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December 6, 2021

Get Your FREE Christmas Air Freshener
This month we're giving away a free Christmas air freshener with all orders over £25! This limited edition design will get you and your car in the festive mood. Featuring a vintage Slim's truck driving home for Christmas carrying the perfect pine...
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December 6, 2021

Slim's Christmas Opening Times
Everything you need to know about last order dates to receive your goodies in time for Christmas! Orders placed before 3pm Monday 20th December should arrive in time for Christmas Day. We also have limited operating hours over the holiday period so please read to find out more.
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December 3, 2021

Slim's Detailing Kits Perfect for Christmas
Stuck on what to get your detailing-mad friend or relative this Christmas? Don't worry, we've got you covered! Check out our range of ready-made kits guaranteed to put some festive cheer into Christmas! You might even get your car cleaned out of it...
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December 3, 2021

Slim's Super Stocking Fillers

Looking for the perfect stocking filler for a car care enthusiast? Got a detailing-loving Secret Santa to buy for? Your search is over. We've created a page of products under £10 so you can shop knowing you're staying under budget! Find out more...

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September 20, 2021

DA or Rotary - All Things Polisher

What polisher should I buy? What is the difference between DA and rotary? These are two very common questions we get asked! This blog is our attempt at a simple-to-understand explanation on the options available with tips and recommendations to try and steer you into buying the right machine for you.

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June 2, 2021

What's The Difference Between Polishing and Buffing?
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?
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May 10, 2021

How Long Does It Take To Wash A Car?
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.
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May 10, 2021

Introduction to Detailing
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’.
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May 10, 2021

What Can I Use To Wash My Car If I Don’t Have Car Wash?
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.
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