VALETERS PRIDE

VALETERS PRIDE VALETING TIPS 

STEP BY STEP CAR VALETING TIPS

Cleaning the car Interior

Remove all litter and empty ash trays.Then remove any personal objects, put away in a safe place (i.e. a cardboard box) your interior is now ready to clean. Make sure you inspect the vehicle first and quote a price that reflects the work and time you need to clean the vehicle to a high standard. Vacuum the carpets and the seats thoroughly. Make sure you look in the boot and remove any rubbish and hoover out.

When you have finished the vacuuming it's time to valet the seats.  First spray the seats with upholstery cleaner. Then using a small scrubbing brush or interior sponge work the cleaner into the upholstery. Remove the dirty water with a water extraction machine. Any excess water that is situated in difficult to get to places should be moped up with a micro fibre cloth. Clean any door panels that have fabric inserts at the same time. Clean the headlining with Interior liquid cleaner. Or Interior Foam Cleaner, this product spray’s on a thick foam that dissolves dirt and grime away.

Clean any Leather upholstery with our Leather Cleaner, Then use our Leather care cream which feeds, polishes and protects all leather. Simply rub on and polish off with a clean soft cloth.

Cleaning the dash, centre consol and plastic or vinyl door panels is easy, simply wipe over with an interior cleaner spray, Then polish the dash &trim with a vinyl polish silicone or none silicone dressing. 

Cleaning the Engine

Pay attention and keep away from the electrical components. Leave the engine running as the heat helps to keep the engine dry.  Using a quality degreaser,.  Either spray on or use a paint brush to agitate the worst areas.  You will also need a strong cleaning agent, such as Traffic film remover (T.F.R.). Spray the T.F.R. over the engine and allow to soak into the grease and oil. Then wash off the T.F.R. and the dirt goes with it.  You can use a hot water steamer but a cold one works perfectly well, it's just takes a bit more time. Wash off the engine and allow to dry keep the engine running to promote drying.  Finally you can finish off with an Engine Lacquer once the engine has cooled down. Or use our DD40 Lubricating penetrating oil, if required, to finish off the job.

Washing the Car.

Before washing the vehicle, clean the doors and boot shuts, either with a sponge or paint brush.  For alloy wheels use an acid Alloy wheel cleaner if they are heavily covered in brake dust or have baked on dirt, but be very careful not to leave it on the wheel too long as it might mark the alloy.  Non-acid cleaners are also available.

Spray the alloy wheel cleaner onto the wheel, or put some of the cleaner in a small pot and use a paint brush to work into difficult areas.  Old toothbrushes are handy to reach difficult areas.

Any Tar stains on your paintwork can be removed with a Tar & Glue remover. The tar comes off very easy if you allow the solution to soak in for a while. Then rub over with a cloth.

Use a power washer to spray the vehicle, including the wheel arches, with a non-caustic Traffic Film Remover to loosen up the dirt.  Then hand wash the vehicle with a car shampoo.  There are many different types available depending on what of finish you want to achieve.  The best, is our Wash & Wax, it leaves a protective wax shine to your car’s paintwork with no need to polish, simply shammy of with a valeters flunkey. Iif you are going to polish the car you can use an ordinary car shampoo, as you will achieve your finishing shine with your polish.  Finally rinse off the car with your power washer, not forgetting the door/boot gaps, this will rinse the areas you cleaner earlier.. 

Dry off the car using a synthetic leather known in the trade as a flunkey and/or micro fibre cloth. 

Polishing the Paintwork

When the car is dry you can apply the polishes to the exterior.  Body polish is a matter of choice, and depends on the type of paintwork the car has that is  been valeted. Our Premium Gold polish is an all round polish that is suitable for all types of body work.. Apply the polish to the car with a polishing sponge in a circular movement, leave to dry, and then remove with a circular movement with a clean soft cotton cloth or micro fibre cloth.

Clean the glass on both the inside and outside of the vehicle as well as the wing and rear view mirrors. Don't forget the area that sits in the rubbers. A low dusting Glass polish or a Solvent glass solution can be used,

Exterior Trims & Tyres

With the bodywork finished you can move onto the bumpers and other vinyl trims. Use Vinyl polish or Vinyl Gel rubber, plastic bumper conditioner on these and it will bring back the original colour.  Then you can do the tyres with the Rubber cleaner tyre dressing or Vinyl Gel dressing. You can either spray  the Rubber dressing over the tyre, or use a paint brush and paint it on. The Vinyl Gel can only be put on with a brush as it is a thicker solution.

As the seats take time to dry, cover the front two with disposable polythene seat covers. These come in white or clear colours. A professional finishing touch would be to put two paper floor mats in the front of the car.

Putting an air freshener into the vehicle is a good idea. Have some mini labels printed with your contact details on. Place a label on to every airfreshner so your customer will remember you for the next time.

Any lasting lingering odours should be treated with a deodoriser, these come in three fragrances Cherry, Apple & Lemon. Place into a spray bottle and spray car interior, to leave A long lasting fresh fragrance. 

We hope these tips are helpful, please contact us if you have any questions we are always ready to help in any way we can

Tel 01462 338785 / 01462 619161    or  07787794992

Email  valeterspride@hotmail.com

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