Scratches on your car’s paintwork are inevitable over time. From rogue shopping carts to stray branches, even minor blemishes ...

After washing and rinsing your car, the inclination is to dry it. If you leave standing water on your car's paint, it will leave ugly watermarks. For you to have a completely clean, shiny car ...

Excess friction causes scratches and hard-to-remove swirl marks, and it's the reason wiping down car paint with a dry towel or abrasive brushes is one of the biggest mistakes you could make when ...

you want the surface to be free of any dirt or grit that could potentially scratch the paint. The makers of some water spot removers recommend that you dry the car before you use the product ...

No car owner likes scratches on their paint. Washing improperly can cause those scratches, but did you know that the most common method for drying your car causes even more scratching than the wash?

One of the biggest obstacles to a perfect paint job is orange peel, bumps in the paint that give it the texture of the surface of an orange. In this video, Ammo NYC founder and car-detailing ...

Thus begins [edconway]’s recounting of the incremental improvements in car paint and its surprising role in mass production, marketing, and longevity of automobiles. In it, we learn that the ...

even a novice can pull off prepping and painting a car like a pro. Sand the paint either to the bare metal, the original primer, or at least sufficiently for the new paint to adhere. Dry sand ...

Dry the car with a “soft, clean towel,” such as one made of microfiber, AAA says. A good way to preemptively defend your car’s paint is to wax or polish it, according to Open Road.