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How to Pressure Wash a Car in 7 Steps

How to pressure wash a car without damaging the paint: the safe PSI, which nozzle to use, what you need and seven steps from first rinse to dry.

James Kowalski·Automotive Writer·5 MIN READ
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How to Clean a Motorcycle Chain in 8 Steps

How to clean a motorcycle chain without damaging the seals: what you need, eight steps from setup to lube and what not to use on a sealed chain.

James Kowalski·Automotive Writer·5 MIN READ
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Best Motorcycle Chain Cleaner: 9 Picks and Safe Alternatives

The best motorcycle chain cleaner for O-ring, X-ring and Z-ring chains, whether you can rinse or not, plus what chain makers say about kerosene, WD-40 and other alternatives.

James Kowalski·Automotive Writer·18 MIN READ
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Best Lube for Motorcycle Chain: 10 Picks by Riding Style

The best lube for a motorcycle chain by riding style: wax for street riding, tacky spray for sport bikes, paste for riders who want chain grease, and what…

James Kowalski·Automotive Writer·20 MIN READ
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Best Scratch Remover for Motorcycles: 10 Picks by Surface

The best scratch removers for motorcycles, matched to the surface: compounds for painted tanks and fairings, plastic polish for windscreens, metal polish for chrome, and what to do…

James Kowalski·Automotive Writer·21 MIN READ
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Best Camera for Motorcycle Helmet: 11 Helmet Cams Compared

The best cameras for a motorcycle helmet compared on weight, wind noise and battery life, with chin mount advice, helmet law and what riders on Reddit recommend.

James Kowalski·Automotive Writer·23 MIN READ
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Best Scratch Remover for Black Cars: 10 Picks by Scratch Depth

The best scratch removers and compounds for black cars, matched to scratch depth, with the polish step black paint needs and when a scratch is too deep to…

James Kowalski·Automotive Writer·16 MIN READ
Car Lists

15 Best Looking Cars of the 2020s (and Why They Work)

TLDR Table of contents Most “best looking cars” lists are about one model year, so they quietly favor whatever just launched. This one covers the whole decade so…

James Kowalski·Automotive Writer·9 MIN READ
Cars

1990s Lotus Car Models: Every Road Car From 1990 to 1999

Lotus spent the 1990s changing owners three times and still managed to build two of the best-handling cars of the decade. The range was small: one aging supercar…

Marco Delantero·Automotive Writer·9 MIN READ