Waxedshine
Written by: Vinnie van Rooij
Waxedshine is an United Kingdom based manufacturer of detailing products. The brand has a wide variety of products on offer via their own webshop. The English company is run by father and son.
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Waxedshine history
Waxedshine is a relatively young father/son company. Father Mark grew up working around cars in many different ways. As a UK Go Kart champion at age 13, he grew his career into the UK Ford racing series.
Son Alex grew up in his fathers dealership. And opened his own detailing shop while studying in Canada. His passion for detailing led eventually to the creation of selfmade products under the brandname: “Waxedshine”.
Waxedshine products
Via their own webshop, Waxedshine offers a variety of self-manufactured products. Among these are wax, dressing, glass cleaner, leather cleaners, shampoo, fallout remover, degreaser, sealant and wheelcleaners. The webshop also offers tools and accessories.
Company information
Waxedshine has its own company website and is moderately active on social media. They are not often seen on detailing related events or car meetings, unless represented by a webshop or reseller.
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