The better you care for your car, the nicer it will look, the more pleasant it will be to drive and the better it will hold its value. Here are some quick and easy tips to keep your car looking slick. Plus, you won’t have to get your car detailed as often.
Tip 1: Don’t Wait Until Your Car is Filthy
This tip is from both a look and an easiness to clean perspective. Very dirty cars are tougher and take longer to clean. They also have a higher chance of having damage to their paint as dirt acts as an abrasive to the wax, polish and even the paintwork. Take your vehicle to one of the better car detailers before it looks filthy.
Tip 2: Go for the Car Detailers Extreme Package
So you’re probably wondering why you should fork out all of those hard earned dollars every three to six months to get a comprehensive clean when all you want is for your car to look nice and the basic package does that just fine. The reason is because the major packages include a polish and proper wax with a lot more attention to detail. A car that has a proper coat of wax is faster and easier to keep clean in future, and will maintain its look longer between cleans.
Tip 3: Clean Your Car Between Visits
Keep a bottle of spray cleaner handy with a cloth (I keep mine in the back of my car but the garage is also good) so that when you notice some dirt or tree sap on your car you can give it a quick clean. This keeps it looking good. Another advantage is you easily spot when a lens in cracked and you need to buy a spare or ask an auto electrician for help.
A number of car detailers also sell the cleaning fluid that they use. Because of the wholesale rates and large quantities they purchase, you can normally pick up a bottle for a pretty reasonable price.
Tip 4: Clean Bird Mess and Other Contaminants Immediately
Spots like these have a high level of acidity that eats through the wax on your car and starts to damage the actual paintwork over time. The faster you get it off the paintwork, the less damage it will cause. If you follow Tip 3 above then all you need do is give it a quick clean with your spray and you’ll have nothing to worry about.
Tip 5: Keep Your Car Undercover
The sun’s ultraviolet rays damage the paintwork of your car over time. The less you keep it out in the sun the better your paintwork will survive. Keeping your car undercover also protects it from other contaminants including rain. After a downpour, you’ll notice streak marks and often dirt marks in the shape of droplets all over your car. Keeping your car undercover prevents this from happening, so your car stays cleaner for longer.
Just following these quick and easy tips will keep your car looking good for longer.You can hire a professional or take a car detailing course and do it yourself. Driving is always that bit more pleasurable when you know your car is looking great. And you save money by going less often to car detailers.
