Chipex UK Automotive Blog

Walking out to my newly-purchased Lexus LS 400 one morning, it wasn't until I was a feet away that I realised someone had run a knife edge across t...

Car paint codes - not the most exciting topic, I'll grant you, but an important necessity when you're in need of painting an area of your vehicle o...

Henry Ford once wrote in his autobiography of the Ford Model T: "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black...

Which is best: paint chip repairs or car respray? If you're proud of your car, and those ugly paint chips up front are really starting to bug you, ...

What are stone chips? Stone chips are the blight of any car owner who regularly uses the motorway. Flung at already-high speeds, your car then hurt...

Sometimes, a scratch or scuff on your car's bodywork is just too deep and wide to be able to use a paint repair kit, and the panel may need respray...

The car touch-up paint pen has its uses, certainly, but at the same time it's always better to go with a more permanent and better fix for car pain...

Maintaining a rust-free car is essential not just for its aesthetic appeal but also for ensuring its longevity and structural integrity. Rust can s...

Here on the Chipex blog, we often refer to ‘road rash’ when we’re talking about car paint chips and what causes them. If you haven’t been afflicted...

On more than a few occasions, I've winced as I see people squirt a load of washing up liquid into a bucket, fill it with warm water, watch as suds ...

Keeping your paintwork looking fresh, clean and with a super depth of shine is great, but I've often come across cars at meets and shows where the ...

With Autumn here, and Winter to follow, the sun starts to sink lower in the sky, and as that happens, driving in heavy traffic becomes difficult an...

Bug splats are an absolute nightmare to those of us who like to keep our car’s as clean as possible. Why? Because they’re an absolute pain in the b...

Does your car interior smell bad? Perhaps you’re wondering why it does, and how to get to back to it being fresh again. Here are a few reasons why ...

Why do car exterior plastics fade? Plastic and rubber trim on car exteriors are prone to fading and even cracking, and let's face it, it looks pret...

As Autumn deepens, rains become more frequent and the temperature starts to drop as we inevitably head towards wintertime. With the cold and damp c...

 I hate it when this happens. You see a car for sale on the web within your price bracket. Checking the description, it all looks great. There's pl...

Let's face it, the past couple of winters in the UK consisted of mainly overcast, slightly chilly and rainy/sleeting days with the occasional short...

The Chipex paint chip repair system is a brilliant one. It is quick, simple and easy to use, and highly cost-effective in comparison to other chip ...

The car is much like a mobile extension of our house or office. It's a place to work from on a laptop pinching the nearest shop's wifi connection w...

 No matter the time of year, having your own car pressure washer can be a handy piece of kit to own. If you live in the countryside, cars get espec...

If a friend, your other half or a family member are really into their motors, and you're stuck for buying them a present for whatever occasion, the...

Personalising your car is just that - you're making it fit your personality. Owner go to great lengths to take their motor from characterless to co...

 For most, our everyday lives consist of a dull commute to work on overloaded roads, crushed in with stressed, bored drivers who want to be anywher...

Italian manufacturer Pagani build the most sought-after supercars - no, sorry, hypercars - on the market today. They're also incredibly rare, and e...

What were you doing at the age of 22? Probably the normal stuff most of us do, right? Working to earn enough to go on holiday a couple of times a y...

Ferrari. Possibly one of the world's most well-known brands, and a manufacturer name synonymous with red supercars, Formula 1 racing and producing ...

Ferruccio Lamborghini was rich and powerful, making his wealth from a tractor factory established just after World War II. In the early 1960s, Ferr...

Porsche. To many this iconic name immediately springs to mind a few things; curvaceous body designs, bombproof German engineering, a sports car for...

 W.O. Bentley's aim was this: "To build a fast car, a good car, the best in its class", and in 1919 his company Bentley Motors started to do just t...

What is the best screenwash? Traditionally, a car screenwash does one or both of the following; cleans the screen and stops smearing, plus they kee...

We all hate those annoying stone chips on our cars, and it's especially bad when you like to keep your paintwork looking its best. That dreaded 'WH...

Mercedes-Benz. The name is amongst the most iconic of any car manufacturer, for good reason; they've been making cars for over 130 years and in tha...

 If you're reading this article and thinking "what's the point in preparing my car for winter?", then I'm about to point out the answer to that ver...

Car stuck in snow With winter fast-approaching, and the temperature already dropping fairly rapidly, it's a good idea to start getting the gear tog...

If you know someone into their cars, it always makes it slightly easier to buy them a product. But with so much to choose from, what do you choose?...