What does Car Detailing mean?
What does Car Detailing mean?
To put it simply, Car Detailing means intensive cleaning, polishing and maintenance of the vehicle using professional products and tools, but not only that, there is also a need for a method to be adopted that leads to act in a detailed way, step by step.Generally, a Car Detailer can do some decorative touch-ups completely freehand; however, the process is not about repainting or repairing the bodywork.
The purpose of Car Detailing is to restore the paint by polishing by removing scratches or swirl marks, bringing the vehicle back to almost new condition, or if possible make it closer to perfection, such as was originally in.
What does detailing represent for us? Improving performance, optimizing results and minimizing the time to achieve them. For this reason, using specific car detailing products is essential to carry out this art.
THE 5 PHASES OF CAR DETAILING.
Depending on the specific case, the techniques, equipment, quantities of product and intended objectives may vary. The careful execution of each of these phases allows for greater effectiveness and duration over time.
5 are the phases of a Car Detailing job:
1. WASHING.
The first step is the scrupulous washing of the internal and external surfaces in order to eliminate residues of various kinds and surface contaminations (road dirt, insect residues, surface contamination, etc.).
None surface is left out and no support forgotten: glasses, tires, chrome plating but also leather, fabric and alcantara interiors, plastics and moldings all surfaces will be carefully cleaned to be prepared to accommodate any protective.
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2. DECONTAMINATION .
Decontamination, despite being often neglected, is probably the most important phase of Car Detailing , as it allows to obtain a smooth surface capable of best accommodating the subsequent treatment phases.
Its task is to act on residues such as resins, iron, tar, glue or oxidation that the washing phase cannot easily remove.
The result will be immediately evident with a beautiful and bright car!
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3. POLISHING .
It often happens to see vehicles, previously subjected to polishing, that have halos, holograms, marks or other.
Equally often it is believed this is inevitable, or in any case, normal. Nothing could be more false, you just need to use the right techniques and the right products.
Polishing allows us not only to remove oxidation and scratches, but also to obtain a perfectly smooth, shiny surface ready for the actual protective treatment.
If this phase were not carried out in a careful and accurate way, even the best nanotechnological product applied would not give satisfactory results
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4. PROTECTION .
Even the best of works on internal or external surfaces, if not protected, will have a limited duration.
The choice of treatment to proceed with depends strongly on your goals in terms of duration, brilliance and ease of maintenance.
From these considerations we can determine whether a wax, a sealant treatment or a coating (ceramic) is more suitable.
The high customizability of this phase allows us to decide. together!
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5. MAINTENANCE .
Your car is treated and ready! But how long will the treatment effect last?
In Car Detailing through a few but precious treatments with balanced detergents, quick detailer lubricants and delicate accessories, maintaining maximum performance will be easy, pleasant and fast.