Streamlining the "Full Interior Detail"

Do you guys clean the door jamb area? There tends to be a lot of dirt there and it takes a good amount of time to give them a good cleaning in my experience.
 
FuturePOTUS said:
Do you guys clean the door jamb area? There tends to be a lot of dirt there and it takes a good amount of time to give them a good cleaning in my experience.
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Tornador will make that job a little easier. I usually degrease them with Meguiar's SD and then carefully power washer rinse them off. Works great, then just a towel with some spray wax on it to touch them up.
 
JonMiles said:
That process isn't bad.

My process uses 3 different vacuum attachments for working.
1)Pick up all the stuff in the car and box it for the customer to do what they please with it.
2)Put on the soft dusting brush attachment and pick up the loose stuff from the dash, doors, seats, trim etc.
3)Grab the crevice tool and hit all the crevices.
4)Claw attachment for larger areas.
5)APC+ wipedown of everything hard (vinyls,leather,plastics), folex on everything fabric/carpet.
6)Scrub carpets, extract
7)Dress everything with UIGP
8)Windows

I probably missed something, but my interior details hardly ever take longer than about an hour and come out very nicely. If necessary due to heavy crud, I'll replace the APC wipedown with a deep clean with tornador or by steam. I just feel that an APC wipedown is sufficient for most cars as long as they are not too nasty.
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Agree no longer than a hour.
 
No longer than an hour? I have no idea how that is possible! It takes my helper and I 2.5 hours to clean one cars interior. Any tips to get faster? I operate as a mobile business.

Or, do you have any pictures / videos that outline the work you do in one hour? Really looking for some ways to get my business more efficient. More cars in one day = more $$$.
 
FuturePOTUS said:
No longer than an hour? I have no idea how that is possible! It takes my helper and I 2.5 hours to clean one cars interior. Any tips to get faster? I operate as a mobile business.

Or, do you have any pictures / videos that outline the work you do in one hour? Really looking for some ways to get my business more efficient. More cars in one day = more $$$.
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I always ask the customer ahead of time to remove everything. It saves 15-30min.


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I seem to be taking 2-3 hours on an interior
Want to get it consistently under 2

Am I the only one that carpet brushes all the cloth prior or during initial vac?
 
I usually vaccum last so I don't have to worry about getting sand on the freshly vacuumed carpets. Brushing the carpet beforehand sounds like a good idea, might loosen up the dirt a bit.
 
1. Clean windshield inside and out, vanity mirrors, rear view mirror.
2. Dust, clean, and apply protectant to dash.
3. Degrease and blow dry door jams.
4. Remove mats, vacuum interior and mats
5. Shampoo/clean mats, carpet.
6. Steam/clean cup holders, center console area, steering wheel, pedals.
7. Working around the vehicle starting with drivers side, clean seats, door panels, headliner area, all plastic/vinyl/rubber
8. Clean all interior glass (check carpet for stains wicking back up)
9. Apply protectant
10. Run ozone machine 10-15 minutes while cleaning up exterior glass.

Total time : 3 hours for car
4 hours for SUV

This is my process for interior detail. I work in Arizona, in extremely hot weather in direct sun, so this is tailored for that. Thanks for reading!
 
Mad Wax said:
1. Clean windshield inside and out, vanity mirrors, rear view mirror.
2. Dust, clean, and apply protectant to dash.
3. Degrease and blow dry door jams.
4. Remove mats, vacuum interior and mats
5. Shampoo/clean mats, carpet.
6. Steam/clean cup holders, center console area, steering wheel, pedals.
7. Working around the vehicle starting with drivers side, clean seats, door panels, headliner area, all plastic/vinyl/rubber
8. Clean all interior glass (check carpet for stains wicking back up)
9. Apply protectant
10. Run ozone machine 10-15 minutes while cleaning up exterior glass.

Total time : 3 hours for car
4 hours for SUV

This is my process for interior detail. I work in Arizona, in extremely hot weather in direct sun, so this is tailored for that. Thanks for reading!
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Forgot to add...

9.5. Re-vacuum
 
Gilberte Platz said:
If you wish to know about a step by step process about a car care. Here is a complete guidelines which can help us with a complete detailing
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Is your real name James?

And not Gilberte Platz?

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And on your site you recommend everyone to make their purchases on Amazon but you post this to the Autogeek forum?


Why not post this to the Amazon car detailing forum?


Waiting for your answers... you did read the forum rules before posting yes?


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