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Mcthings
05-06-2006, 01:19 PM
Just wondering, which one do you guys tackle first? The interior or the exterior?

Envious Eric
05-06-2006, 04:01 PM
I do the interior first because it gives the customers car more time to air out from the carpet cleaning/vynal protectant.....

03k20a2
05-06-2006, 04:49 PM
I do the interior first because it gives the customers car more time to air out from the carpet cleaning/vynal protectant.....

same for me

imported_cj99si
05-06-2006, 05:12 PM
Inside first for sure.

doged
05-06-2006, 05:37 PM
Both!!!



Two people detailing one auto

Both wash car & dry car

one polishes & waxs and the other vacs and steams.

Real time 2.5 hours, billing 5 to 6 hours.

Fast and efficient detailing.

Envious Eric
05-06-2006, 09:41 PM
^^^^^ if your lucky enough to have a couple people working with you....hahaha



but by myself, I stick to inside first

Zentenk
05-06-2006, 10:44 PM
By myself, exterior first then I chill on the inside and take it easy, t-tops out and seat reclined... oh yeah I gotta clean. :( hehe

sumptimwong
05-07-2006, 12:05 AM
For my personal vehicle, it depends on the time of day. Since I don`t have a shady area to detail, I just try to start washing about 1.5-2hrs before the sun goes down. If I start 3 hours before dusk, then I`ll hit the interior first. If I start 2 hours before dusk, then I`ll hit the interior after.

doged
05-07-2006, 06:38 AM
^^^^^ if your lucky enough to have a couple people working with you....hahaha



but by myself, I stick to inside first



LOL............ OK on a enthusiast level the answer would be whatever would need the most physical attention / effort. I believe exterior is absolutely more physically challenging unless it a van with kids and pets, etc. So exterior first?

Envious Eric
05-07-2006, 04:30 PM
yeah it just depends on what you are doing with the car in the first place....if you are shampooing the carpets and cleaning the leather/cloth seats, then I would do the inside first so that later, you can open the car doors and let it air out while you polish the back and hood and roof, then close the doors one by one as you need to hit the doors....

BlackMach1
05-07-2006, 04:34 PM
depends for me. If I`m shampooing the carpet, then the interior is 1st. If I`m just running over it with a vaccum, I wash the exterior 1st. :cool:

Hemi57
05-07-2006, 07:56 PM
I only have to look after my own cars which I do minimum of once a week, therefore there is little effort in a quick going over each week, ie. dust over surfaces with MF or Chamois, vacuum. The door jams get done after the exterior wash dry of course.