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One of the best car cleaning products out there, Meguiar’s Gold Class Car Wash cleans and conditions at the same time. Rich suds get rid of a winter’s worth of dirt, chemicals and all the other grime ...

The car care aisle at an auto parts store is lined with shelves of soaps, polishes, waxes, tire cleaners, and other preparations, all sold with promises about keeping your car looking like it’s just ...

An oft-forgotten footnote in my career as a cleaning expert is that, for a time, I wrote a version of my cleaning advice column for a car enthusiast website. It was grand fun! In addition to having a ...