6 IMPORTANT THINGS TO CHECK BEFORE CHOOSING AN AUTOMOTIVE DETAILING SERVICE.

Choosing an automotive detailing service to do any type of work on your vehicle is an important decision to make.

A vehicle is most likely the second biggest purchase you will ever make in your life – after the purchase of a home.

So you want to protect that investment by keeping your vehicle in pristine condition with an expert car detailing service.

But be warned, not all ‘professional car detailers’ will deliver the same results.

There are some people who claim to be in the ‘car detailing business’, but simply do not have the skills, tools or time to detail a vehicle correctly.

Poor detailing can actually do a lot more harm than good to the condition of your vehicle and cost you a substantial amount of money to have the damage repaired by a detailing expert who knows what they’re doing.

If you’re thinking of paying for a professional car detailing service, make sure you check out the full article below on 6 Important Things to Check Before Choosing an Automotive Detailing Service.

Always be wary of a ‘professional automotive detailer’ who doesn’t operate his business from a professional business location.

Those ‘professional detailers’ that only work out of their home garages or will only come to you, are often people who have not taken the necessary time to learn professional detailing techniques or invest in professional detailing equipment.

Mobile car detailers are a convenient service that many professional auto detailing businesses now offer as an option to their customers however, they also have specific locations or workshops as their main place of business.

A professional car detailing business will never hesitate to show you around their premises and show you the products and tools they are going to use to produce a quality detailing result.

A detailing pro should also be able to answer any questions you may have about the entire detailing process and provide previous examples of their work.

Will your full interior and exterior detailing service take one hour or five hours to complete?

What is the time commitment you have been promised to achieve professional detailing results?

When it comes to professional vehicle detailing services, faster does not necessarily mean better.

Even a standard detailing service that includes basic interior and exterior cleaning can take anywhere between four to five hours to complete.

If your detailing technician has promised to give you great results in a short period of time, you can guarantee you’re not getting the same quality from a professional car detailing place that says they will need at least four or five hours.

A rushed detailing job can lead to costly mistakes. An expert detailing job requires a lot of skill, quality equipment and most importantly patience – to meticulously complete each detailing task without overlooking any minor detail.

A professional detailing service will utilize specialized detailing tools, quality equipment and only the best products to use on your vehicle.

Low quality tools and inferior products are a sure way to tell you are dealing with an amateur detailer who doesn’t understand the importance of having the best equipment and products when detailing a vehicle.

Using quality equipment and cleaning products will not only produce great results, they will also protect your vehicle from being damaged during the detailing process.

Using the wrong equipment (such as a high-speed buffer) will leave your vehicle with horrible swirl marks and/or scorch marks, which will need a paint correction procedure to fix.

A ‘professional detailer’ should have a complete arsenal full of quality detailing equipment and products to ensure they can get the job done properly without damaging your vehicle.

Whether you are paying for a paint protection treatment or basic interior detailing service, your detailer should always provide some sort of guarantee (or insurance) they will stand by their work.

However, it should be noted that there are some processes that simply cannot be guaranteed and some tactics used by so-called detailing professionals you should be aware of.

For example, if a detailer says they can guarantee their work without even seeing your vehicle, they are not telling the truth.

To receive a proper assessment of your vehicle, a detailing professional must first thoroughly inspect the current condition of your vehicle to identify any imperfections which need to be fixed.

Most professional detailing services will provide customers a free detailing quote to give you an exact outline of the procedures which need to be done, the time it will take to complete and the total amount it will cost.

In the professional automotive detailing industry, more expensive doesn’t always mean better quality.

However, a detailing business who provides a budget ‘wash-and-go detailing service’ will simply not have the time, equipment or quality products to achieve the same results as the detailer who quotes you a higher price and longer time-frame.

You really need to do your research and find out who has the best reputation in your local area for delivering the best detailing results.

At the end of the day, the cost of professional car detailing services will always vary – depending on the type of work you have done and the detailing business you take your vehicle to.

Do they leave their customers satisfied with their detailing work? Are people happy to recommend their detailing services to their friends and general public?

As with any business, customer reviews are a great indication as to whether or not they actually provide a quality detailing service.

Be sure to go online and check out multiple places for customer reviews regarding the previous detailing work they have done for people on the past.

You definitely shouldn’t be expecting absolute perfection when it comes to researching the previous reviews for any business – in fact, if any business has only 5-star reviews, there are some very legitimate reasons to suspect they are fake reviews.

However, having consistent positive business reviews in places like Google Business Reviews and on Facebook can be a great indication of their quality of work.