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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...

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...

What is Först and why do we think it is so important?  Först is a citrus based pre-wash riddled with orange oil which acts as a natural penetrant, lifting mud, traffic film and other debris from paint work.    Why is this so important?  The more dirt and grime we can remove from the car before the contact wash stage the better. This will ultimately reduce marring and keep paint glossier for longer.  With any contamination left on the paint, when the wash mitt is moved around the panel you run the risk of putting 'swirls' in. If you can...