail a Car: Step by Step How-To Guide
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The 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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Car Detailing for Beginners: Where to Start and What It Means How-To Guide
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Car Detailing for Beginners: Where to Start and What It Means

A beginner's guide to car detailing: the four stages from washing to protection, a glossary of the terms you will meet, the fir...

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How to Wash Your Car Safely Without Causing Swirl Marks How-To Guide
10 min read

How 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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Dilution Ratios Explained: How to Mix Car Care Products How-To Guide
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Dilution 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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