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Later this year we will merge our Sonus "Ultimate" and "Der Wunder" towel lines into a single line (Der Wunder II). The new towels are in production, so we need to clear out the remaining stock of Ultimate Drying Towels and Ultimate Detailing Towels to make room. If you need to plus up on...

This is the time of year that I always take stock of what we have accomplished and what I personally want to accomplish in the coming year. It's also the time I take a hard look at things I have not done well so I can make corrections. This year, I realized that something was missing, and as...

Time flies as they say, and it seem like only a few years have passed since I first discovered Klasse car wax products. I never used the original Klasse formula, which many old-timers may remember as having a strong chemical smell. When I first found Klasse on the shelf at my local Porsche...

The recent fires here in Southern California raised havoc with car finishes. As if the salt air and bone dry climate are not bad enough, the ash that fell blanketed everything. Even the inside of my garage had a light dusting of soot. As the fires ravaged our beautiful neighborhoods and...

Have you ever stopped to consider that the most valuable defensive driving capability you have at your disposal might very well be your mirrors? There’s an old saying that many Ferrari owners use that goes some thing like “What’s a behind you, she no matter!� While the...

There are two types of people in the world: car people and everyone else. You can always spot a true car person. They're the ones that give a look back at their car as they walk away from it in a parking lot. Everyone else simply walks away without a second thought. After all, to the non-car...

Your car insurance policy is a custom package of several coverage options. When you purchase insurance, you choose the coverage that best suits your needs. Typically, the more you have to lose, the more coverage (protection) you need to purchase. These days, most of the United States of...

Car financing is one of the most misunderstood and abused areas of car sales. Did you know that car financing is a major profit generator for many car dealerships? In this article I will reveal how dealerships can take advantage of customers and how not to be one of those unfortunate people...

The term car detailing has a lot of different meanings.  To some, it means having their car washed and waxed.  To others, it's a full cleaning and protection service, including having the interior shampooed and the engine steam cleaned.  To the car enthusiasts here at Autopia, a fully detailed...

Many well-intentioned car enthusiasts use one cleaner as a general-purpose tool for detailing. I often hear people say they use a product like Simple Green or an engine degreaser to clean everything from wheels to carpets. In my opinion, this is both dangerous and harmful to the car. After all...

Throughout our web site you will find microfiber towels, applicators and buffing accessories.  While microfiber products have been in existence for more than twenty years,  fewer than twenty percent of all car owners use microfiber products to care for their cars. <h3>WHAT IS...

If there is a single maintenance activity that offers the biggest benefit to your car's appearance, it's keeping your car clean through regular washing.  Washing is the process of removing loose dirt and road film from your car's exterior surfaces.  That means more than just a good hosing.  You...

Regular vacuuming and dusting of your car's interior is the best way to keep it looking good.  However, surface cleaning alone is not enough.  Two to three times a year you will need to detail the upholstery to keep it looking its best. Warning: Before using any product on your car's fabric...

Have you ever noticed how much better your car looks when the windows are perfectly clean?  Yet many of us ignore the windows when we wash, because it adds a few precious minutes.  Forget the time involved in keeping your glass clean for a moment; have you ever thought about how hazy, dirty...

Every car finish shares a common enemy: pollution.  It relentlessly pursues your car from the second it leaves the factory until your car meets its ultimate demise.  It's in the air we breathe, it's on the roads we drive, and it attaches to your car's paint, where it bonds and begins a process...

When you purchased your most recent car, chances are the first impression you had came from the paint finish. It's what you stared at for nearly an hour, and it's what you admire still today. The manufacturer created a window sticker with an impressive list of features, but all of those features...

Washing your car every week is time-consuming.  In this day and age of rushing about, 12-hour workdays and traffic jams, the last thing you have time for is washing the car.  Yet, if you're like me, you hate to have a dirty car.  So, what do you do?  The answer is quick detailing, now more...

Trim is anything the manufacturer or you apply to the car to enhance its style and appearance.  It is trim that makes the difference between an otherwise plain-looking car and a sharp automobile.  However, due to the time involved in maintaining trim, it is often overlooked. Over time, trim...

The modern roadster is a masterpiece of beauty, performance and superior engineering.  We own these wonderful machines because they warm our souls.  Like yours, my blood stirs each time I twist the key and the engine comes to life.  Top down, sun on my back, wind in my face, eating up the road ...

Did you know a detailed engine increases the resale value of your car?  It's a well-known fact that people who take the time and effort to detail their engines also take better care of their cars.  Mechanics, too, realize that a clean engine belongs to someone who cares for his or her car, and...