Some useful advise from Where to buy cars from .com
- Having a car for sale which is shiny and clean inside and out will always impress potential buyers and create a good impression. Not only will it look good but will also reflect the level of care been given to the car during your ownership.
- Give the car a thorough clean with a car shampoo and sponge making sure you pay attention to area’s which are not obviously visible. Painted area’s such as under the bonnet, in the boot space and under the sills and wheel arches will all need a bit of elbow grease. Pay particular attention to the wheels a shiny set of alloys or brand new wheel trims could make the sale.
- All car’s paintwork suffer from road use with the odd scratch here and stone chip there. Its not considered bodging to cover up these areas with a touch up pen you can buy from most automotive suppliers. Rather a painted chip mark than rust spot.
- External trim can suffer from exposure to the sunlight and fade to a dull grey. This can easily be remedied with the use of one of many back to black products which are very effective.
- If you don’t want to pay for a professional valet you will need to get the vacuum cleaner out. Make sure you get in all the corners and crevices including under the seats.
- Polish the dash and internal trim paying attention to heater vents and any other areas which have collected dust. If you just rub these area over the trapped dust will be unsightly and give the impression of a rush job.
- Make sure the inside smells fresh. If need be put in a car freshener but don’t go over board or you may give the impression you are trying to hide something.
- Don’t spend too much time cleaning the engine and don’t use a steam cleaner or it may look like you’re trying to hide an oil leak. You can give a basic clean by using engine degreaser. Transfer the degreaser to an old kitchen spray bottle and cover the engine with a generous amount and then rinse off with water. Make sure any caps and the dip stick is clean. Nobody likes getting dirty hands.
- Finally use a glass cleaning product to clean and polish the windows inside and out. You’ll be amazed how good your car will look with sparkling glass.
