Detailingas ir automobilio plovimas rankomis: kuo tai skiriasi ir kurios paslaugos reikia jums?

When talking about high-level car washing, we often hear the word „detailed”. Car cleaning enthusiasts are probably already familiar with the term, but for the average person, this concept can raise a lot of questions. Today, let’s talk about what detailing is, how it differs from a regular car wash by hand, and let’s find out which service is right for your car.

The term detailing has been used in Lithuania quite recently, so it does not yet have an exact translation into Lithuanian. However, the root of the word „detail” already suggests that we are talking about something that requires special attention to detail. First, let’s compare how it differs from good old hand washing.

Washing the car by hand

First of all, let’s agree on what we call manual car washing in this context – it is a particularly careful and gentle cleaning of the exterior of the car, performed by professionals by hand. Experienced technicians in showrooms and car washes use high-quality cleaning products and specialized tools to carefully remove dirt, dust and other impurities from the surface of your car.

However, when you want even more cleanliness or need to update the appearance of the car from the basics, detailing services come to the aid of drivers.

And what is detailed and how is it different from hand washing?

If manual washing focuses on cleaning the car’s exterior, detailing goes even further, a procedure that involves a deeper cleaning and renewal of the car’s exterior and interior. In short, the main purpose of detailing is to restore the appearance of your car and make it look like new again.

Today, detailing is a common service and it is performed in more than one car cleaning salon in Vilnius and Kaunas, for example,

What is included in detailing services?

Of course, the specific range of services depends on each car cleaning center, but many of them routinely perform the following procedures, which can be divided into external and internal.

Car exterior detailed:

• Car body washing . Using the most appropriate chemical means, the car body, arches and accessible parts of the suspension are thoroughly washed.
• Body scratch removal . Removes small scratches that can occur from pebbles on the road or frequent use of inappropriate car washers.
• Polishing of lanterns . Worn and yellowed lights are polished and coated for durability.
• Body coating with NANO coating. The car is covered with a special coating of innovative technology, which ensures resistance to dirt and durability.
• Tire blackening. The tires are cleaned and coated with a special coating that enhances their black color.

Car interior detailed:

• Chemical cleaning of seats . Car seats are cleaned using special chemicals.
• Panel cleaning . The central panel of the car is thoroughly cleaned.
• Carpet cleaning. The mats are washed and vacuumed.
• Window cleaning from the inside. Chemicals are used to clean windows and ensure less fogging.
• Maintenance of various gaskets. If necessary, door and window gaskets are coated with a special material to improve insulation.

These are just a few standard procedures used by car washes in Lithuania. Some cleaning salons also provide more services, such as cleaning the engine compartment, processing chrome parts of the car, renovating car rims, and so on.

So which service does your car need: detailing or hand washing?

There is no single answer here. However, our experience shows that the optimal appearance of the car is always achieved by those drivers who use the synergy of both these services and regularly maintain their vehicle.