# Detailingpedia — English

> Car detailing terms, product compatibility and practical decisions.

Author: 강팀장 · Practitioner

- [About Detailingpedia](https://detailingpedia.com/en/about.html): Our purpose, author and editorial principles.
- [Removing bird droppings from car paint](https://detailingpedia.com/en/guides/bird-dropping-removal.html): Soften the deposit before lifting it, then assess any remaining mark separately.
- [Is polishing necessary before ceramic coating?](https://detailingpedia.com/en/guides/polishing-before-coating.html): Separate surface preparation from defect correction, then decide from the paint condition and coating instructions.
- [How to choose a wheel cleaner](https://detailingpedia.com/en/guides/wheel-cleaner-selection.html): Identify the current wheel finish before choosing a cleaner: painted, plated or bare metal.
- [Car detailing: terms and practical choices](https://detailingpedia.com/en/): Understand detailing tools, product compatibility and the conditions that guide safe decisions.
- [Film adhesives: pressure-sensitive adhesion](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/adhesive.html): Understand initial tack, surface preparation, wet and dry installation, and removal limits.
- [Basecoat](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/basecoat.html): The colour layer in a basecoat–clearcoat paint system: coverage, effect pigments and repair planning.
- [Paint blending](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/blending.html): Separate basecoat colour transitions from clearcoat boundaries when planning a local paint repair.
- [Brake dust](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/brake-dust.html): Understand where wheel dust comes from and clean it without treating colour-changing cleaner as a brake diagnosis.
- [Carnauba wax](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/carnauba.html): Understand carnauba as an ingredient, and choose a finished automotive wax by its intended surface and application instructions.
- [Ceramic coating](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/ceramic-coating.html): What ceramic paint coatings can do, how product-specific preparation and curing work, and why they still need maintenance.
- [Ceramic window film](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/ceramic-film.html): How ceramic tint differs from darkness, and which performance figures matter when choosing it.
- [Clay bars](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/clay-bar.html): When to clay after washing, which lubricant to use, and when a piece must be discarded.
- [Clearcoat](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/clearcoat.html): The transparent finishing paint layer: protection, polishing limits and signs that need repair assessment.
- [Automotive colour matching](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/color-matching.html): How paint codes, variants, spray-outs, lighting and viewing angle work together in a repair colour match.
- [Polishing compound](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/compound.html): How abrasive compound reduces paint defects, and why the pad, machine and remaining paint determine the result.
- [Curing paint and protective coatings](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/curing.html): Distinguish flash-off, handling, recoating and polishing times instead of treating touch-dry as fully cured.
- [Dual-action polishers](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/da-polisher.html): Understand free-spinning and gear-driven movement, orbit size and pad stall without assuming damage is impossible.
- [Detailing brushes](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/detailing-brush.html): Choose a brush for the material and cleaning task, control contamination, and avoid treating softness as universal compatibility.
- [Panel edges and body lines](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/edge.html): Why boundaries need separate decisions during polishing and film installation.
- [Car air-conditioning evaporator](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/evaporator.html): How the evaporator cools and dehumidifies air, and why odour, poor cooling and water leaks need different checks.
- [Full vehicle wrapping](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/full-wrap.html): Compare full PPF and color wrapping by product, panel coverage, edge treatment and maintenance.
- [Glass water repellent](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/glass-water-repellent.html): Use exterior-glass water repellents with the correct preparation and removal method, while keeping clear vision and wiper performance first.
- [Glue pulling for dent repair](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/glue-puller.html): How external pulling works and why paint condition, repair scope and reflection control matter.
- [Headlight restoration](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/headlight-restoration.html): Recognise exterior lens deterioration, understand kit-specific restoration and UV protection, and know when a headlamp needs inspection.
- [Heat gun](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/heat-gun.html): Why the film, surface temperature and task determine whether hot air is appropriate.
- [Heat-shrinking window film](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/heat-shrinking.html): How controlled forming helps compatible tint fit curved glass, and why direction and product limits matter.
- [High Spot: A Raised Area in Dent Repair](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/high-spot.html): Understand raised metal, dent crowns and knockdown work, and why reflection, panel material and paint condition matter.
- [Polishing holograms](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/hologram.html): Recognise buffer trails, inspect the finish and choose refinement without assuming every mark has the same cause.
- [Hydrophobic surfaces](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/hydrophobic.html): Distinguish water beading, spreading and runoff, and interpret water behaviour without treating it as a complete coating test.
- [IPA wipedown and panel preparation](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/ipa-wipedown.html): Choose a residue-removal process for inspection, coating, paint or adhesive preparation; one IPA ratio does not fit every job.
- [Infrared rejection](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/ir-rejection.html): Read infrared figures without confusing a narrow measurement with whole-window solar performance.
- [Iron removers](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/iron-remover.html): Understand fallout removal, colour changes, surface compatibility and when to stop.
- [Iron remover vs tar remover](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/iron-vs-tar-remover.html): Select a product for the contamination and surface, and keep separate chemical stages separate.
- [Reflection board for dent repair](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/light-board.html): Use reflected patterns to locate distortion without mistaking one view for proof of a finished panel.
- [Masking for polishing and painting](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/masking.html): Plan the protected area, tape compatibility and removal conditions before polishing or spraying.
- [Microfiber towels](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/microfiber.html): Choose and care for microfiber towels by task, construction and contamination rather than weight alone.
- [Oil film on automotive glass](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/oil-film.html): Distinguish removable glass contamination from coating residue, wiper problems and surface damage before choosing a cleaning method.
- [Orange peel in automotive paint](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/orange-peel.html): Understand textured paint, possible causes and the limits of sanding or polishing it flatter.
- [Paint Oxidation: Dullness, Diagnosis and Repair Limits](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/oxidation.html): Distinguish weathered paint from contamination and clearcoat failure before deciding whether polishing can help.
- [Polishing pads](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/pad.html): Choose a pad as part of a system: machine, compound, paint condition and pad care.
- [Automotive paint thickness](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/paint-thickness.html): Read microns and mils correctly, match the gauge to the substrate and separate total thickness from clearcoat allowance.
- [Paintless dent repair (PDR)](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/pdr.html): When preserving the existing finish may be possible and why access and damage assessment come first.
- [Car polishers](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/polisher.html): Understand rotary, free-spinning and gear-driven machines as parts of a polishing system.
- [Paint protection film (PPF)](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/ppf.html): What protective film can do, how its layers differ, and where self-healing and coverage stop.
- [Pre-cut film patterns](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/pre-cut.html): What plotter-cut patterns control, what they do not, and how to compare them with bulk fitting.
- [Pre-wash](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/pre-wash.html): Use the stage before contact washing to manage loose contamination, with dilution and rinsing matched to the product and equipment.
- [Automotive primer](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/primer.html): Choose an undercoat by substrate, adhesion, corrosion protection and the requirements of the next paint layer.
- [Automotive body filler and putty](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/putty.html): Shape a repair with the right filler, substrate preparation and curing process instead of treating filler as a structural repair.
- [Rotary polishers](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/rotary-polisher.html): Single-axis movement, heat and finish inspection: what to consider before increasing correction.
- [Automotive sanding](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/sanding.html): Choose the abrasive sequence, tool and wet or dry method for the material and the next operation.
- [Paint scratches](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/scratch.html): Assess a scratch before polishing: appearance and simple tests cannot measure its depth or the remaining clearcoat.
- [Self-healing paint protection film](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/self-healing.html): Why some light surface marks fade, and why cuts, missing material and lifted edges do not.
- [Panel Beating: Metal Repair Before Refinishing](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/sheet-metal.html): How body-panel repair differs from paintless dent repair, and why metal type and manufacturer procedures determine the repair.
- [Slip solution](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/slip-solution.html): Why wet-installation liquid must match the adhesive system, and why more soap is not automatically better.
- [Snow foam](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/snow-foam.html): Understand snow foam as a delivery method, set the dilution correctly and judge cleaning by the rinsed surface rather than foam thickness.
- [Spot Repair: Small Damage, Carefully Planned Refinish](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/spot-repair.html): Understand localized paint repair, colour blending and why a small damaged area may need a larger clearcoat area.
- [Film-installation squeegee](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/squeegee.html): How edge condition, pressure and the installation method affect a film finish.
- [Swirl Marks: Fine Scratches Seen Around a Light](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/swirl.html): Understand swirl-like reflections, polishing limits and the difference between paint scratches and polishing holograms.
- [Tap-down and knockdown tools](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/tap-down.html): Why raised areas need controlled correction and why tool-tip labels do not guarantee paint safety.
- [Tar removers](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/tar-remover.html): Check the contamination, permitted surface, application conditions and residue removal before rubbing.
- [PPF Topcoat: Surface Protection and Self-Healing Limits](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/topcoat.html): Learn how the outer surface of paint protection film affects appearance, care and minor scratch recovery.
- [TPU in paint protection film](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/tpu.html): Understand what thermoplastic polyurethane tells you about PPF and what still needs product evidence.
- [Automotive trim](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/trim.html): Identify the material and finish of trim before cleaning, dressing or coating it, and separate cosmetic improvement from physical repair.
- [Two-bucket washing](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/two-bucket.html): Separate shampoo and rinse water to manage wash-mitt contamination, while keeping tool condition and the vehicle’s actual dirt load in view.
- [Underbody coatings](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/undercoating.html): What underbody protection covers, why preparation matters and what to ask before treatment.
- [UV rejection in window film](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/uv-rejection.html): What a UV percentage covers, why darkness is separate, and what a specification cannot promise.
- [Visible light transmission (VLT)](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/vlt.html): Understand the difference between a shade name, a measured film value and the installed window.
- [Water spots](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/water-spot.html): Tell removable mineral deposits from possible surface damage, then choose a compatible treatment instead of repeating acid or abrasion.
- [Wax and sealant](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/wax-sealant.html): Compare waxes and sealants by formulation, surface compatibility and maintenance needs rather than fixed durability rankings.
- [Vehicle vinyl wrapping](https://detailingpedia.com/en/terms/wrap.html): How color-change wraps work, what installation quality depends on, and why removal remains conditional.