Every time I see car detailing videos I always see the people get the electronics wet with soap and I assume water? Or there is some spray. How does that work? Is there a reason the dashboard and car screen work fine after a detail?
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Basically, they aren’t staying wet long enough for it to be a problem, nor are they on while they are wet. Also, most electronics now have some degree of water resistance.
Water itself doesn’t cause damage, water causing new electrical pathways causes damage. Putting your phone in rice works because it means your phone is off and the water can’t form new pathways, not because the rice reverses damage or actually does much to absorb the water.
Not that I’d recommend it, but pretty much any electronics will be fine getting wet as long as there’s no power going to it, and its fully dry before applying any power.
Again, don’t try it yourself
A proper detail cleans the carpet and fabric of the interior as well as a wash and wax of the exterior. If you choose a cut and polish they will work out any light scratches in the clear coat with a buff pad.
If you own a vacuum and an OZ of intention then you should wash, wax and vacuum your own car for free and avoid this all together but most people seem to avoid physical labor like the plague
I maintain my vehicles inside and out regularly. With that said, I recently bought a beautiful SUV (2009) but the previous owner had kids and didn’t give two shits about keeping the interior clean. I’m talking french fries, juice box straws, spilled juice, milk, gum stuck in the carpet, lollipops, dirt, sticky soda cupholders with integral coin currency.. I paid $125 to have the interior detailed and that’s money well spent. Someone who details automobiles for a living knows all the tricks, has the tools, time and solvents to transform interior from “eww, fuck that” into “is this the same car?” in 3 hours. When I 1st saw the pictures of the truck I knew it was going to be a mess when I arrived and it was. Look beyond the surface; no cracks or cuts in the leather seats or carpet, the dash and headliner intact. A detail is only worth what the detailer offers/delivers. Decide from there. They’re not magicians, if the interior/exterior is trashed, they’ll do their best to make the trash look/smell better. IMHO, it’s absolutely worth it to get the vehicle back to “as good as it can be” baseline, keep it that way moving forward.
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