Interior Deep Clean: What a Real Detail Includes

Any interior detail starts with a thorough vacuum — seats, floors, trunk, under the seats, between cushions. That's the baseline. What makes a real detail different is everything that comes after: steam, extraction, brush agitation, and product-specific treatment for every surface type.

We use a hot water extractor to flush dirt out of the fibers instead of just moving it around. On cloth seats, that means a pre-treatment, agitation with a soft brush, and multiple passes with the extractor until the water runs clear. On leather, it's pH-balanced cleaner, soft brush, and a conditioner to restore moisture without leaving a greasy feel.

Dashboards, door cards, and console trim get cleaned with a dedicated all-purpose cleaner, then treated with a UV-protective dressing that leaves a low-sheen finish. Glossy, greasy-looking dashboards are a sign of cheap tire shine being used on the wrong surface. Done right, it looks like the day it left the factory.

Interior glass gets two-step cleaning with a dedicated auto glass cleaner — streaks on the windshield from poor glass work are the fastest way to spot a rushed detail. Air vents, seams, seatbelt webbing, and steering wheel stitching all get detail-brush and swab work. This is where hours really go.

Most car odors live in the carpet padding and the HVAC evaporator. We address both — deep carpet extraction plus an ozone treatment or enzyme-based spray through the vents. Covering odor with fragrance doesn't work for more than a day and usually makes it worse.