This was posted on a car forum I frequent (I highlighted the parts I found most interesting):
"I work at a detail shop right now in Norman, Ok we do personals and dearlerships, we do cars/trucks from 2006 Z06's to new mustangs to old beaters heres what we do and it takes about 2 hours at the most
before detail
#1 pre vac car and trunk
#2 buff if it needs it, sleek, polish or stiff
#3 spray the car down with degreaser, door moldings engine bay, truck carpet plastic moldings
#4 acid the wheels and fender wells
#5 shimmy off
buff before wash so you can get the compound out of cracks
outside
#1 blow out cracks with a air hose
#2 spray paint fender wells, frame, axle with black spray paint
#3 spray paint the exhuast with an engine paint type silver, make it look new, if you have chrome take steel wool to it
#4 take g-solve to get tar, and overspray from when you were painting
#5 dress the tires and all the plastic moldings, and egnine bay
#6 put some wax on
inside
#1 take a cleaner and a towel and brush
spray down the door and have the brush and scup of dirt if dirty or wipe down
#2 do it in sections, like the door than the dash then the center console. and use an air hose to get stuff out of cracks
#3 use your brush and scup the carpets til they look clean, blow underenth the seats and get crap out.
#4 spray the seats down and scup them, whipe them down,
#5 after cleaning dress the insides, glove box, the seat rails, EVERYthing.
#6 vac one last time and dress the rubbers around the doors.
#7 have 2 mirco fiber towls and do the windows, both inside and outside,
#8 take the wax off"
:nixweiss
"I work at a detail shop right now in Norman, Ok we do personals and dearlerships, we do cars/trucks from 2006 Z06's to new mustangs to old beaters heres what we do and it takes about 2 hours at the most
before detail
#1 pre vac car and trunk
#2 buff if it needs it, sleek, polish or stiff
#3 spray the car down with degreaser, door moldings engine bay, truck carpet plastic moldings
#4 acid the wheels and fender wells
#5 shimmy off
buff before wash so you can get the compound out of cracks
outside
#1 blow out cracks with a air hose
#2 spray paint fender wells, frame, axle with black spray paint
#3 spray paint the exhuast with an engine paint type silver, make it look new, if you have chrome take steel wool to it
#4 take g-solve to get tar, and overspray from when you were painting
#5 dress the tires and all the plastic moldings, and egnine bay
#6 put some wax on
inside
#1 take a cleaner and a towel and brush
spray down the door and have the brush and scup of dirt if dirty or wipe down
#2 do it in sections, like the door than the dash then the center console. and use an air hose to get stuff out of cracks
#3 use your brush and scup the carpets til they look clean, blow underenth the seats and get crap out.
#4 spray the seats down and scup them, whipe them down,
#5 after cleaning dress the insides, glove box, the seat rails, EVERYthing.
#6 vac one last time and dress the rubbers around the doors.
#7 have 2 mirco fiber towls and do the windows, both inside and outside,
#8 take the wax off"
:nixweiss
Looked horrible, holograms like crazy! He even followed with a less abrassive polish and pad. I tried to tell him, but he is older and has more "experience" than I so of course I'm the idiot. When I asked about the holograms, he asked what I was talking about. The funny thing is he will be doing the owner's brand spanking new black 300c tomorrow. LOL Probably be the last car he "details". lol He is the only one like this though, I assure you. 