We are Valeting, Vehicle Cleaning product suppliers based in Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1HP.
We have been in the Valeting trade for more than 10 years, and have a wide range of experience and pride ourselves on the products we sell, and the service we give. Our aim is to provide a good service selling great products, at fair prices.
The products we have for sale on this site have been manufactured, sold to and used by the professionals in the car cleaning valeting trade for more than 20 years. The formulations are top of the range at a price you can afford. If you can't see what you want please contact us and we will try to get it....
We accept all Debit and Credit card payments through Pay Pal, we also accept cheque and postal order payments. We are not yet Vat registered, so the prices you see are the prices you pay
We aim to despatch your order within 48 hours of receiving it, and use a well known courier service or Royal Mail. We hope you enjoy looking at our site, and hope you find what you are looking for.
VALETERS PRIDE STEP BY STEP CAR VALETING TIPS
Cleaning the car Interior
Remove all litter and empty ash trays.Then remove any personal objects, put away in a safe place (i.e. a cardboard box) your interior is now ready to clean. Make sure you inspect the vehicle first and quote a price that reflects the work and time you need to clean the vehicle to a high standard. Vacuum the carpets and the seats thoroughly. Make sure you look in the boot and remove any rubbish and hoover out.
When you have finished the vacuuming it's time to valet the seats. First spray the seats with upholstery cleaner. Then using a small scrubbing brush or interior sponge work the cleaner into the upholstery. Remove the dirty water with a water extraction machine. Any excess water that is situated in difficult to get to places should be moped up with a micro fibre cloth. Clean any door panels that have fabric inserts at the same time. Clean the headlining with Interior liquid cleaner. Or Interior Foam Cleaner, this product spray’s on a thick foam that dissolves dirt and grime away.
Clean any Leather upholstery with our Leather Cleaner, This product cleans feeds and protects all leather. Simply rub on and polish off with a clean soft cloth.
Cleaning the dash, centre consol and plastic or vinyl door panels is easy, simply wipe over with an interior cleaner spray, Then polish the dash &trim with a vinyl polish dressing.
Cleaning the Engine
Pay attention and keep away from the electrical components. Leave the engine running as the heat helps to keep the engine dry. Using a quality degreaser,. Either spray on or use a paint brush to agitate the worst areas. You will also need a strong cleaning agent, such as Traffic film remover (T.F.R.). Spray the T.F.R. over the engine and allow to soak into the grease and oil. Then wash off the T.F.R. and the dirt goes with it. You can use a hot water steamer but a cold one works perfectly well, it's just takes a bit more time. Wash off the engine and allow to dry keep the engine running to promote drying. Finally you can finish off with an Engine Lacquer once the engine has cooled down. Or use our DD40 Lubricating penetrating oil, if required, to finish off the job.
Washing the Car.
Before washing the vehicle, clean the doors and boot shuts, either with a sponge or paint brush. For alloy wheels use an acid Alloy wheel cleaner if they are heavily covered in brake dust or have baked on dirt, but be very careful not to leave it on the wheel too long as it might mark the alloy. Non-acid cleaners are also available.
Spray the alloy wheel cleaner onto the wheel, or put some of the cleaner in a small pot and use a paint brush to work into difficult areas. Old toothbrushes are handy to reach difficult areas.
Any Tar stains on your paintwork can be removed with a Tar & Glue remover. The tar comes off very easy if you allow the solution to soak in for a while. Then rub over with a cloth.
Use a power washer to spray the vehicle, including the wheel arches, with a non-caustic Traffic Film Remover to loosen up the dirt. Then hand wash the vehicle with a car shampoo. There are many different types available depending on what of finish you want to achieve. The best, is our Wash & Wax, it leaves a protective wax shine to your car’s paintwork with no need to polish, simply shammy of with a valeters flunkey. Iif you are going to polish the car you can use an ordinary car shampoo, as you will achieve your finishing shine with your polish. Finally rinse off the car with your power washer, not forgetting the door/boot gaps, this will rinse the areas you cleaner earlier..
Dry off the car using a synthetic leather known in the trade as a flunkey and/or micro fibre cloth.
Polishing the Paintwork
When the car is dry you can apply the polishes to the exterior. Body polish is a matter of choice, and depends on the type of paintwork the car has that is been valeted. Our Premium Gold polish is an all round polish that is suitable for all types of body work.. Apply the polish to the car with a polishing sponge in a circular movement, leave to dry, and then remove with a circular movement with a clean soft cotton cloth or micro fibre cloth.
Clean the glass on both the inside and outside of the vehicle as well as the wing and rear view mirrors. Don't forget the area that sits in the rubbers. A low dusting Glass polish or a Solvent glass solution can be used,
Exterior Trims & Tyres
With the bodywork finished you can move onto the bumpers and other vinyl trims. Use Vinyl polish or Vinyl Gel rubber, plastic bumper conditioner on these and it will bring back the original colour. Then you can do the tyres with the Rubber cleaner tyre dressing or Vinyl Gel dressing. You can either spray the Rubber dressing over the tyre, or use a paint brush and paint it on. The Vinyl Gel can only be put on with a brush as it is a thicker solution.
As the seats take time to dry, cover the front two with disposable polythene seat covers. These come in white or clear colours. A professional finishing touch would be to put two paper floor mats in the front of the car.
Putting an air freshener into the vehicle is a good idea. Have some mini labels printed with your contact details on. Place a label on to every airfreshner so your customer will remember you for the next time.
Any lasting lingering odours should be treated with a deodoriser, these come in three fragrances Cherry, Apple & Lemon. Place into a spray bottle and spray car interior, to leave A long lasting fresh fragrance.
Clay Bar your vehicles paintwork
Ingrained into the painwork of most cars, even new ones straight from the dealer, are dirt and contaminates from the air and road. Over time these build up in your paintwork and will make it feel rough,
Clay bars take out those imperfections and the paint will then feel like polished glass.
Everyone can do this simply procedure.
Detailing professionals charge a fortune for this service.
Simply Wash your vehicle, Spray the area about 2ft wide with water.
Then pull off approx 2inches of clay and warm in your hand flattening the clay to your palm.
Rub the clay flattened to the palm of your hand over the area you are working on, keep area moist with water.
Turn over the clay and continue.
Simple as that........
Discard the used clay, break off a new piece and continue on another 2ft area.
Before long your cars painwork will have a glass shine
We hope these tips are helpful, please contact us if you have any questions we are always ready to help in any way we can
Tel: 01462 338785 / 01462 619161 or 07787794992
Email valeterspride@hotmail.com theruddicks@ntlworld.com
Thank you for browsing our website, we look forward to your custom, and promise you a good customer service, and a very speedy delivery.
