Author: Frank

Frank is a self-employed entrepreneur with 35+ years of hands-on experience in business and international trade. Trying to get the most out of his hard-earned money he did most of his growing business’ maintenance work, single-handedly drew the expansion and renovation blueprints for each project and did much of the construction and decorating work himself. He’s also an avid DIY’er in the broadest sense. He loves buying tools and stuff to improve things around and in his home and garden. In his free time, Frank spends his time with his family and his mistresses: his cars. In his well-equipped garage there’s always something that can be done to maintain and improve his cars: engine/suspension tuning, mechanical repairs/rebuilds, body work, welding, respraying, cleaning, polishing, detailing,... In search of a new challenge, he started this site to share his wide expertise in DIY, building on his life-long professional experience in testing, analyzing, comparing, purchasing and selling all kinds of goods. He loves to share this knowledge to help site visitors get the most bang for their buck in these demanding times and make every project an affordable success.

Detailing, How to

How To Polish Your Car

By Frank February 18, 2021 September 2, 2022

Professional detailers can make your car look shiny and new, but so can you! Instead of spending hundreds for a one-time polish, for the same budget and even far less you can buy your own products and tools that will enable you to get the same or even better results over and over again with …

How to

How To Lift Your Car

By Frank February 18, 2021 May 3, 2022

In many cases it will be handy or even necessary to support, raise or even lift your car for inspection or maintenance. This can be achieved in many different ways depending on the working clearance needed and the budget you want / have to spend. You will have to ask yourself if …