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Car Detailing Guide

Car Detailing Guide

Welcome to my Car Detailing blog. Having created my other blog about Buying a Car, I decided to establish this blog in regards to Detailing your Car.

Once you have purchased a car, there is nothing like keeping it in Showroom floor condition. How can you achieve this while driving through every day conditions of dust, dirt, road tar and the ever dreaded bird droppings that get etched onto your car?

There are many steps and many products that will help keep your car looking wonderful. I will explore the different products you can find on the market, and give personal reviews of the products I have tried. Also, I plan to write some tips and tricks I use to detail my car, and also the steps you should take in caring for your cars exterior and interior.

Stay tuned and feel free to leave comments on anything I say to give an alternative perspective.

Regards,
Michael Kralj

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