We have all seen the commercials. A guy walks into a junkyard and finds a weathered-looking car with severely faded paint, and with one swipe of the “miracle” product, it suddenly looks factory-new ...

After you've spent a day washing and waxing your pride and joy, you look forward to giving it that final stroke: when you run your hand across the freshly waxed paint, just to feel how smooth it is.

After a few years, your car’s finish can get damaged by everyday crud. Airborne metallic particles, road tar, insect residue, bird droppings, honeydew (often mistakenly called tree sap), road salt ...

Not all paints are created equal. Back during the days of the horse-drawn carriage, paints used natural bases, of which linseed oil comes to mind. In the 1920s, that all changed with the ...

Our commuting chariots are most likely showing more than their fair share of winter wounds after the first wash of spring. There are, however, ways to restore chipped, scratched and dented painted ...

At some point, no amount of washing will remove this buildup and restore the car's finish to showroom shine. That is when it is time to reach out for a clay bar. Rubbing and polishing compounds will ...