This is where detail clay comes in – yes, it actually is clay!

Detail clay is perhaps one of the most innovative and effective product introductions to the car care industry. Invented in Japan in the late 1980’s, Automotive Detail Clay is a paint cleaning system designed to safely and effectively remove bonded surface contamination that is not removed with your normal car wash procedure.

For those who have never done it, rubbing a detail clay bar on your car does sound a little strange but it is actually very effective, quick, super easy and extremely safe! If you have never clayed your paint you will see what you have been missing within the first few passes with the clay bar.

Our friends over at Autopia have a great article titled: How To Detail Clay Your Car

Washing your car alone will not remove these stuck on contaminants. This is where detail clay comes in. Clay isn’t a polish or a compound, it is a surface preparation bar that smoothes the paint and exfoliates contaminants.

With proper use it will restore you car’s paint surface to that silky smooth feeling it had the day you bought it.

Proper materials and techniques are key and our friends over at Autopia.org have a terrific article titled: “Using Detail Clay To Clean Your Car’s Paint”

Of course once you finish protecting and beautifying your car’s exterior be sure to protect and beautify you auto’s interior with a pair of our Hawaiian print seat covers. 

If you’re here at Buy Hawaiian Seat Covers you know that car seat covers can protect and beautify your car seats but what about the rest of the interior?

Our friends over at Autopia Car Care have a great blog post about caring for the inside of your car. it includes a detailing checklist and offers tips and products to help you do the job right.

You can read their Car Interior Detailing Checklist here…

Step 1 starts with an introduction to the process, letting you know how simple it is to detail you car yourself and save hundreds of dollars.

Step 2 includes an evaluation form you print out and use to examine and rate both the exterior and interior of your car.

From there you begin with the wash and end up cleaning your carpets and vinyl trim!

Checkout their Care and Feeding forum here…

Of course we would add our own Step 15 and tell you that to keep your seats protected from the daily wear-and-tear you and your kids give your car the installation of Hawaiian seat covers is the final step in maintaining and protecting your car’s interior that you shouldn’t skip.

A good strategy, to which some people are leaning, is non standard, more fuel efficient vehicles. There are several options, so take your time evaluating them, and make a good choice. You may find a combination of vehicles is the way to go. For example, use a motorcycle to get to work and then a fuel efficient hybrid car in which the family can get around.

There are advantages as well as disadvantages to each of the various fuel efficient vehicles. The goal is to save money without giving up safety and comfort. You should be able to find at least one fuel efficient vehicle that can do this for you…

But our friends over at Autopia.org have put together a great “how to” article showing you how you can fix some of these minor nuisances your self:

“Touching up small nicks and scratches is well within the skill level of most do-it-yourself car enthusiasts.  Some nicks can be quickly repaired with a small dab of touch-up paint, while others will require more time, effort and skill.  It’s important to know what you should and shouldn’t tackle, based on your knowledge of paint and tools…”

Of course, we’ve got your car’s interior covered with our full line of Hawaiian print auto seat covers which will protect and beauty you car’s seats!