We’ve talked before about living in the South. In many places, you just park in your yard due to not having a paved surface on which to park. Sometimes you park under trees and pollen coats your car. Sometimes you park under trees that spit sap all over your car. That’s harder to clean off. …
Whether you’re trying to remove a sticky situation from your car’s paint job or you want to disinfect handles, you might wonder if rubbing alcohol is a safe solution. Applying the wrong chemical to car paint can be an expensive issue to fix. As a result, it makes sense to do your research before rubbing …
Duct tape is not known to damage the paint on vehicles. If that occurs, it’s either that the paintwork was already bad or you used the wrong method to remove the tape residue. For many years, auto repair shops have been utilizing duct tape to keep parts together without incident as they work on our …
Keeping your car’s paint in perfect condition is easier said than done because it’s not the big things that damage the vehicle in the long run. However, it is the small things that happen almost daily. In addition, there are many everyday elements around that tend to deteriorate the paint of a vehicle without even …
The bumper sticker itself isn’t what damages car paint. It’s what you use to get the bumper sticker off that can damage the car’s finish. You should never place a bumper sticker anywhere on your car other than the bumper. I remember when I was finally the legal age to vote. I covered my car …
Yes. Most people know it as a count that’s read off in the weather reports. It intrudes every spring and disappears just as soundlessly each winter. I, personally, should own stock in Benadryl, but I live with pollen just like you do. Not only does it irritate or cause allergies, but it also damages the …
Yes, you will damage your car’s paint if you let tree sap sit on it, especially if it hardens into an amber-colored resin. I know from experience. You do not want to have to get a new paint job because of tree sap. It’s expensive to repaint a vehicle and you never do get it right …
Yes, snow does damage car paint. However, this is not the only problematic element destroying paint jobs. After I lived in South Dakota for a decade, I learned how to live with this mess stuck and piled on my vehicle. Road salt used by cities to protect drivers from sliding on roadways also causes problems with …
Car cleaning hacks are a great way to keep your vehicle clean, or add extra shine. We all love things that make our lives easier, and keeping your car looking great can feel like a full time job. When I first heard about using pledge on a car, particularly the paint, I was surprised. It …
I used to wonder whether rain could damage my car paint or not until it occurred. I knew I had to get to the bottom of this to be sure and so, at this point, I would love to share what I discovered. First, I would like to discuss the acidity of rain and how …
WD40 is one of those products that everyone knows about. It’s often said that you can fix anything with WD40 and/or duct tape. If it should move and doesn’t, use WD40. If it moves and shouldn’t, use duct tape. Both of these are wonderful inventions, and have certainly saved me more than a few times. …