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Everything You Need to Know About Clay Bars. If you’re looking for a way to get your car’s paint looking like new, a clay bar might be just what you need. Clay bars are a detailing tool that can help remove contaminants from your car’s paint, leaving it looking smooth and more consistent. Also known as a 'mechanical strip'.  What is a Clay Bar? A clay bar is a clay-like detailing tool that is used to remove stubborn contaminants from your car’s paint. These contaminants can include things like dirt, dust, and other debris that can build up on your...

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The two-bucket wash method is a car washing technique that helps prevent scratches and swirls on your car’s paint. Its main job is to keep the dirt out of circulation. The process involves using two buckets of water: one with soapy water using a dedicated shampoo and the other with clean water . Here are the steps to follow: Fill one bucket with soapy water and the other with clean water. Dip your wash mitt into the soapy water bucket and wash a portion of the vehicle. Rinse the mitt in the clean water bucket to remove dirt and debris. A grit guard...

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What is gloss? How do we define it, and how do we achieve it?  There’s no other term in the detailing world and scene that is (mis)used as much as “gloss”. If we were to believe car care brands or manufacturers and what they promise us, they sell us “gloss in a bottle”. Heck, we do it too with Stjärnagloss Bubblor, Fantastisk or Silke. However, in this blog post, we want to be perfectly honest with you and, more importantly, want to provide you with the knowledge necessary to see behind those promises of glossy cars – and understand what gloss actually...

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How paint defects are created and how to prevent them? In a previous blog post, we told you all about (different) paint defects. So, after you know what paint defects are, let’s now talk about how they occur in the first place – so that you know how to prevent them. So, how do paint defects occur, how are they created? The answer will be shocking or at least surprising to some: pretty much by anything and everything. Even if you never touch or wash your car and just drive it down the road, everything that touches your car’s paint...

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What are paint defects (swirls, holograms, haze, pig tails, etchings, …) After an amazing couple of days with the man, the myth, the legend Kelly Harris from Lake Country, we thought it was right to really break down all the types of paint defects and take the fear out of the unknown. Have a tea, suggest a digestive with it and enjoy the below. Before you even think about starting with paint correction and polishing, you first need to understand the baseline of knowledge about why paint correction and polishing is done in the first place. The majority of people think polishing is equal to making cars...

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