Valuable tips on diagnosing, treating and repairing various conditions that can occur on car interiors and exteriors.

How To

• Cloth Seat Cleaning (pdf)
• Convertible Tops Cleaning
• Headlight Cover Restoration
• Tire Degradation Repair
• Inspect Paint
• Apply Rubber Protector
• Remove Rap Gard/Transit Film
• Streak Free Windows
• Remove Contamination/Overspray
• Remove AC Odor
• Remove "Blue Corrals" Touchless
• Remove Swirl Marks

Diagnostic Articles

• Light Scratches and Swirls
• Bird Dropping Damage
• Checking/Cracking/Film Degradation
• Paint Delamination
• Water Spot Etching
• Clear Coat Lifting
• Exterior Trim Failure

Informational Articles

• Chemical Identification Digest
• What Makes a Gallon of Paint
• Base Coat and Clear Coat Magnified 5000x
• Measuring E-Coat
• Surface Primer Over E-Coat Total Measurement
• Base Coat Measurement
• Clear Coat Measurement
• Advantages of Polymer Sealent Over Wax
• Causes of Environmental Damage
• How Base Coat and Clear Coats are Applied (pdf)
• OEM Clearcoat Failures
• Chevy Cladding Report (pdf)
• A.B.C. System Skin Temperature

Environmental paint damage examples:

• Black Clear Coat w\ Ferrous Oxides
• Blue Clear Coat Panel w\ Ferrous Oxides and Acid Rain
• Red Clear Coat Panel w\ Ferrous Oxides and Acid Rain
• Sulfuric Acids, Acid Rain, Ferrous Oxides
• Sulfuric Acids, Acid Rain, Ferrous Oxides High-Res (jpg)