Car Care Guides

Jacaranda flowers stick to paint, block drains and can leave marks if they sit. How to get them off safely and what to do about spring pollen.

A wash takes minutes and gets the loose dirt off. A detail takes hours and cleans the whole car properly. How to tell which one your car needs.

Buyers make up their minds in the first 30 seconds, mostly from the photos. A pre-sale detail puts the effort where they look. What it covers, what to skip and when to book it.

Standard details work just as well in your driveway. Paint correction and ceramic coating need a controlled space. How to pick, which suburbs I come to and what I need for a mobile job.

A good coating is measured in years, not months. How many depends on Sydney’s sun, the trees you park under and how you wash the car. What wears it down, and how to make it last.

One fixes the paint, the other protects it. If your car looks swirly in the sun, it needs correcting before anything goes on top. How to tell which yours needs, and why most cars I see end up needing both.

Most swirl marks come from washing, not driving. The gear you need, the steps in order, the mistakes that scratch paint, and what Sydney Water allows.

Crumbs, dog hair, sticky cup holders and that smell you can’t place. Most of it comes out. What an interior detail covers, what can be permanent, and how to get the car ready.

Soak it, lift it, don’t scrub. Sap, bird and bat droppings and wet jacaranda flowers do their damage when they bake on. How to get them off safely, and what to do if they’ve left a mark.