Understanding Car Valeting

For many car owners, the main reason a car has to be given a valet is to make it look clean, nice and appealing. To many others, valeting a car involves giving the car a wash, a vacuum and possibly waxing the exterior. To the professional car valeter however, valeting a car goes a lot further than that.

This article and subsequent ones will attempt to deal with a lot of car valeting issues and also explain why some of the car cleaning and valeting processes should best be left to the professionals

What is Car Valeting

According to wikipedia, car valeting involves” an extremely thorough cleaning, polishing and waxing” of a car. This process is performed, not only on the exterior of the car, but also in the interior. This process is undertaken thorough in all areas of the car, making the motor vehicle look almost new or as if it has just come out of the showroom.

Why Valet a Car

The main reason why a car has to be given a valet is to make the car look clean and presentable. However, as stated above, this goes beyond that. Other advantages include

Helping to protect the cars finish and paintwork
Driving a car up and down the many roads or even leaving the car outside, as many of us do, exposes the exterior of the motor vehicle to the harsh weather, including snow, rain and the sunshine. The wind blows various debris , many of which are collected by the vehicle on various occasions. A basic car wash may not in many cases succeed to remove all these grime deposited on the car

• Maintaining the paintwork

Exposing the motor vehicle to the harsh weather means the exterior paintwork gradually losing its shine and quality. A car valet will not only restore the paintwork to its former glory, but the polishing and waxing can also help protect the paintwork, making it possible for the car to retain its quality over a longer period.

• Removing scratches from the paintwork

Those of you who have attempted to sell their cars recently or part-exchanged their old car at a main dealers’ will know how picker the car salesmen could be with respect to scratches. A very good valet, carried out by a professional valeter will be capable of removing most of these, if not all the scratches from the paintwork. This could tremendously improve the value of the car, putting you in a very strong bargaining position, giving you the opportunity to extract a higher part exchange value from the car salesman

• Regular Car Valet can extend the longevity of the vehicle.

Have you walked into a house that has been neglected for a while? What was your impression?  This is exactly what happens to your motor vehicle when it is not given a regular valet

The above are just a few of the advantages that a regular car valet can give to your car. We would be exploring a lot more of these in detail in subsequent articles. We will as be looking at when using a professional car valeting company and their specialist services, such as the SMART repair service offered by Motorclean Ltd can save you a lot of headaches, time and possibly raise the value of your car beyond your imagination