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Looking after a car at 5,280 feet.
Colorado is harder on paint than most places: magnesium chloride on the roads all winter, a quarter more ultraviolet than sea level, and a hail season that runs from May to August. These are the questions we get asked most, answered properly.
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 airborne grit 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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