Care Tips
01/03/2012 - Time for the Upholstery
„I would now like to clean up and take care of the upholstery, especially the seats – which is the best way to proceed?” asks Jürgen M. from Berlin. Richard Hanauer: First of all, thoroughly vacuum clean seats and floor. For basic cleaning of the seat covers we recommend
01/02/2012 - Carwash Care „recommended“
Frank V. from Luxembourg asks: “Carwashes offer so many different conservation programmes, one gets confused. Is there any real alternative to manual paintwork care?” mediumReply: Protecting the car against environmental influences is especially important during winter.
01/12/2011 - With windscreen cleaners it’s the cleaning performance that counts
“Some winter windscreen cleaning products are being advertised as giving freeze protection at minus 60°C, are these products to be recommended?” enquires Michael M. from Cologne.
03/11/2011 - Simply Clean
Harald Z. from Munich asks: In winter I also drive with aluminium rims – what would you recommend to protect the surfaces against aggressive brake dust, road salt and other grime?
05/10/2011 - Clean the paintwork just like professionals
Hansüli E. from Zurich asks: “Recently I saw in a professional car valeting company, that some sort of plasticine was being used for cleaning the paintwork. Could you tell me what was the product used?
27/06/2011 - „Feels like summer“ but only with the right windscreen cleaner
„The summer plague of insects is really annoying,“writes Thomas H. from Essen. “What can be done against insects on the windscreen?” Here are some tips: First of all, the cleaner in the windscreen washer unit, should be a summer windscreen cleaner.
02/05/2011 - Taking action against paint eaters
Now that everything in nature springs up again, insects wake up as well – much to the car driver’s regret. These bugs stubbornly stick on windows and paint. “What do you recommend for removing insects from the paint – especially when they are already firmly imbedded in the surface?” asks Klaus K. from Zurich.
05/04/2011 - Brilliant! - Limitless shine
At this time of the year, every car that had to put up with road salt, wet conditions and street dirt during winter can do with a thorough paintwork polish after car wash. Like many others, Olaf G. from Dortmund has the following question: “Which polish is the best for my car’s paint condition in spring?”
28/02/2011 - Spring Cleaning for the Wheels
Now is the time (at the latest) as spring approaches, to take a closer look at the wheels. Has winter left its traces, in the form of dirt and deposits? It looks awful and can damage the rims – So: Get that dirt off now.










