Is Your Ceramic Coating Actually On Your Car? A Chemist's Guide to Checking
A Tesla came into the studio today, six months into a ceramic coating, with no water behaviour at all. The owner was certain he'd been ripped off. We didn't answer him straight away — we washed...
Best Snow Foam in Australia 2026: A Chemist Compares Six, pH 3 to 13
Which snow foam is best? A chemist compares six pre-wash foams sold in Australia — from pH <3 to 13.1 — using the manufacturers' own data sheets, and explains which one to buy for your car.
Do You Really Need to Clay Bar Your Car? A Chemist’s Guide to Paint Decontamination
Clay bars remove bonded contamination — but they also mar paint. A chemist detailer explains why chemical decontamination comes first, when clay is actually necessary, and which clay to buy.
How to Choose the Right Wheel Cleaner: A Chemist's Guide to Brake Dust, Tyre Browning & Iron Fallout
Confused by wheel cleaners? A chemist's guide to choosing between alloy wheel cleaners, iron / fallout removers and pH-neutral shampoos. How to remove brake dust and tyre browning safely, why fluor...
How to Build a Car Wash Kit That Won't Wreck Your Paint
Most paint damage happens at wash time, not on the road. A chemist's guide to building a safe car wash kit — the three-bucket method, pH-neutral shampoo and acid-free wheel cleaners.
Your wheel cleaner is etching your wheels (and you can't tell yet)
Most wheel cleaners damage your wheels long before you can see it. Here's the chemistry behind why pH alone is a useless number, why corrosivity is what should be on every label, and how we categor...