To find the best mobile car detailer near me is not as easy as it seems. Of course the easiest way to start is to Google detailing near me or car detailing near me and your local search results will display the top results in your local area. My suggestion is to look carefully at each detailer. I would strongly recommend visiting the website and look at photos of actual cars that were detailed. Some businesses use images of cars that were used from around the web. Navigate around the site to get feel for the talent that you might be hiring to detail your vehicle. Clearlights Detailing features real photos from real local customers. It’s very easy for anyone to see how well Clearlights Detailing restores each and every car to perfection. Our website has separate pages that include detailed information on Services, Blog, Locations, Headlight Restoration, Contact and more. Every bit of information that a customer is searching for is available within our website. Car Exterior Cleaning Once we are contacted we offer Free detailing pricing consultation for everyone. Once hired we schedule a day that is convenient for our schedules. A standard Full Detail can take between 4-6 hours to complete. Many steps are taken to decontaminate the exterior of the car as well as tires. Tire cleaning and dressing can take up to an hour by itself. Some services that are used will be several types of washing, {power wash, hand wash, final wash}, clay, IPA wipe, hand dry, hand wax and more. Car Interior Cleaning Interior car cleaning is as intensive as the exterior. Many customers that we see have never had the interior “detailed” before. Most people throw trash away, lightly vacuum, and sometimes clean the windows of their cars. Daily drivers usually travel to and from work 9-5 and have 2 days off usually not wanting to clean their cars extensively. Not a problem for mobile car detailers that is why we are here to “Detail”. Pulling the car mats out and doing a deep vacuum to remove dirt, rocks, pet hair, dust, and whatever is left to remove. The seats are next as well as the trunk to try and see the carpet again. Spot and stain removal is the next attack including the door panels with its modern day angles and buttons. Once cleaned we apply protectants that are UV-A-UV-B sun rated to prevent drying and cracking during the blazing hot summer. Cleaning the center console, steering wheel, entire dash area and air vents are up next. We use very delicate cleaning microfiber towels for this area because they can easily scratch. Best Car Polishing After about 5 hours of detailing car polishing can begin. This process is labor intensive as well as time consuming. A close inspection of the car paint is done to evaluate how to correct and remove light swirls and scratches. This process is a bit misunderstood because the general public thinks that after you have a car detailed that those swirls and scratches get removed automatically. Not true this process usually takes 4-6 hours to tape off sections of the car then apply special blends of polish and colored buffing pads to machine polish. Then after each section is polished we can move to the next section etc. The process of machine polishing is by far the most important way to restore a cars paint to near perfection! Remember scratches in your car or truck’s paint is a cut inside your clear coat and to polish with high speed buffing can in most cases remove the scratches. Headlight Restoration If you look around cars today you will see many cars and trucks that have yellow fading headlights. Some are lightly faded to extremely faded where you just can’t see through the lens at all. This happens because the factory clear coat has been removed from the weather. Intense sun, salt, wind, air pollutants all contribute to the fading of the headlights. Cloudy headlights cause many issues such as poor visibility at night and can impair driving causing safety issues. We restore headlights with a multi step process. Sanding and machine polishing with different levels of polishes and buffing pads will restore clarity to yellow fading headlights. Final Car Detailing Inspection When the car is finished that’s when the final inspection takes place. To check the work on the exterior we look for wax that needs to be buffed off, moving the car a few inches to make sure the tire dressing is uniform around each tire and checking the rims for brake dust. Final inspection of the windows is very difficult. In bright hot sun fogging glass on the inside and out is always going to be tough to get because of off gassing of interior materials. Doing a final vacuum is always done to get the small crumbs and extra stuff that is hiding under the seats and seat belt areas. Cleaning the complicated dash buttons and computer screens is also very challenging because they scratch very easily. We use very delicate make up brushes and plush microfiber cloths to remove fingerprints and dust. Also using using special micro attachments for the vacuum hoses also allow us to get in to the very tight areas on the dashboard. We use special leather conditioners on leather seats and center console areas. Leather tends to do two things crack and absorb color dyes from blue jeans and other types of clothes. We can remove most if not all dye jean transfer on light color leather seats. We use final inspection detail sprays on top of the wax before delivery of the car or truck. That final spray will seal the layer of wax and extend the life of protection for anywhere from 3 to six months. Maintenance Car Detailing In closing we recommend getting on a maintenance detail plan to ensure the level of protection and look is always kept to have your vehicle always looking amazing. Maintenance is the best prevention. Clearlights Detailing
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1/6/2021 10:48:22 pm
Thank you for explaining that one of the services that is included in mobile car detailing is that it cleans the interior as well as the exterior. Assuming that I need to have my car cleaned, I would definitely want it detailed too to ensure it is thoroughly clean. I will definitely schedule an appointment for this weekend.
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11/6/2021 02:03:55 am
Cars and trucks need detailing after a while, but it is challenging to find the right company. To save your effort or make it worth it, then this blog is all for you. In addition, they're usually simple to use and don't take a lot of effort.
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2/16/2022 09:58:22 pm
Thank you for elaborating on one of the services provided by mobile car detailing. This blog is for you if you want to save time or make your effort worthwhile. Furthermore, they are usually simple to use and do not necessitate a lot of effort.
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11/14/2022 06:09:05 am
I want to make sure that I get my car detailed properly. It makes sense that I would want to get a professional to help out with this. They would be able to ensure that I handle things correctly.
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11/26/2022 11:26:08 pm
When it comes to finding the best mobile car detailer, there are a few things you need to take into consideration. First and foremost, you need to make sure that the company is reputable and has a good track record. There are a lot of fly-by-night companies out there that will take your money and do a subpar job, so it's important to do your research to avoid this.
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I became a Car Detailer by accident about 30 years ago. It all started while driving my 1977 Chevy Chevette. One day while driving my feet went right through the floor! Yes just right out of the Flintstones cartoons. Well after the floor rusted out I realized that I would clean (detail) all of my future cars to prevent any rust or paint failure. So the rest is history. ArchivesCategories |