Detailing is like automotive alchemy. It enhances the appearance of your vehicle by correcting the surface of the paintwork, giving you that high gloss, new car look.

Detailing involves many stages, firstly the vehicle needs to have all containments removed, this will include iron wash and wheel acid on the wheels to remove brake dust deposits, tar and glue remover to remove tyre rubber spots  and insect remover.

Once this stage had been completed, we then snow foam the whole car, this is a blanket of soapy foam which attaches itself to the dirt and when blasted off, takes it magically away.

Now the car is free of grip and elements that could scratch the paintwork, we then hand wash the car with a soft mitt using the two bucket method. This entails one bucket with with your soapy water and another with just water and a grit trap. When you rinse the mitt, you use the clean water and any particles that have attached them selves to the mitt fall below the grit trap and cannot get back onto the mitt. So when you rea soap the mitt, you can be sure it is grip free and ready to use again.

The car will then again be jetted with warm water and towel dried with a soft microfibre.

That's just the washing!

Now we move onto machine polishing. This involves using a rotary or dual action mechanical polisher which has a variety of sponge heads and compounds, all with different cutting properties (a bit like T-cut in the old days) Different pads introduce different levels of heat and cutting levels onto the paint work. A single stage machine polish is designed to reduce and remove swirl marks and light scratches, using a mid to hard cutting compound. For paintwork that needs further correction, a more abrasive cutting compound will be used initially, then reducing the cutting element for the second stage, enhancing the gloss and sheen of the paintwork. A third stage can sometimes be required, but this is purely a buffing stage to further enhance the sheen.

Once all the paint correction has been completed, it is advisable to protect the paintwork, plastics and glass with a ceramic coating. Ceramic is a hydrophobic liquid which adheres to the surface, creating a barrier to dirt and water, making the vehicle far easier to clean. In addition a ceramic coating provides a level of UV protection to reduce paint fade (you remember the salmon pink Vauxhalls of the 90's!)

Some ceramic coatings are impregnated with carbon or graphene, this provides a further layer of protection and makes the application much easier. The products often come with 3 or 5 year guarantees with yearly top-ups included.

If your paint is looking flat, tired or just dull, you want to reduce & remove swirl marks and you want a general enhancement, our detailing team are on hand to give your car the wow factor.

Call us on 01223 880603