Many of us have experienced dashboards cracking on us. One day you look up and notice that your dashboard has cracked and can’t quite remember when it happened or why it happened. Hopefully, this post will help you out a bit. One of the best ways to understand why dashboards crack is to compare them to skin. Your skin can … Read More
The Correct Way to Wash a Car
Washing cars is an art that has lost its form. Most people that wash cars themselves use improper technique and products that do more harm than good. What if someone promised you that your paint would be in worst condition after they wash it then than before? You would not want them to lay a hand on your car. Often … Read More
Should You Choose Leather or Cloth Seats When Buying a Car?
The age old question of leather or cloth will forever be a question when purchasing a new vehicle. Both leather and fabric have their advantages and disadvantages. It’s best to determine what best fits you to select the option that will keep you happy. You May Want Leather Seats if… There are several things to consider when determining if leather … Read More
Bird Droppings and Bug Splatter are Destroying Your Car’s Paint
If you love your car, you want it to look its best possible. The issue is that there are so many environmental elements working against your car looking its best. Among rock chips, hard water spots, tree sap, and many other environmental factors; Bird droppings and bug splatters are some of the harsh on your vehicles paint. Did you know … Read More
Permanent Coatings Now Replacing Waxes and Sealants
In the last year that has been a tremendous rise in the advancement and use of permanent coatings. Two coatings in particular, Opti-Coat Pro (Opti-Guard) and Cquartz Finest are changing the paint protection market as we know it. For dozens of years, waxes (made of natural ingredients) have been the go to product for protecting your vehicles paint and adding … Read More
Case Study: Tesla Model S Paint Correction and Opti-Coat Pro Installation
We had the wonderful opportunity to install Opti-Coat Pro (Opti-Guard) on a 2013 release Tesla Model S Performance. Before Opti-Coat Pro (A permanent coating) could be installed, the navy blue Tesla was in need of some paint correction. There were scratches, swirls, hard water spots, and marring in the paints clear coat. Together with the owner, we decided a long … Read More
3 Easy Ways to Keep Your Car in Brand New Condition
We all love the new car feel. It looks nice and shiny. We get in and it has that new smell of freshly crafted plastic. We dare not eat in it or allow anyone else to. But then, as time goes on, slowly those feelings start to fade. The car doesn’t shine as it used to. A great smell is … Read More
Case Study: 2008 BMW M3 Coupe
We wanted to do a case study to show a walk through of our process to display our results. We had the opportunity to detail a beautiful 2008 BMW M3 Coupe. For all of you car lovers out there, you know that this is one bad baby. This car received our Premium Package and it needed a little love. Well … Read More
Katie’s Cars and Coffee – Father’s Day Weekend Edition 6/15 – Great Falls, VA
This week at Katie’s was a great one. There were a bunch of rare and exotic cars that came out to enjoy the weather and Father’s Day weekend. There are tons of pics below. One of the gems that arrived was a 1970 Lamborghini Miura S. This was the fastest production car in the 60’s and only about 140 of … Read More
Katie’s Cars and Coffee – Memorial Day Weekend 5/25 – Great Falls, VA
Did you miss Katie’s on Memorial Day weekend? Well that’s just fine because we have snapped some shots for you to drool over and enjoy. There was a little bit of everything. From old school to new school to motorcycles. We tried to take as many as we could be of course we got caught up in the beauty of … Read More