Having your car resprayed

04.18.2008 | 7:51 pm | Car Modifications, Car repairs and manuals

Respraying carBy respraying your car, you give it a fantastic new appearance, and after a nice respray your car will look like new. Once in a while, all those scrapes and scratches that build up must be dealt with. The only way you can do this is by respraying you car.

Minor Bodywork Repairs

03.4.2008 | 2:13 am | Car repairs and manuals

Car panel scratch.It happens to us all eventually. Dents and scratches can appear on our cherished motors overnight. Initially, these unsightly blemishes look like expensive repair jobs; possibly even worth ringing our insurance company about. Think again though, because many small ‘dings’ are removable at a surprisingly low cost, and amazingly quickly.
For a totally professional finish, you might expect your car to require a week in an expensive ‘body shop’, having panels completely stripped while the dents are filled. Nowadays however, there are numerous ‘Paintless Dent Removal’ firms, many of whom will come to your home to carry out the work. Better still, the cost can often be well under £100 and the job will usually take only an hour or so.

Leather car seat repair

11.9.2006 | 12:50 pm | Car repairs and manuals

Car seats - leather repair, recolouring and conditioning

Repairs to seats, carpets, vehicle headlining, dashboards, leather and plastic trim can make a huge difference to the condition of your vehicle and the resale price.

Tubeless car tyre repair kit

10.29.2006 | 1:21 pm | Car repairs and manuals

Puncture repair kit for cars
A temporary tubeless tyre repair kit for motorcyclists has been recommended by the RAC for many years but what about a tubeless car tyre repair kit, are they available, do they work, are they a good idea?

tubeless tyre repair kit for cars

Well first off there are many manufacturer of tire patch & repair kits including cold rubber patches, tools, tubeless valves, snap-ins, wheel pullers, air pumps, instant connectors and tire gauges. So they are indeed available in the UK. Some suppliers even sell DIY repair kits comprising items such as Hole Filling Tools, Rubber Insertion Tools, rubber cement ( solution ) tire sealer, tube sealer, tubeless valves, car tyre repair patch plugs and Rubber Repairs or seal string.

Car maintenance checklist

08.13.2006 | 11:14 am | Car repairs and manuals

Carrying out simple but regular checks on your car can literally save £1,000’s of pounds of repair and recovery charges. Lets examine some straightforward checks you can carry out on your own vehicle