5 automotive cosmetics every driver should have

Are you looking for car cosmetics for cleaning and caring for the body and interior of your car, but you start to get annoyed because you keep coming across names that mean nothing to you? Tar remover, quick detailer, polishes, ceramic coatings… A flood of products with foreign-sounding names and mysterious effects is the result of the insane popularity of car detailing, that is, complex car washing. However, we have prepared this text for drivers who just want to wash their car. We present you a list of 5 inexpensive and effective cosmetics for car care.

What will you learn from this post?

• What car care products should you have in your garage?
• How to choose a car shampoo and why washing your car with dishwashing liquid is not the best idea?
• What is clay for?
• How to quickly and easily apply wax to a car body?
• How do I clean discs?

Shortly speaking

Auto cosmetics that every driver will need: car shampoo, rim fluid and cab cleaner. If you want to freshen up your car paint, you'll also need body cleaning clay and wax.

1. Car shampoo.

Shampoo is a basic beauty product that should be in every driver's garage and the first weapon in the fight for a clean car. Preparations of trusted brands not only cope well with all contaminants, dissolving dust, dirt, bird droppings or dried insect residues, but also shine with varnish and create a protective layer on its surface.

Don't try to save money and wash your machine with dishwashing liquid. – you will ruthlessly tire yourself, and the result will still not be satisfactory. Some agents can even damage the paintwork by making it dull or, if they contain vinegar, by promoting corrosion. Washing your car with dishwashing liquid isn't going to be a big savings anyway, because You can buy a 1 liter car shampoo of a good brand for about PLN 6..

Car shampoos fall into two categories:

• Shampoos without waxwhich handle dirt better than additives, but do not leave a protective layer on the body and do not give it a shine. Choose a product from this category if you are going to wax and polish the paintwork after washing your car.
• Shampoos with waxenriched with additional ingredients that protect the varnish from dirt and weather conditions and give it a deep shine.

Our pick: KS Express Plus Concentrated Shampoowhich is enough for 50 washes. Effectively fights dirt, and at the same time - thanks neutral pH – does not wash off the protective layer obtained as a result of the previous waxing. Contains wax, so after washing it creates a thin, invisible protective layer on the paintwork that protects against scratches, does not leave streaks or white spots on black items such as bumpers or rubber gaskets.

2. Clay

If you plan on waxing and polishing your car, do another one after washing. clay - deep cleaning of the car body with special clay. They can be compared to peeling - it can be used to remove even the smallest dirt, such as brake pad dust, dust particles, tar or soot, which penetrate deep into the paintwork. Although they are not visible to the naked eye, during waxing and polishing they can get under a sponge or polisher and scratch the bodyTherefore, before further procedures for car care, coating the car is indispensable.

Our choice: varnish K2 claywhich thoroughly collects all the dirt and at the same time is safe for the paintwork. Easy to knead in hand.

3. Wax

Does your car paint not look good even after a thorough wash? Try waxing! This is the treatment that restores shine and depth of color to the body, protects it from minor scratches, corrosion and accumulation of dirt. A waxed car is much easier to keep clean - just wash off the dirt with pressurized water. And it's done!

In the shops you will find three types of wax: paste (so-called hard), milk and spray. The choice of one product or another depends on how much time you have ... and patience. Applying hard wax is tedious and requires some practice - it must be rubbed very gently and evenly so that no unsightly streaks are left on the car body. However, the effect is worth the effort. After this treatment, the varnish protects thick protective coating that shines like a mirror.

Waxes in the form of lotions and sprays do not give such spectacular effects, but they easier and less annoying in the application... These are the products we recommend to drivers who want to take care of their car but don't want to spend long hours in the garage.

Our pick: Turtle Wax Original in the form of milk. It is efficient and easy to use. Contains mild detergents to remove deep dirt and oxidation products. Suitable for all paints and varnishes, including metallized ones.

4. For disks

Rims are one of the most easily soiled parts of a car. And I think hardest to clean - every driver knows this, at least once faced with caked dust of brake pads. Ordinary car shampoo does not dissolve such contaminants. We have to pull out more guns - special preparations for cleaning rims... Most effective are thicker, gelled products that run more slowly and thus dissolve dried dirt more effectively.

Our pick: Sonax Extreme in gel form. It is closed in a spray bottle, which greatly facilitates the work - just rinse the rim thoroughly, wait a bit and when the foam changes color (this is the so-called “bloody rim” effect), thoroughly rinse off the dissolved dirt and rinse the drug residue with clean water. To prolong the effect, you can also apply it to washed discs. Sonax Xtreme Nanopro - an agent that creates an invisible solid layer of nanoparticles on their surface that reflects dirt, water and road salt.

5. Into the cockpit

After you've washed everything outside, it's time to go inside. After all, there is nothing more fun than getting into a fragrant and sparkling clean car! After dusting the upholstery and shaking the floor mats, clean the cab. We recommend doing this with Turtle Wax Dash & Glasswhich not only cleans, but also leaves a protective film on the dashboard elements that prevents dust from settling. You can also fly through the windows while washing the cockpit, because Turtle Was Dash & Glass is also suitable for this.

A clean car is the pride of every driver. You don't have to spend a fortune on professional auto-fill cosmetics to enjoy it - basic preparations are enough. All of them are available on the website avtotachki.com.

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