Car care in Colorado
Road salt all winter, strong sun at altitude, and hail from May to August. Here is what that does to your paint, and what helps.
Ceramic coating vs wax: what you are actually choosing between
Wax lasts weeks, a spray sealant lasts months, and a ceramic coating lasts years, so the real choice is how often you want to redo it.
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What mag chloride does to your car, and how to get it off
Magnesium chloride is the liquid de-icer Colorado sprays on its roads all winter, and it holds moisture against your paint and metal long after the road has dried.
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How often to wash your car in a Colorado winter
Wash every one to two weeks through a Colorado winter and always within a few days of driving through a treated storm, because de-icer keeps working on the car long after the road has dried.
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How often should you detail your car in Colorado?
Most Colorado cars want a full detail twice a year and a wash every one to two weeks, with the washing mattering far more between November and April.
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Swirl marks: what they are and what actually removes them
Swirl marks are fine scratches cut into the clear coat, which is why no wash, polish-in-a-bottle or wax removes them: they can only be leveled out by machine.
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What actually changes the price of a ceramic coating
Most of the difference between one ceramic coating quote and another is prep, not the coating itself, because the bottle is the cheapest part of the job.
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Why Colorado sun is harder on paint than you think
Denver sits at 5,280 feet and receives roughly a quarter more ultraviolet radiation than a city at sea level, which makes sun the single biggest long-term threat to a Colorado car’s finish.
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Why your paint still feels rough after a wash
Paint that feels gritty after a wash is contaminated rather than dirty, because industrial fallout, brake dust and tree sap bond into the clear coat where soap cannot reach them.
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Mobile detailing vs a shop: what you actually give up
For washing, interiors, decontamination and most coating work, a properly equipped mobile setup does the same job as a shop; the real differences are weather, power and heavy multi-stage correction.
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Hail season and your paint: what a coating does and does not do
A ceramic coating will not stop hail denting a panel, but it does prevent most of the water spotting and etching that a storm leaves behind on everything it did not dent.
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