Car detailing, when done professionally, restores the appearance of your car to that of a brand new car through extensive cleaning and a number of other processes that add to the finesse of the cleaning job offered to your car. Recently, car care has increased and people have become more aware of the importance of maintaining cars effectively as a result of which car detailing services have gained popularity. There are many such services being offered and a prominent debate is whether to choose mobile car detailing or whether to go for conventional car detailing involving a studio and a dedicated facility. It comes down to making a choice between quality and convenience.
What are the most important things to consider before selecting a detailing service? Let’s take a look at these absolutely important questions before we proceed to understand whether a mobile service is better or a conventional one. To start with, the products being used by a company are very important. The higher the quality of the products being used, the higher the quality of your entire service will be. The second most important thing to see is how trained the staff is. Without an expert staff, it is impossible for even the highest quality products to deliver the results that you want to attain. Once these two questions have been answered, you can move on to the next question; mobile or conventional?
There is a difference between express car detailing and professional car detailing. There are many limitations involved in performing professional car detailing at home. That is why express detailing is suitable to perform at home. In my opinion, car detailing in a home environment is ideal for DIY enthusiasts and weekend warriors.
Mursil Butt
Disadvantages of Home Service
Mobile detailing can be very appealing in our fast-paced lives. Usually, it offers detailing in the comfort of your home. However, not all easy fixes are good fixes. A mobile car detailing service may be convenient but they will most likely not have highly trained staff. One may wonder how we can say this? The answer is simple. Mobile detailing will have more demand due to the convenience it offers. Owing to the demand, these service providers will be willing to hire any staff rather than getting highly trained experts. This will result in poor application of products leading to a poorly done job.
- A studio environment cannot be replicated at home in less time
- Contained and well lit enviroment ensures high quality which is difficult to achieve at home
- Protective coatings application require controlled environment like temperature and humidity
- Home car service providers lacks in quality check and responsibility
Variable environment results in inconsistent quality and a high risk of messing up the car.
Reasons Why A Dedicated Car Detailing Studio Should Be Preffered For Car Detailing
Mobile detailing will also mean that the tools that are being used aren’t proper, industrial-level tools but are compact and easy to carry tools. A dedicated studio will be equipped much better with tools that are necessary but cannot be carried away. Having the right kind of tools is of paramount importance as this can determine whether a detailing job is done properly or not.
Another important factor is lighting. One may not even think about this but this is something most professional detailers will agree with. A car needs to be detailed in lighting that can highlight the smallest of imperfections so that efforts can be made to minimize them. A mobile detailing service simply will not have access to such lighting as your vehicle will not be parked in a dedicated studio built just for detailing.