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| Originally Posted by Buttered Hard Roll Once you get comfortable and see how the prepping process works, you'll be able to bust out a car in less than 5 minutes with ease.
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You're kidding, right?
Inside and out, 15 minutes if you're doing your job properly. 25 minutes for a weekend minivan full of anklebiters. 45 minutes if the vehicle was completely trashed.
Mark inspection sheet, check and record any damage such as dents, scratches, windshield cracks and chips. Check washer fluid and oil. Clean all vinyl surfaces, including congealed coffee in cup holders, boot scuffs on doors. Clean glove box of garbage, napkins, customer contract copies. Check and clean ashtray, if necessary. Remove floor mats for washing (we flip them over with rubber side up, except driver's), vacuum all carpets and don't forget to move front seats all the way forward while vacuuming rear carpets, those soft drink cans and bottles (and occasionally booze varieties) have a habit of hiding under there, can't see them unless you move the seats up. Also use degreaser spray and handbrush for dirt stains, and orange-based degreaser for grease and oil stains on the fabric. Check pockets on rear of front seats, some people think they're built-in garbage recepticals. After washing the rubber sides of floor mats, shake off excess water and replace. Vacuum trunk.
Now onto the windows. Use SMALL amount of window cleaner on cheesecloth, wipe down all interior window surfaces. Sometimes you can get away from doing the rear window, sometimes not. Don't forget the rearview mirror and instrument panel. Too much cleaner and you'll end up doing it again, they all leave streaks no matter what they claim to the contrary. When that's done, use separate cloth to wipe down all interior rocker panels and plastic running boards, don't want any customers dirtying up their pant cuffs getting into the car, now do we?
Onto the exterior.......hose down entire vehicle, spray all forward-facing surfaces with triple 7 degreaser for the bugs. Use orange degreaser for any tar, liquid asphalt on the vehicle, or gas splashover stains drooling down from the filler cap. Also for the alloy wheels if so equipped, which all look great when the vehicle's new but after a few weeks begin to bleed rust like a mechanical hemophiliac. Wash exterior, rinse.
5 minutes my ass.