How-To Articles: Tips & Best Practices
How to do a Cosmetic Engine Detail in 5-easy Steps
Before After Cosmetic Engine Detailing When it comes to most modern cars, when you open the hood you don’t see an engine but instead, see lots of plastic covers and cladding that cover the engine. For the most part, due to better technology, the engines don’t become covered in oily sludge like they did in the old days, thus there’s nothing to clean or degrease. The plastic covers and plastic cladding inside the engine compartment does become dirty and neglected looking over time but the good news is - it’s fast and easy to clean and then restore that factory...
How to do a Cosmetic Engine Detail in 5-easy Steps
How to Clean Cloth Car Seats Like a Pro
When it comes to cleaning cloth seats as well as any other cloth, fabric or upholstery inside your car, the process is actually quite easy and simple. It helps to use quality tools and products and of course the key ingredient is you and your focused attention to the task at hand. Besides these things, the most important thing I can share when it comes to cleaning cloth seats is try to work with a foaming upholstery cleaner and after all the cleaning is done, place a small fan inside the car for an hour or two as the moving...
How to Clean Cloth Car Seats Like a Pro
How to do a Cosmetic Engine Detail in 5 Easy Steps
Before After Cosmetic Engine Detailing When it comes to most modern cars, when you open the hood you don’t see an engine but instead, see lots of plastic covers and cladding that cover the engine. For the most part, due to better technology, the engines don’t become covered in oily sludge like they did in the old days, thus there’s nothing to clean or degrease. The plastic covers and plastic cladding inside the engine compartment does become dirty and neglected looking over time but the good news is - it’s fast and easy to clean and then restore that factory...
How to do a Cosmetic Engine Detail in 5 Easy Steps
What is a Dual Action Polisher & How To Use One?
What is a Dual Action Polisher & How To Use One?
How to use a Foam Cannon to Wash Your Car
How would you like to make washing your vehicle fun, fast and easy while preserving a swirl-free finish with the final results looking like you just waxed your vehicle when all you did was wash it? If like most people you answered, yes, then you want a foam cannon. What is a Foam Cannon? A Foam Cannon is a specially designed spray head that attaches to a pressure washer to wash your vehicle. After mixing a quality car wash soap in the foam cannon reservoir, when you pull the trigger on the pressure sprayer wand, the foam cannon will smother...
How to use a Foam Cannon to Wash Your Car
How to Clean Car Carpeting | 3D Car Care
There are three primary ways to clean interior automotive carpeting, upholstery and fabrics. Hand cleaning with a scrub brush and absorbent towels. Hot water extractor Steam machine Working by hand This how-to article will show you how to clean dirty, soiled carpet by hand using a quality carpet and upholstery cleaner plus an ordinary scrub brush plus plenty of clean, dry towels. The secret to cleaning dirty carpet by hand is actually quite simple. Besides using a safe and effective carpet and upholstery cleaner, the next most important aspect is to remove as much of the cleaner (and the...
How to Clean Car Carpeting | 3D Car Care
What is Carnauba Wax And How Do You Use It? | 3D Car Care
A carnauba wax is a product formulated to add a layer of protection to an automotive finish while adding gloss and shine at the same time. Carnauba waxes come in both paste and liquid formulations with the primary difference simply being the form in which a person prefers. Carnauba Paste Wax A traditional carnauba paste wax come in a tin can although now days you will also find them in their cheaper counterpart, plastic jars. Some paste waxes are pre-softened to make getting the wax out of the can and spread over the paint faster and easier. There are...
What is Carnauba Wax And How Do You Use It? | 3D Car Care
Step by Step Guide to Clean and Polish Aluminum Wheels | 3D Car Care
Polished aluminum wheels look great when they are new or regularly maintained. The problem however, is over time, aluminum oxidizes and becomes cloudy and dull looking. The good news is, aluminum is easy to clean and polish and the polishing work can easily be done by hand on a Saturday morning in your own garage. Polished aluminum is a porous metal and as such, it's vitally important that the proper products be used to wash and clean the wheel and to also polish and protect the aluminum without staining the aluminum. This how to article is broken into 4 segments...
Step by Step Guide to Clean and Polish Aluminum Wheels | 3D Car Care
How to Wash, Clean, and Detail Your Engine Bay
Maintaining the cleanliness of your engine and engine compartment is essential for several reasons. First, it helps to keep the engine running cooler. Heat is one of the primary enemies of your engine and drivetrain, so keeping it cool will help it last longer. Second, a clean engine is easier to diagnose when there are problems. If there is a leak or a broken component, it will be much easier to see and fix if the engine is clean. Finally, a clean engine simply looks better! It will make your car look more polished and well-maintained. Unfortunately, the engine bay...
How to Wash, Clean, and Detail Your Engine Bay
What is Ceramic Coating & Is It Worth It | 3D Car Care
What are Ceramic Paint Coatings? Ceramic paint coatings are defined as any paint protection product that contains nano-sized particles of SiO2 or Silicon Dioxide. True ceramic paint coatings use nano-sized particles of Silicon Dioxide to create a paint protection product that dramatically outlasts and out-protects conventional and traditional car waxes and synthetic paint sealants. Due to their pure concentrated form and the fact when exposed to air they will solidify, most real or true ceramic coatings come in tiny glass vials. What is SiO2? SiO2 is the abbreviated element name for Silicon Dioxide, and it is one of 118...