How to wash a coated car at home
Two buckets, a soft mitt and shade. Twenty minutes, every two weeks.
Ceramic coating or PPF: which do you need?
A coating makes washing easy. Film stops stone chips. Many cars need only one.
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Notes from Minnal Detail Studio
Guides, care tips and stories from behind the counter.
Getting your car ready for the monsoon
What to check in August so the October rains do not cost you a repaint.
Why we measure paint before we polish
Clear coat is thinner than a sheet of paper. How a paint gauge decides how far we can safely correct each panel.
Dropping your car for correction: what to expect
From the inspection to the walk-round under lights: what happens over the two days your car is with us.
Where the money goes in a ₹32,000 ceramic coating
Two days of correction, the coating itself and a year of care: a plain breakdown of our three-year coating price.
Does a ceramic coating stop scratches?
What a coating protects against, what it does not, and the claims we hear from customers who were sold one elsewhere.
Chennai summer: sun, sap and bird droppings
From April to June, the sun does more harm to paint than the rain. What to do about it, and how fast.
Salt air on ECR and OMR: what it does to your car
Living near the sea in Chennai is hard on paint, brakes and the underside. A short guide for coastal car owners.
Satin, gloss or matte: choosing a wrap finish
How each finish looks on Chennai roads, how it ages and how much care it needs, before you commit to a ₹85,000 wrap.
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