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How to Wax Your Car at Home

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Brad

Remember how shiny and new all those old classic cars looked in the Karate Kid when Daniel-son finished waxing them? Your car can look just as good by follow a few simple steps when applying a protective coat of wax…

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Posted in DETAILING MY CAR

The Disgusting Aftermath of Hitting a Deer

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Brad

Just What Happens When a Car Hits a Deer? This is a story from early in my auto-detailing career. One fine day I received a call from an insurance company. They wanted to know if I could help them with…

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Posted in CAR STORIES

The Horror of Vomit in Your Car

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Brad

Not many car issues are worse than someone vomiting inside. This is one disgusting mess – and it smells pretty bad too. In this post I want to share the methods and products needed to clean up vomit and refresh…

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Posted in DETAILING MY CAR

The Frightening Concept of Buying a Car at Night

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Brad

This is a little story of buying a car in the dark. Just to get this out of the way: Don’t Do It! What follows is my tale of woe. Beginning of the End: Buying a Car in the Dark…

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Posted in BUYING A CAR

The 4 Causes of Dull and Faded Paint

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Brad

Why Does My Car’s Paint Look Dull? The paint on a car is subjected to many things that can cause premature aging and surface damage. Some of the culprits are sun damage, old automatic car washes, improper hand washing, and…

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My Check Engine Light is On

Posted on September 9, 2015 by bradley

The Dreaded Check Engine Light! How many times has this happened to you? You start your car or are just tooling down the road and a yellow light appears on your instrument panel. The first thing I did when I…

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Posted in REPAIRING MY CAR

15 Essential Car Care Items an Obsessive-Compulsive Sould Always Have on Hand

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Brad

In this post I’ll cover some great products for taking care of your car. The following are some essential things to have on hand both for vehicle maintenance and as safety equipment for emergencies. As a crazy car guy, I…

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Dealing With a Spilled Latte

Posted on June 29, 2015 by bradley

  The OCD Way to Remove Coffee Stains from Cars There goes your latte. You hit the brakes hard and the coffee cup exploded inside the car. It’s a common problem especially here in the land of coffee – Seattle.…

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Perfect Window Cleaning for your Car

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Brad
classic car

Car Window Cleaning Tips from a True Car Fanatic Ever have to pull over and clean the inside of your windows because the sheer amount of gunk made it impossible to see when the sun hit the glass? I haven’t,…

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Scratch Repair and Touch up

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Brad
Custom SUV

 Touch up Paint for Cars Horror of all horrors. You come out of the grocery store and see a scratch in your car’s paint – no certified car nut can take this. It makes me sick to my stomach. But…

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