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Vehicle Spotlight: The 2001-2021 Honda Civic

Vehicle Spotlight: The 2001-2021 Honda Civic

Image by nxvette from Pixabay The Last 20 Years of Automotive Royalty Summed Up For decades, the Honda Civic has been one of the best-selling cars nationwide. The Civic has a reputation for being reliable, even past 100,000 miles. This...

Winterizing Your Car Part 2: Prepare Your Car's Paint for Winter Weather

Winterizing Your Car Part 2: Prepare Your Car's Paint for Winter Weather

Make Sure Your Car’s Paint and Exterior is Ready for Snow and Road Salt Winter weather is temporary, but its effects on your car can be permanent. Snow and ice crystals can cut into your paint’s clear coating. Other hazards,...

Matching Car Paint by Paint Codes

Matching Car Paint by Paint Codes

Does Vehicle Paint Matching Work? Maybe you’ve been unlucky and gotten into a vehicle accident, or maybe one day you notice a ding or scratch that wasn’t there before. Regardless of how it got there, paint damage is unsightly, and...

Winterizing Your Car: How to Prepare Your Car for Winter Weather

Winterizing Your Car: How to Prepare Your Car for Winter Weather

Getting Your Vehicle Ready for the Perils of Freezing Temperatures and Ice Storms Winter is rough on your car mechanically and physically - maybe even mentally or emotionally but the science isn’t there to back that up… Yet! Until science...

Automatic Car Wash vs Hand Wash: Which is Better for your Paint?

Automatic Car Wash vs Hand Wash: Which is Better for your Paint?

Find Out Which Style of Car Washes Actually Damages Your Car More Than Protecting It. Washing your car is one of the many regular practices needed for vehicle upkeep. Everybody has a different way of washing their car: some like...

How Do Sun and Heat Affect Auto Paint?

How Do Sun and Heat Affect Auto Paint?

The Weather IS Your Car Paint’s worst Enemy: Fading, Cracking, Peeling, and More. You’ve probably seen the effects of sun damage on pictures, clothing, or your skin. The sun can wreck your car paint too. The same UV rays that...