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Is Carnauba Paste Wax a Dinosaur? I started my annual garage cleanup last week. It’s never a fun chore, but it’s always revealing. When I got to my detailing supply cabinet I noticed something very telling. In fact, it was so blatantly obvious it made me think “…is this happening in other garages?” What was so obvious is that all of my cans of Carnauba paste wax had migrated to the back of cabinet. Even my beloved Pinnacle Souveran and P21S Carnauba Wax were on the back row. Has Carnauba wax become a Dinosaur? Read Full Article How-to Use a Dual-Action Car Polisher It is no longer possible or practical to polish cars by hand. The value of time alone makes it impractical, but more importantly, modern paint is simply too hard to polish by hand. This article shows you how to use a dual-action car polisher (e.g., Ultimate Detailing Machine, Porter Cable, Meguiar’s G100, etc.) to safely polish your car to perfection. Read Full Article Car Detailing Microfiber Products There is an interesting offering of microfiber products for automotive detailing, including towels, applicators, gloves, dusters and wash mitts. In the towels category alone, you will find dozens of different weaves, material weights, fabric blends, colors and sizes. It's almost dizzying when you look at the different products side-by-side. Read Full Article How to Clean Your Paint with Clay Every car finish shares a common enemy: pollution. It relentlessly pursues your car from the second it leaves the factory until your car meets its ultimate demise. It's in the air we breathe, it's on the roads we drive, and it attaches to your car's paint, where it bonds and begins a process of oxidation. Read Full Article
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