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Having your car professionally detailed can be expensive, but when your car is detailed, it looks like new again. If you are ambitious, you can keep your car looking freshly manicured without spending a lot of money or just give your old car a facelift. Detailing your car is different from simply washing it and touching up paint, when you ‘detail’, you get every single little nook and cranny which will make a huge difference in the appearance of your car. The little things really do matter and you will see the difference when you are finished.

To begin your detailing, start with your tires. WD-40 or a similar product works great for spiffing up your wheel wells. Spray the product generously on every visible part of your wheel well and let it sit. Use a simple household grease-cutting cleaner like Fantastic, 409, or one of the new citrus types of sprays and douse your tires, rims and hubcaps. Use old toothbrushes, Q-tips and scrub brushes to get every single speck of dirt and grease from your tires.

Next, you will move on to areas of your car where road dirt, grease, etc. accumulate such as your grill, bumpers, the lower part of your windshield where leaves and small bits of assorted junk can accumulate. Use Q-tips, toothbrushes, etc. to get the dirt and grease and debris from every tiny crack and corner. Clean the inside part of your door where it latches with a good degreasing spray. Touch up any scratches or nicks with touch-up paint you can get from your dealer or auto parts store. Completely wash and hose down the exterior of the car and give it a good waxing. Polish all of the windows inside and out with glass cleaner and paper towels or old newspapers.

Now that you have the outside of the car looking good, move to the inside. Clean out your trunk and vacuum it. If you have a lot of junk rambling about in the trunk, use an inexpensive milk crate container to hold things. Inside your car, clean and condition your dash board, insides of doors, consoles, etc. Wash your ashtrays and coin holders. Spray a carpet stain remover on any stained carpeting and spray an upholstery cleaner on your seats. Use a carpet deodorizing powder or baking soda before you vacuum your vehicle.

Rent an upholstery steam cleaner or rug cleaner with small attachments to shampoo your carpet and upholstery.

To keep your newly detailed car clean, always keep a trash bag in the car for travel waste and drive your car through the car wash at least once a week or wash yourself!