Regular Chores to Keep Your Luxury Vehicle Looking Like New

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Keeping up with Appearances Regular Chores to
Keep Your Luxury Vehicle Looking Like New

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• Got a luxury vehicle? BMW? Mercedes? Doesnt
  matter. All that matters is that you want to keep
  it looking stellar days, months and years after
  you drive it off the lot. After all, youre
  spending a lot of money for performance and image
  your high-end luxury vehicle should deliver on
  those promises throughout its life span. It wont
  happen without your help, as even the nicest cars
  can get run down and look pretty
  old.
  
  
  
  
• Check out these tips on how to keep your foreign
  car looking like new through the years.

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The Right Products

• Its pretty sound advice good detailing is 90
  application and 10 product, says CNN. Dont do
  what 60 of the population does and use dish soap
  to clean your car. Do it right, spend a few
  bucks, and head to the automotive store to pick
  up the good stuff.
• Gather your other supplies before you begin. Its
  best to use two buckets one for clean soap and
  water and one for clean water. Clean off your
  mitt in the clean water before dipping into the
  soapy water so you always have a clean, sudsy
  application.
• Invest in a high-quality microfiber cloth to
  reduce friction and scratching, making it easier
  to wash, rinse and dry.

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Use a Trim Protectant

• Prior to waxing, use a trim protectant or
  restorer, which you apply after washing and
  drying your vehicle.
• This will act to  repel polish and wax that could
  stain the trim. Masking tape will also do this
  job quite well at a fraction of the cost. Use
  this whenever you apply wax, which should be
  about every few months.
• When its time to clean the interior, you may
  assume you need to use fancy chemicals or sprays
  to achieve that clean, new-car smell. However,
  its always best to treat the problem at its
  source.
• Get a good brush to engage in effective
  mechanical agitation. Before pulling out the
  vacuum, use a stuff nylon brush to de-mat the
  fibers to make the practice of vacuuming much
  more effective because the dirt will come out
  more easily.

Brush Your Interior
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Know When to Clean

• You may schedule your car a nice wash once a week
  or month, particularly in the warmer months.
  Whether you get it detailed by a professional or
  you do it in your own driveway, these regular
  all-over washings are certainly important.
• However, even more important is cleaning off your
  vehicle when it needs it most after a winter
  storm when all the salt on the roads has been
  caked to your panels and undercarriage, or after
  youve been driving through that construction
  zone all week thats left bits of gravel and tar
  on your car.
• Leaving winter salt and road grime to fester is
  one of the worst things you can allow to happen
  to your paint job.

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Protect the Interior

• Your interior can fall victim to heat and UV
  rays, so do your best to protect the interior
  plastic through the following practices
• Park your car in the shade or in a garage when
  you can
• Use a window deflector screen
• Apply a UV protectant to prevent drying of
  plastic and vinyl

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Contact Hances European

• For full-service foreign auto repair in Dallas,
  TX, count on Hances European.
• Weve been serving luxury car owners like you in
  and around Dallas since 1995, providing auto body
  repair, painting and detailing for BMW, Mercedes,
  Jaguar, Land Rover, VW, Porsche, Audi, Volvo and
  more.
• Contact us at 214-761-8823 for more tips on how
  to keep your European car looking like new.