Commonly Overlooked Areas in Car Detailing

If you have recently taken the time to have your car detailed .
It's likely, You may NOT be getting all that you paid to have
done. Yes, its true we detailers do fail to perform the
professional looking car detail you deserve.

I must admit in the early going, I fractured a sacred detailing
law or two. In an effort to make more MONEY I cut a few corners
to get done faster.

Now that I have confessed my Sin

I Will attempt to redeem myself, by helping you to spot some
commonly overlooked areas that are missed when detailing a car.

So that you, the do it yourself car enthusiast. Even if you chose
to let someone else clean your car, can get the best possible
look.

Under the hood

Either out of haste or inexperience detailers do not properly
clean the

Firewall

This can be easily handled during the engine compartment cleanup.
By using a good degreaser, small brush, and a strong burst of
water. Making sure all the visible nooks and crannies are clean.

(Always cover any parts that can hinder the smooth running of
your car)

If you were to look up, at the inside of the hood you would see
painted areas running along the inside of your hood, with a
padding in the center.

Always check to see if this area is clean as well. Basically when
you drop your dough, or chose to do it yourself this should all
be clean.

This can be handled by using the same method as the fire wall,
but follow up with a hand mit and soapy water.

(I will assume the engine is dressed afterwards to enhance the
final appearance of your now clean engine compartment.)

Door Jams

At first glance all seems well, right? Or is it.

Look at the door real close. Now you see it don't you, Many times
the bottom of the door panel is still dirty. If you look at the
rubber seal in the door at the top when you pull that up is it
clean?

This should be cleaned and a rubber dressing applied to it as
well. The whole of the door way should be free of any grease or
dirt period.

Trim and Moldings

Are the moldings restored to look fresh, and rejuvenated in
relation to the rest of the car? Again these are things that can
be and should be addressed in order to justify the price.

Due to the fact that all cars are different in this regards, a
simple close look at the trim and moldings, will tell you what
you need to do next. (But hopefully you will not have to.)

Trunk

Like under the hood, you want to make sure that all the painted
areas on the inside of the lid are clean. Also the rubber is
dressed with a protectant. Cleaning this is easy with a wash mit
and soapy water. Be sure the groove that outlines the trunk is
cleaned also.

Though this is not a comprehensive list of everything that could
be missed, in my experience these are the more common ones. If
you like more information on how to spot overlooked areas, You
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K.M.Dodd is a car enthusiast, and an experienced auto detailer
with over twelve years in the field of automotive detailing.
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