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* This article is Royce Barber's non-professional notes. For learning about detailing your car, but focusing on the car paint, detailing your car paint, and possibly doing it yourself. Easy ideas and tips.\\
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* Related articles here on RoyceBarber.Com: My Personal Mazda Miata Page. Jeep Research.\\
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* Caution Statement: These are my personal notes. I'm not a professional. This article is not connected with any organization or company. Be careful what you do to your car.\\
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What is Auto Detailing?\\
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Areas to Focus On\\
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* Interior Parts\\
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* Exterior Car Body\\
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* Trim\\
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* Areas Generally Not Seen\\
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* More to be added…\\
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* Areas vulnerable to rust.\\
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When to Attempt Doing It Yourself\\
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* Where a fully-functioning vehicle only needs its appearance improved.\\
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* You have prior experience in detailing, have worked with a detailer, taken a class on detailing, or are adventurous and have experience with paint and chemicals.\\
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* If your car is looking scruffy, and it's not so new that mistakes will devalue it.\\
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* You take pride in how you and others view your vehicle.\\
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* When you sell the vehicle, you'll make more money than you spent restoring it.\\
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Pros about Car Detailing\\
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* Extend the life of the paint.\\
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* Increase the appearance of the car.\\
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* Increase the sale value of the car.\\
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* Prevent rust and corrosion from entering the scratches.\\
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Cons about Car Detailing\\
* Detailing or restoring a vehicle may not be worth it, and may cost more than the cars sale value. For a junker car (often used for four wheeling), sometimes it's quicker to just buy a few cans of spray paint and carefully paint over the car, taping off non-paint areas. Using a car rated spray paint.\\
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* Lathering or scrubbing on a vehicle may do more damage than good. Be gentle about it.\\
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Experts Say about Car Detailing\\
* Cleaning vehicle interiors: Warm water and mild soap, gently lathering (agitating) with a bristled brush. Wiping off with a microfiber rag. Wipe off the later before drying, so the dirt doesn't stick into the material pores again. Clean one small area at a time, so dirt doesn't have time to settle back down.\\
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Misc Notes about Car Detailing\\
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General Car Paint Maintenance\\
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* Keep the automobile covered.\\
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* Enemy of automotive paint: Sun. Debris in the wind. Tree sap. Rain through a tree, coating the car in tree debris. Cat claws. Driving too close to bushes, branches. Leaning on your car. Pedestrians walking by your car.\\
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Internet Resources\\
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* Wikipedia on Auto Detailing: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_detailing|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_detailing]]\\
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* Wikipedia on Automotive Restoration: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_restoration|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_restoration]]\\
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* Wikipedia on Auto Maintenance: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_maintenance|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_maintenance]]\\
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* Wikipedia List of Articles on Automobile Maintenance: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Automobile_maintenance|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Automobile_maintenance]]\\
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* Wikipedia on Car Talk on National Public Radio: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Talk|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Talk]]\\
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* Wikipedia on Custom Car: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custom_car|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custom_car]]\\
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* Car and Driver: [[http://www.caranddriver.com/|http://www.caranddriver.com/]]\\
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* Kelly Blue Book: [[http://www.kbb.com/|http://www.kbb.com/]]\\
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Sources Cited\\
* Too freaking many. To be determined.

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