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How do you get the best results from snow foam? You asked, we listened! Read this handy guide to find out how to get the best out of your pre-wash stage in detailing including tips & tricks from some of our master detailers.

What detailing products do I need? What products should go in my detailing kit? These are questions we get regularly from first time detailers so we're here to help! We welcome all enthusiasts new to detailing! Take a look at the list our Master Detailers have put together of 'must-have's (and things to avoid).

UV rays can affect your vehicle in two different ways, directly and indirectly. Most sun damage can be avoidable with the proper care and maintenance of your vehicle. So, how can you protect your car from UV rays? Read this handy guide and don't let your car go without SPF this summer!

Wheel cleaning - it's one of, if not the most important steps in the car detailing process, so you need to know how to undergo the process and what products can help you to do so. Slim's is here to help out, and recommend the best of the best for the "wheel" of approval.

A vehicle with a matt finish immediately catches the eye and always looks special. But to maintain this special look, the right care is also required. Because with matt vehicle surfaces there are some differences to the conventional cleaning of a glossy paint. 

A lot of the terminology used in detailing tends to have been adopted by us from our American cousins. Even the word "detailing" is an Americanism we have adopted as, let’s be honest, "washing my car" just doesn’t do it justice. Polishing and buffing have two different meaning but do you really know the difference?

If you asked this question to 100 people you would get 100 different answers as everybody has their own approach to washing their car. Some people would even prefer to use a car wash but, since you are here, we would assume you're not one of those! This blog contains a rough estimate on how long we think a basic car wash could take.

Car cleaning on a personal level is subjective and one person's clean is not always to another's level of liking. What we aim to do in this article is describe how you should work on your vehicle to achieve great results. You can always do more, or less, we will produce further detailing articles on our blog about additional processes to go the extra mile if you crave that bit more ‘detail’.

If you find yourself in the position of wanting to wash your car and you have no specific car wash shampoo then the simple answer is, don’t wash your car until you do have the correct shampoo! Like any job around the home products are designed to do a specific job and one product that we have long abused for the wrong job is domestic washing up liquid for washing a car.