How long does a car detail last, or how often should you detail your car? A general answer to this question is 4-6 months. This is the right time to get your vehicle thoroughly detailed, interior and exterior included.
Unfortunately, the answer to such a question cannot be as simple. There are multiple factors you should be considering to determine the right time for details. We’ll share them here in this article.
Frequency of usage:
If you take a car ride on weekends only, then your detailing needs would be quite different from the regular users. Your vehicle would probably not be dirty enough or would not be prone to constant dust, which requires detailing services. Similarly, the chances of getting scratches would be lesser.
Besides, if you use your vehicle occasionally; a bit of mess in your car wouldn’t feel like a problem (it might, we will be addressing that in a minute, too).
In such a scenario, you can delay the car detailing services, even up to a year. But, in the meantime, you can’t expect your car to be spotless as well.
Your personality type:
If you like everything to be perfect and clean all the time, you should get your car detailed after every 3 months.
For people with such personality types, the frequency of usage might not even be a factor. The only reason is the “cleanliness” and “spotless” approach.
Terrain and area of your route:
If the terrain and the route on which you drive is simple and relatively dust-free; then the parking spot of your vehicle is somewhere where people won’t get too close to your car, then you can adjust the detailing schedule of your automobile with more gaps because, in all such situations chances of getting swirl marks, scratches would be lower. Similarly, the interior wouldn’t be too dusty either, so you can manage things accordingly.
Your cleanliness routine:
If you wash your car with proper methods regularly and apply all the techniques for keeping your car new and shiny even after the detailing, then you can schedule your next detailing visit after 6-8 months conveniently.
But if you are the opposite of it, then you’ll need a detailing visit quite often. It would be better if you’ll schedule it within 3 months.
Summing Up:
There is no rule of thumb for determining the right time for the detailing services of your vehicle. Your usage and requirements often tell the right time. But, your car’s performance and appearance would be dependent on the frequency of your car detailing services.
Also Check: How do you maintain a car after detailing
