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What are the differences? Can a mobile or store detailer do that much of a better job than a regular fella? I personally have access to a hose and have purchased some of the Meguiar's professional line products. I feel like I'd be wasting my money by having a car wash detail my car or even clean the interior. I've watched several youtube videos on detailing and read forums. The way I see it, a detailer won't go out of his way to make sure that the vehicle is perfectly done. This makes sense, is not his car, so even though, he wants to provide a good service, is never the same. He won't be as careful as you would. He'd be using techniques and products that may not fit with your type of paint, wheel type, etc or he mainly wants cuts down on his job and time while leaving the car clean enough. In mobile detailing, is all about saving time and money.
They, obviously, have access to more powerful machines and equipment, but the products are the same that you could get online. Also, since is confidential, most of the time, you don't know what products they are actually using, especially for the interior. Some products may not be ideal for your interior, for leather, for synthetics, for the carpets, for the dash, the plastics, the glass, etc. I feel like if I take my car to be detailed to a car wash, they would half azz the job, especially when it comes to claying, polishing, and waxing. They'd probably use the cheapest wax they have and charge more for "more quality" waxes, that are not real quality.
They could put these annoying leather and dash "glossifiers" or shine, which is a pain in the butt to remove and leads to cracking. They could mess up something in the interior. I would only let them wet dry vacuum the car, because of the equipment they have, they'd probably do a better than job than you would at cleaning and shampooing the carpets, if they are really dirty, but if they are not, you don't really need that, maybe every 6 months shampoo and wet vacuum.
It depends on the detailer, some do very good jobs, but the majority, probably do not. They are mostly looking to get the vehicle clean as much as possible and move on quickly to the next client. For the average person, the job they can do, is more than enough and they are happy, but for people like us who are more picky and have more experience in this business, is not enough.
They, obviously, have access to more powerful machines and equipment, but the products are the same that you could get online. Also, since is confidential, most of the time, you don't know what products they are actually using, especially for the interior. Some products may not be ideal for your interior, for leather, for synthetics, for the carpets, for the dash, the plastics, the glass, etc. I feel like if I take my car to be detailed to a car wash, they would half azz the job, especially when it comes to claying, polishing, and waxing. They'd probably use the cheapest wax they have and charge more for "more quality" waxes, that are not real quality.
They could put these annoying leather and dash "glossifiers" or shine, which is a pain in the butt to remove and leads to cracking. They could mess up something in the interior. I would only let them wet dry vacuum the car, because of the equipment they have, they'd probably do a better than job than you would at cleaning and shampooing the carpets, if they are really dirty, but if they are not, you don't really need that, maybe every 6 months shampoo and wet vacuum.
It depends on the detailer, some do very good jobs, but the majority, probably do not. They are mostly looking to get the vehicle clean as much as possible and move on quickly to the next client. For the average person, the job they can do, is more than enough and they are happy, but for people like us who are more picky and have more experience in this business, is not enough.
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