After driving for several thousand miles, the valve cover on your car may look worn out and stained with grease, oil, and dirt. If you are the kind of car owner who prefers better aesthetics even under the hood, you may consider painting the valve cover to give it a more appealing look. The first … Read more
Brake dust is chrome’s worst enemy. Long-term exposure to brake dust can lead to the pitting of chrome surfaces, forcing car owners to re-chrome affected parts. A project that costs a lot of money. To prevent chrome pitting, it must be cleaned regularly, especially if located near brake pads. There are many chrome cleaners on … Read more
It’s not just the exhaust, but any part of your car with chrome should not be waxed. Chrome is a non-porous finish. When you wax it, you seal in the moisture and make it hard for the chrome to breathe, accelerating pitting. However, when you go through different forums, you will discover that many car … Read more
Brake cleaner serves many uses in vehicles. It is mainly used to degrease and clean metallic components in your car. Its ability to cut through gunk and dirt is quite impressive, and no wonder it has many uses. Brake cleaner, however, shouldn’t be used to clean the throttle body. This is because brake cleaners are … Read more
Windex is undeniably one of the most popular cleaners today. If you walk into any home, the chances of finding some Windex lying around are significantly high. The reason behind its popularity is how effective it is at cleaning glass and other hard surfaces. For car owners who have a set of chrome wheels, you … Read more
Even when painted, brake calipers are vulnerable to getting dirty from time to time. If you have painted your brake calipers, that is a clear indication that aesthetics matters to you. Therefore, if you want your painted brake calipers to look neat, you must clean them regularly. So, how do you clean painted brake calipers? … Read more
Brake cleaner might seem like a miracle product—powerful enough to strip away grease, grime, and baked-on brake dust in seconds. But here’s the catch: that same strength is exactly why it doesn’t belong anywhere near your car’s paint. Most brake cleaners contain harsh solvents like acetone that will eat through clear coat and paint in … Read more
There are two ways power steering fluid can find its way on or into your engine. You could either spill some on the engine when replacing the fluid in the power fluid steering reservoir. Or, if the hose transmitting the power fluid steering has a leakage, it may drench the engine with this fluid. Irrespective … Read more