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Thinking about starting your own car valeting business but not sure what products you actually need? With so many car cleaning products available, it’s easy to end up with a huge shopping list when you’re just trying to figure out the basics. And if you’re starting on a budget, it’s even more important to know what you actually need and what can wait. In this article, we’ll look at the essential products you need to start offering professional car valeting services. No fancy

Around 23 million Brits are currently covered by restrictions aimed at saving water in a prolonged period of little rain. While trade users can continue to use water to wash vehicles in their usual fashion, those at home are finding their options severely limited due to widespread hosepipe bans. Black Diamond Dry Shine is the ultimate eco-friendly solution to keep your pride and joy clean this summer and here's why: Black Diamond were at the forefront of water-less wash produ

Following on from our last post where we covered our Top 5 Best Sellers, We decided we would ask our lead chemist Tom for his 5 most underrated products from our Black Diamond range. We gave him 24 hours to think of 5 products - Here’s what he had to say: Liquid R Wax "Without a doubt this product is up there for me. Immediately I thought of Liquid R Wax when I was asked this question. Recently, old fashioned carnauba paste waxes seem to have come back in to fashion. Liquid R

Super Concentrate TFR A hugely popular product, particularly well loved by many hand car washes. Originally developed for HGV and heavy equipment cleaning, it didn't take long before customers realised its potential as a prewash for heavily soiled cars and vans. Very little else on the market can match its cleaning performance. It has been formulated to remain effective in both hard and soft water areas. Due to its strength and caustic base 'Concentrate' must be diluted prope

Recently we've noticed growing interest in acid based cleaning products for removing iron fallout, water spots and hard mineral deposits. For us, it's a fascinating reminder that in car care, as in fashion, music and technology, what falls out of favour often finds it's way back in to the spotlight many years later. The Rise and Fall of Traditional Fallout Removers Before colour changing iron removers became the industry standard, mild acid based fallout removers were the go-

When it comes to car cleaning chemicals, one of the most important concepts is pH. Understanding how pH works helps detailers, valeters and vehicle owners choose the right products, clean more effectively and avoid damaging sensitive surfaces. What is pH? pH is a scale used to measure how acidic or alkaline a water based substance is. pH7 is neutral - neither acidic nor alkaline Below 7 is acidic - the lower the number, the stronger the acid Above 7 is alkaline - increasing i

For years, ceramic coatings have dominated the car care conversation. Promising long-term durability and unbeatable protection, they’ve been marketed as the ultimate solution for vehicle finishes. But we’ve noticed something interesting happening all over the world within car care - wax is making a serious comeback. Not as a nostalgic throwback, but as a serious product category that’s winning back enthusiasts and professionals alike. So, what’s behind this shift? The Changin

This Is What 'Made In-House' Really Looks Like. 36 Years of Doing It Ourselves. In a market full of re-labelled products and outsourced manufacturing, we take pride in doing things the hard way. Every Black Diamond & M.C. Products formulation starts here, in our own factory, with our own chemists, using processes we've refined over decades. This photo shows a vessel hard at work, mid-production and the dye being added into a fresh mix of polish. Our factory isn't a glossy sho