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  The best clay bar kits that'll make your paintwork smoother
  The world of car cleaning, or car polishing in reference to clay bar kits, can be really confusing to understand. You’ll see ‘double bucket’ methods, tyre dressing, and even expensive...
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  The best chrome cleaner for your car
  There used to be a time when chrome was featured on pretty much every car and a bottle of chrome cleaner could be found on just about every garage shelf....
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  Shimmering paint and extra protection are a breeze with the best car wax 2024
  If you want to give your car’s paint an extra protective coat, you need car wax. This hardy substance differs from your regular car cleaning products as it adds a...
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  If you’re planning on repainting your car then a good primer is essential for getting a decent finish. Thing is, there are a load of different types of primer available...
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  The best products to remove pet hair from your car
  Pets, we love them but they are messy creatures. Aside from the toilet mishaps that occasionally happen, the main mess pets will make is leaving pet hair everywhere. It seems...
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  The best insect removers to use on your car
  As much as insects are integral to agriculture and our way of living, it’s difficult to avoid them while you’re driving – cue the car cleaning products. They’re small, unpredictable...
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  The best fabric spray for your car’s interior
  When out buying a used car have you ever been put off an otherwise good car because there was an ungodly smell emanating from the interior? A smell that clearly...
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  What is AdBlue? Parkers explains
  Carbon dioxide may be the car exhaust emission that gets all the media attention because of its role in climate change. But poor air quality has also been a concern...
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  The best four-stroke engine oil
  If you own a modern motorcycle, generator or petrol-powered gardening equipment, chances are it’ll use a four-stroke motor and require special four-stroke engine oil. Despite the oil being different, it...
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  26JPN: putting its cleaning products to the test
  Are you using supermarket shampoo and chamois to clean your car? Do you ever stop and think that maybe some quality products will pay for themselves with how good your...
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  The best value 16-inch wheel trims for your car
  One of the big positives of steel wheels (aside from the fact they’re cheaper than alloys) is that you can personalise them very easily. So if your car or van...
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  The best driving shoes for better pedal control
  Shoes are an often overlooked aspect of driving safely. If you’ve ever driven in thick workboots (without practice) you’ll quickly become aware of how difficult it can be to get...
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  The best camping chairs for your campervan trips
  The great outdoors has beckoned, and you’ve answered the call, so it is time to shake off the workaday shackles and get back to basics with a camping trip. That...
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  Audio options for road trips and campervans
  Let’s begin by defining exactly what we mean. You’re right, cars and vehicles possess stereo systems, and increasingly good ones. But on a road trip, you tend to want to...
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  Power banks are awesome, eh? They’re instant sources of energy, designed to assist in a desperate situation. Is there anything more desperate than your car breaking down in the misery...
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  The best heated car seat covers
  Heated seats are still very much a luxury optional extra on cars. The optional Winter Pack on the Skoda Fabia for example is £265. For that, you get heated front...
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  Handpresso Auto Capsule Portable Coffee Maker review: Roadside cafe in your car
  Coffee is simultaneously very cheap and also incredibly expensive. Buy a bag of it for your home and you’ll make 60 coffees for a couple of quid, head to a...
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  Driving in Germany
  If you are planning a driving trip across Germany, you’re not alone. Confidence in air travel is falling, and many families are considering letting the car take the strain for...
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  The Best Products To Disinfect Your Car's Interior
  When the words car disinfectant come to mind, you might be imagining a deep clean using the best upholstery cleaner amongst other things to produce an un-worldly result. But actually,...
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  The best detailing brushes for your car
  Detailing brushes may sound like something reserved for the experts, the types that maintain high-end classic cars and a little overkill for cleaning your car. But in fact, a good...