Best way to clean trunk and door jams

[Don]

Follow-up - it occurs to me we may be missing something here. The inside door (e.g. jam) areas may also be deserving of some LSP, like say a spray wax, to make those surfaces more "self cleaning" moving forward.

I usually take an old foam hand application pad and wipe it around the door jambs, trunk lid etc to get a coat of wax or sealant on them. I`m not trying for defect removal in these areas just a quick coat of protection. Often I do use a spray wax since I discovered the Ultimate Quik Wax. I`ve also noticed that since these areas of the car aren`t as "exposed" to the elements, the wax hold up longer.

[LeadingEdgeDetail]

I always presoak doorjambs with degreaser (3:1 if concentrated, or straight if using "Castrol Superclean") and let it dwell, then I`ll come back and spray again, and agitate with a long bristled brush (paintbrushes work well). do this a few times and then rinse with a pressure washer.

After that dry them with a towel and they`re usually sparkling clean compared to what they were. If it`s a really nice car or really picky customer I`ll go over them again with a towel and quick detailer.

[Don]

I always presoak doorjambs with degreaser (3:1 if concentrated, or straight if using "Castrol Superclean") and let it dwell, then I`ll come back and spray again, and agitate with a long bristled brush (paintbrushes work well). do this a few times and then rinse with a pressure washer.

After that dry them with a towel and they`re usually sparkling clean compared to what they were. If it`s a really nice car or really picky customer I`ll go over them again with a towel and quick detailer.

Hey, you stole my cleaning method

[LeadingEdgeDetail]

It`s a process I do a half dozen times a week so it seems to work.

I lol @ ONR for doorjambs... try getting the grease off the hinges with ONR

[Accumulator]

Even in the Pro/customer situations, I`d think that you do a vehicle`s jambs/etc. in a big way once and then it`s just easy maintenance. Well, easIER maintenance..

[LeadingEdgeDetail]

True, every car I`ve been detailing hasn`t been detailed in a long time if ever... Except for a 2014 Audi A7, those doorjambs were beautiful

[LawrenceSA]

My typical approach for these areas is.

-Spray APC via a foaming trigger head and allow it to dwell
-Agitate with various brushes
-HP rinse (I lay a towel down on the seats to avoid any water getting on them and just spray really carefully)
-Blow dry
-Then I use AF Tripple on a MF applicator to clean/polish/protect them
-Buff off any residue
-Done

[Sleper]

1. Degreaser
2. pressure washer
3. great aim/control
4. Good wet/dry vac in case #3 falls through

Works great for me