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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.

In truth, there is no wrong or right answer to this question. It is subjective and everybody would have a different point of view. But there are huge benefits to keeping your car clean and also protecting your paintwork with a coating. Read some of our tips in this blog...

You might not know this, but the biggest factor in a vehicle losing its shine is how we treat the car during the wash process. Harsh chemicals and scratchy sponges will dull the paint's natural shine by scuffing away the original glossy surface. Read this guide for a how-to of the basic wash process!

The idea of never washing your car is one that does appeal to some people who don’t enjoy or find time for looking after something that has invariably cost thousands of pounds. But, ultimately, the better you treat your car the better and longer it should last for you and the more effort you take will be reflected in a better sell on price when the time comes to hopefully upgrade in the future.

This is an essential guide to restoring your Slim’s Detailing Snow Foam Lance to its best. With little effort you can improve the performance of your lance in no time and the results are worth making the effort! You will need a few tools and a bench vice is a big help but not essential. Let's get started...