We Clean Automotive Interiors To Look Brand New!

The interior of your vehicle is subjected to constant wear and tear as we conduct business, travel, eat, and transport friends and family inside its doors. The carpeting, upholstery, and vinyl and leather surfaces all trap dust, dirt, food particles, grease, body oils, animal hair, mud, and tar – all which stain and degrade the textile fibers – and these are just the things you can see! Invisible to the eye are contaminants, germs, mold, and odors that result from ample living, creating an unhealthy and unclean environment.

Beginning with a thorough inspection to identify problem areas, we take a number of factors into consideration when assessing a customized interior detailing:

The type and age of the vehicle
The condition of all the interior surfaces like the console, gauges, chrome, wood finish
The type, composite, and wearing, cracking or damage to upholstery such as leather, vinyl, and fabric.
The headliner
The seat belts
The carpeting
The extent of stains and where they are on the carpeting and interior
The source for odors

These factors help determine how much time, which processes are required, and the tools and chemicals needed to effectively clean and condition the interior. This includes a thorough cleaning, sanitizing, and conditioning of all interior components and materials including headliner, dash, console, seats, floor-mats, carpets, map pockets, cup holders, vents, switches, and buttons. When you get your vehicle back, it will smell fresh, clean, dry and spotless!

5 Programs for 5 Types of Cars

Express-Plus Interior. A great detailing maintenance program, the Express-Plus Interior service is designed for the person in a hurry, who keeps their vehicle in top notch condition but just requires periodic touch-ups for normal soiling. Your vehicle must be odor and stain free to qualify for this service as it is not a substitute when your vehicle needs deep cleaning!
The Daily-Driver. As a result of daily driving, the vehicle has normal soiling, light stains, and slight body odors.
Restorative Interior Detailing. Usually recommended for older cars that have minor neglect, food spills, animal odors and pet hair, severe stains, etc.
Concours Interior Detailing. The Concours service is for the discerning auto enthusiast and owner of an exotic, classic, or vintage automobile; and in need of preparation for a car show and competition
Remediation Interior Detailing. Never say die! If your vehicle has been through a catastrophic event such as flooding, a severe accident, or suffers from malodorous odors or extreme filth, Car Pool Detail will surprise you!

Typical Interior Detailing Process

Secure customer personals (loose change, sunglasses, pens, notepads, etc.) in Zip Loc bags and set aside.
Remove floor mats from interior. Vacuum and pre-treat for stains. Agitate carpet and mats to bring soil from the base of fibers to the top. Inject high temperature water to shampoo and rinse carpet. Dry Carpet and and re-insert dry mats in vehicle. A deeper-than-average car carpet cleaning.
Using compressed air, we blow dust from vents, console, and dash. We blow under and between seats, across upholstery seams, into crevices and hard to reach places; between seat cushions, into map pockets and cockpit switches and controls; steering wheel gaps; trim pieces and anywhere fingers cannot clean. Finally we vacuum out resulting dust and dirt.
Clean headliner stains.
Clean upper trim parts (upper seat belt anchors, plastic pillar facades) with appropriate cleaners and de-greasers.
Clean leather seats and head rests with appropriate brushes and cleaners. Clean deep in seams, creases, along piping, cup holders, and in map pockets. Apply leather conditioner when dry.
Pre-treat upholstery seats for stains and shampoo, rinse, and dry cloth seats.
Clean lower trim parts (door sills, lower seat sections, foot wells, door panels, map pockets, ash trays, door handles, door pulls, windows switches) with appropriate cleaners and de-greasers.
Scrub clutch, brake, and gas pedals clean with appropriate cleaners and de-greasers.
Return customer’s personal items to car.

Additional Services:

Fabric Stain Repellant – We can apply fabric repellent that are designed to protect fabric, carpet and mats with increased protection from water, oil, and dry soils. Spills “pool up,” giving you a chance to wipe them dry before they are absorbed and become permanent stains.

Ask about Green Guard The World’s 1st Approved Green Carpet Upholstery Protector. Green Guard is non-toxic, skin friendly, biodegradable and has no fragrance.

Leather Protection –Leather protectants helps preserve your vehicle’s leather and vinyl upholstery. Extreme temperatures and U.V. rays cause drying, premature aging and cracking. Leather protectants are designed to help to keep the leather soft and prevent it from fading and drying out.

Pricing

The price for our detailing services is based on the size, age, condition and requirements of each vehicle.

We invite you to bring your vehicle to us for a complete complimentary evaluation – no appointment necessary. We will make recommendations and give you pricing options. We will show you vehicles we are detailing so you can see first-hand the quality of our work.

You will be amazed at the dramatic change in the appearance of your vehicle after it spends time with us! More importantly, you will know what to expect.

Interior Problems

Is Your Car A Real Stinker?

A little moisture creates a lot of mold.

The average family practically lives in their cars and let’s face it – living leads to a myriad of lingering odors. Many odors are just part of daily activity like perspiration, dirt, pets, spilled liquids, dropped food, mold and mildew, dirty sneakers, tobacco smoke, paint, gas, kerosene, remains from the latest fishing trip, and stale perfumes, etc. Caused by bacteria, odors cannot be eliminated by a simple shampoo, harsh chemicals, or spraying perfumes and deodorizers to cover them up. Over time, your car becomes a toxic dump, even to the point of being a health hazard. Believe us – Car Pool Detail has experienced them all!

IICRC Certified in Odor Control

Car Pool Detail certified technicians can sometimes use an Ozone Machine to remove odors; however, an ozone machine will not remove the odor until the source of the odor is removed and any residual is cleaned. Fortunately, most odors can be removed completely or at least improved enough to satisfy most drivers. Our proprietary cleaning, sanitizing, and deodorizing process restores the look and smell of your vehicle while protecting the seats, floor mats and other materials affected. We specialize in eliminating inorganic, organic, and biologically malodorous odors whether they are mild or extreme. Rapid response to the problem is key! The longer an odor remains, the more difficult it is to remove, and the scope of work and property damage increases with time as well.

Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk – There are clumsy accidents like dropped food and spills, while others are contributed to more serious accidents like urine and vomit. Before you try shampooing urine spots, bring your vehicle to Car Pool Detail. Water causes the bacteria to spread deeper into the carpet and seat padding. When you consider a small dog can deposit over 4 ounces of urine into an area, you need Car Pool Detail to help you remove it!
After the Flood - Has your vehicle been through a catastrophic event like a flood or vandalism? Maybe you forgot to put the top up or close the sunroof before the last big rain storm? Water can also seep in through leaky rubber seals or from open or partially open windows. Water intrusion causes corrosion to your flooring, bolts, and wire harnessing; and deteriorates your leather and textile dyes and fibers. Mold and mildew caused from water leaks and flooding spreads into the fibers of your upholstery so you can’t see it. Some molds produce toxins (poisons) and spores that are harmful to humans or cause allergies when inhaled. Car Pool Detail Certified Mold Professionals (CMP) remove all signs of mold and mildew; however, sometimes interior items must be replaced in order to be effective – for instance flooded cars always require new carpet padding and moldy seat-belts must be replaced.
Critter Infiltration - You don’t want to know what is on the bottoms of your feet or that you are tracking into your vehicle from luggage, gym bags, golf bags, or even your purse. Car Pool Detail treats infestations of moths, fleas, crickets, roaches, spiders, bed bugs, carpet bugs and other bacterial forms that are another cause of interior odors. If your vehicle sits outside in the elements or is rarely driven, it is not unusual to find dead rodents, bugs, ants, or other critters camped out in your absence, and even having died there – especially if you leave decaying food remnants or seeping meat juices behind to attracted them. Road sludge such as animal remains on the bumper or caught underneath the automobile, can infiltrate the interior through your ventilation system and ants are attracted to the sugar from decaying berries that have fallen on your vehicle
Smokin’ Joes - Odors caused from cigars, cigarettes, illegal substances, and fire leave smoke residue that infiltrates fabrics and fibers. Your heating and air conditioning ventilation system and air intake manifold may also be blocked or contaminated. Car Pool Detail can decontaminate and sanitize your air filtration so your vehicle smells fresh and clean.
Hazard Zones - Car Pool Detail has experienced vehicles suffering from hazardous spills such as battery acids, gas, kerosene, weed killers, liquid Drano, anti freeze, air conditioning coolant, fire extinguisher explosions, and chemical detergent spills, as well as roadway spills like tar, glue, and oil. Bodily fluids and oils, and drug and smoke resins leave behind pathogens like the Hepatitis B virus that are dangerous to children and adults.
Ozone Treatment- This treatment oxidizes organic contaminants in much the same way chlorine does. An ozone generator converts the oxygen found in air to O3, or ozone. As with chlorination, proper concentrations and contact time is essential for disinfection.
Air Conditioning System Treatment- For a germ and allergen-free driving experience, we kill mold and prevent new mold growth throughout the HVAC System and passenger cabin with a safe and effective service.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Car Pool Detail remove all odors from my car? Most odors can be removed.
Can Car Pool Detail remove all mold and mildew? Yes, but sometimes the replacement of interior items is necessary. It’s common for a flooded car to require new carpet padding. Moldy seat belts cannot be cleaned, and must be replaced.
Can’t I clean up urine and food spills with a simple shampoo? No. Shampooing wets the area and allows bacteria to spread deeper into carpet and seat padding. Urine and food spills should be treated and cleaned with other processes.
How much does it cost to remove odors from my car? Odors are caused by bacteria and Car Pool Detail must perform a hands-on evaluation of the vehicle to determine the source of the odor and degree of contamination. After diagnosing the problem, Car Pool Detail is able to determine how to best remediate the problem and eliminate the odor.
Does Car Pool Detail use an ozone machine? Car Pool Detail has many types of equipment for treating odors including ozone machines. An Ozone machine cannot remove odors from a vehicle without first removing the source of the odor.