Pre-Sale Mobile Car Valeting near Wellington, Somerset

Thinking about selling your car?  Have you thought about having it valeted first?

This owner did.  It is a 53-plate Toyota Corolla, which was generally in good condition, although somewhat neglected.  It had less than 41,000 miles on the clock.

These are some pictures of the vehicle before:

Toyota Corolla before valeting near Wellington, Somerset

Toyota Corolla before valeting near Wellington, Somerset

Toyota Corolla before valeting near Wellington, Somerset

Toyota Corolla before valeting near Wellington, Somerset

 But the owner realised that in order for the vehicle to create the right impression with a potential buyer, so called for Shine My Ride.

The interior was fully valeted too, firstly vacuumed out, then carpets and seats were shampooed, and all the plastics cleaned.

The exterior was thoroughly cleaned, including the wheels.  Tar spots on the paintwork were removed.  The vehicle was rinsed down again, and then dried ready for polishing.  The paintwork was polished, and then protected to seal in the revived gloss.  Trim and tyres were dressed, and glass cleaned.

So now some after pictures:

Toyota Corolla after valeting near Wellington, Somerset

Toyota Corolla after valeting near Wellington, Somerset

Toyota Corolla after valeting near Wellington, Somerset

Toyota Corolla after valeting near Wellington, Somerset

So just to demonstrate the difference achieved, here are a couple of side by side pictures:

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2003 Range Rover - Gloss Enhancement and Ceramishield Protection

Shine My Ride were asked to go to a village near Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset to quote on this Range Rover. It belongs to the same customer as a BMW Z4 I did before. As he was so pleased with the job I did on the Z4, he wanted to same done to his Range Rover Vogue.

So the vehicle on arrival:

Doesn't look too bad?  Let's take a closer look as the sun is out

So the first step was to get the car clean, inclusing removing the tar from the paintwork. Then it was a case of finding the best combination for restoring the gloss back to the paintwork.  The picture below shows the difference professional machine polishing can make

Another comparison here, a panel before and after polishing:

So the polishing process was continued around the whole vehicle, including the roof.  The finish was refined to bring out the gloss, and then it was prepared for ceramic sealant application. 

Ceramic sealants have a number of advantages including hardness, making them more resistant to marking, high gloss, and they are hydrophobic.

So we went from this:

2003 Range Rover Vogue before valeting and ceramic sealant protectio

And then to this, making this ten year old vehicle look much much younger

2003 Range Rover Vogue after valeting and ceramic sealant protectio

Mobile Car Valeting - Taunton, Somerset

Shine My Ride were asked to carry out some mobile valeting near Taunton, Somerset on a 2010 Vauxhall Meriva.

This was a Motability contract hire vehicle that was about to come to the end of the agreement term.  For Motability users, there is a Good Condition Bonus of £250 if the vehicle is returned in satisfactory condition.

So the interior was completely valeted, with all seats and carpets shampooed, dash and plastic surfaces cleaned.

So once that was complete, it was time to start on the exterior.  Wheels were cleaned with a non-acid wheel cleaner, grime removed from the dirt traps and nook and crannies.  The vehicle was then washed and dried.  Then the paintwork was polished and protected with a spray sealant product.  Glass was cleaned, and trim and tyres dressed.  This was the finished result.

New Car Paint Protection - Ceramishield Professional

Shine My Ride have been chosen by Ceramic Protection Systems as their Approved Installer of Ceramishield Professional for the Somerset area.

Shine My Ride can protect your vehicle's interior fabrics, exterior side and rear glass, alloy wheel faces and paintwork with Ceramishield Professional, from Ceramic Protection Systems.  This product is so durable, it's the first coating that comes with a lifetime warranty for as long as you own the car.

Ceramishield Professional is an amazing product to see in action.  It creates a glass-like colour enhancing gloss that can be applied to non-porous exterior surfaces including paint, glass, metal, stainless steel, wheels, gel coat, and plastic composites.

By using a sealant like CPS Ceramishield Professional that uses ceramic technology, rather being a sacrificial layer, it becomes the functional surface, like a second clear-coat.  Because it is so tough, it is ideal if you only want to be washing your car.

As you can see from the chart above, Ceramishield Professional is extremely durable, and far more resistant than polymer sealants etc.

It is that durable that Ceramic Protection Systems guarantees the effectiveness of Ceramishield Professional vehicle protection system for as long as you own the vehicle when applied to new cars by an approved installer / dealer.  Obviously there are certain terms and conditions, full details available on request.

See our website for more detailed information.

Ceramishield Professional - Lifetime Warranty on new car protection

Shine My Ride have been chosen by Ceramic Protection Systems as their Approved Installer of Ceramishield Professional for the Somerset area.

Shine My Ride can protect your vehicle's interior fabrics, exterior side and rear glass, alloy wheel faces and paintwork with Ceramishield Professional, from Ceramic Protection Systems.  This product is so durable, it comes with a warranty for as long as you own the car.

By using a sealant like CPS Ceramishield Professional that uses ceramic technology, rather being a sacrificial layer, it becomes the functional surface, like a second clear-coat.  Because it is so tough, it is ideal if you only want to be washing your car.

For the full information, please see our website