The car care aisle at an auto parts store is lined with shelves of soaps, polishes, waxes, tire cleaners, and other preparations, all sold with promises about keeping your car looking like it’s just ...

Any professional detailer will tell you that it’s not enough to just wash your car with soap and call it a day. Your car’s paint deals with a lot of wear and tear, whether it be damage from UV rays, ...

It’s always frustrating when the best answer to a question is “it depends.” Full disclosure: how often you need to wax your car depends on how much you use it, the kind of wax you use, and what ...

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The cars at this body shop get buffed, polished, and shined, then drive away sparkly, like new. Can you get the same results at home? Consumer Reports put 19 car waxes through some tough tests to find ...