Colour Perfection
Suzanne Keane explains why not all paints are the same and why you should choose your paint colour carefully! They may all look amazing in brochures and on the forecourt but once you drive that car away keeping it clean and shiny will fall solely on your own head. For an easy life the best colours to choose are brown, beige, gold and champagne tints. These hide dirt extremely well and most will look good as new after a...
Showroom Shine – Part 3
This week, to conclude our Showroom Shine series, Suzanne Keane outlines some to those final finishing touches to really make your car gleam! If you missed part 1 or 2 you can see them by clicking on the links below! Showroom Shine Part 1 – Paint Preparation Showroom Shine Part 2 – Polish & Wax Showroom Shine – Part 3 The finishing touch Black Plastics – If your plastics are in fairly good nick all...
Showroom Shine – Part 2
Part 2 – Polish & Wax Following on from Part 1 of our Showroom Shine guide this week we will concentrate on polishing (to remove oxidisation and small scratches) and then sealing the paintwork with wax. For best results try this on a warm dry day, but not in direct sunlight! The best way to apply polish is with an applicator pad – stick to one panel at a time when you’re starting off and give it time to dry...
Car Wash Guide
Since the weather is supposed to (slightly) improve for September it’s the perfect time to shine up that paintwork! We’ll start off this week with an easy car wash – Bucket, sponge, hose? Sounds so simple… but if you really want to give your car some TLC a simple car wash involves so much more! What you will need: 2 buckets – You may think I’m mad but to preserve your paintwork 2 buckets is...
