What is Car Detailing?

When you want to keep your vehicle in pristine shape, you might ask what car detailing is and how it differs from washing. While a car wash is more of a surface-level cleaning, detailing is much more thorough and focuses on restoring your vehicle’s interior and exterior. It also helps remove any scratches or blemishes from your model. You can handle interior car detailing alone or turn to our experienced technicians near Corona. Learn more about what car detailing involves with BMW of Murrieta and contact our service team with any questions!

Items Used For Car Detailing

When detailing your car around Riverside, you’ll need the following items:

• Vacuum cleaner
• Washing mitts
• Microfiber cloths
• A variety of small brushes (such as a paintbrush)
• Canned air
• Upholstery cleaner
• Carpet stain cleaner
• Car-safe cleaner
• Window cleaner
• Surface protector for vinyl and leather surfaces

Exterior Car Detailing Steps

Detailing the exterior of your car includes the following procedures:

• • Rigorous Exterior Wash: Use water, a car-safe washing solution, and microfiber cloths to clean the body of your vehicle. Avoid cleaning solutions like household detergents, as they may strip off the wax on your car’s surface. Also, make sure to frequently swap out cleaning cloths, as dirt or sand on dirty cloths may scratch your vehicle’s surface. Once completely clean, dry the vehicle off with clean towels.
  • Clean the Wheels: Using the solution you used to wash the rest of your car or a solution made especially for car tires, clean your vehicle’s wheels. To clean out the dirt from the grooves and hard to reach places, use a small brush.

• Wax the Exterior:Once the exterior is clean, you have the choice to wax your car. Once finished, wipe off excess wax with a small brush.

Interior Car Detailing Steps

When detailing the interior, be sure to tend to the following areas of your vehicle:

• Carpeting:First, vacuum your carpeting. If you have stains on the carpeting, use a stain remover and brush to remove them. 

• Door Interior:Use a solution made of soap and water to clean the non-carpeted part of your doors and dry them down with a cloth. Then, open your car doors to clean the metal and plastic parts of your door jambs.

• Windows:Wash the inside of your car mirrors with a window-cleaning solution and dry completely to avoid streaks.

• Upholstery:After vacuuming the seats, remove any stains with a stain remover and brush. Once you finish cleaning your seats, let them dry with your car doors open to avoid mildew.

• Steering Wheel Column:Remove dust and stains with a cleaning solution, dry, and apply a surface protectant.

• Dashboard and Center Console: Use your small tools to clean cracks and tight crevices, then dry completely with a cloth.

Schedule Expert Car Detailing in Murrieta!

Now that you’ve learned more about exterior and interior car detailing, do you want to have this completed by a professional? Call 833-613-1189 or reach out online to schedule an appointment with our certified technicians at BMW of Murrieta. Browse our service specials to see how much you can save on your next visit. You can also save on any replacement pieces by taking advantage of our parts specials. Get your car professionally detailed near Ontario with BMW of Murrieta!