A short history of leather care
Leather conditioners have been around for centuries. Back in the 17th and 18th century, ingredients like beef tallow and beeswax were often used to treat and waterproof the hide. They even retrieved chimney soot to add an instant blackening agent … Continue reading
What is Leather Preservation
Having put many hours, days and maybe even weeks (at this stage!) of research and discussion into the proper care of leather, I have developed my own technique of preservation. Here is a good example of leather preservation. I would recommend this process for every set of leather but not on a regular basis. Continue reading
New Car Detailing
All too often the newness of a car is taken away from it before the new owner even takes possession of it. I have seen brand new cars with problems that can be traced right back to the factory, such as sanding marks and poorly finished paint. Then, between the removal of its protective transport film at the dealers and then the prepping by of the car by the in-house valet teams, it is hardly surprising to find that car finish is affected before it even gets a few miles on the clock. Continue reading
CQuartz Application to 6yr old BMW
This BMW 320d was dropped off for a CQuartz application. However, being 6 yrs old, it required prepping and machine-polishing before I could put the protective coating on. Continue reading
Protecting the car for the winter
We had a few days of “Indian Summer” in late September, but October soon put us back in our place with a cold snap! But what does the winter mean for our cars? Continue reading
Professional Paint Care & Correction
One of the most important jobs I do in my studio-workshop is Paint Correction. And this is not a service reserved for high-end cars only! I work on all different types of cars because in my experience, detailing is not just about the cars. Its about the owners as well. Continue reading
Leather Care, Preservation & Conservation
There is a lot of controversy about the way leather should be treated. The way I learn to take care of the various surfaces of a car is simple – I don’t believe marketing hype and if I want to know the truth about something, whether a chemical or the surface it should be used on, then I go to the guys in the back-room – the chemists, or in this case the leather chemists and tannery finish specialists. Marketing blurb is too unreliable and this is very true in the case of leather care products. Continue reading
C.Quartz for New Cars
CQuartz is a high-tech coating for automotive paint that uses nano-particles of ceramic quartz. Once the particles have bonded with the paint, they make it 50% harder, providing vastly improved scratch resistance. It is also hydrophobic, thereby allowing for easy maintenance. Continue reading