Selling car...tips

wagonproject · 02-28-2006, 09:49 PM

Well I am going to try to sell my car. I was wondering what are some easy and inexpensive tips to detail my car before I sell it. Its a 2002, though it has 97,000 on it. There is some chips in the hood, but the previous owner touched them up with paint from the dealership. Good wash, scrub carpets, armorall the interior...?

bunit20 · 02-28-2006, 10:11 PM

yep make sure it smells good, wax it maybe , tire shine, clean the engine, anything that shows you cared for your vehicle, but depends on how in depth u want to go

TnHombre · 03-01-2006, 01:16 AM

bring it to a detail shop and pay a minumum of $100 bucks for an entire detail will bring alot more value to ANY car.

ablues10 · 03-01-2006, 08:15 AM

Wash all the crevises that you would not normally think of, also wash underneath. armorall the engine compartment. Clean completly under the seats.

bunit20 · 03-01-2006, 09:38 AM

yea i mean it just depends on the time and money you want to put into it, and how good of care you have taken in the past, i mean if you always cleaned it and tried to keep it nice a buffing might not be necessary, but if you have a lot of swirl marks or scratches, a good buff job would do wonders

VT1992S10 · 03-01-2006, 10:37 AM

use an allpurpose cleaner for the interior, making sure to get into all of the cracks and in the air vents, blow them out with air(compressor). don't use armorall at all, once you start using it you cannot stop because it will dry out the dash and crack. there is a spray that comes in an arosol can that is called "detailer" and it works really well, givens it a nice shine(make sure to wipe the excess off). scrub the carpets with household carpet cleaner w/a little water. vaccum the excess up.

for the outside: wash, wax tire shine. if the clear coat has tiny little scratchs or oxidation, then it would be worth it to have someone buff it, it will make it look 100 times better. then wax after the buff

s10blaza · 03-01-2006, 10:38 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by wagonproject

Well I am going to try to sell my car. I was wondering what are some easy and inexpensive tips to detail my car before I sell it. Its a 2002, though it has 97,000 on it. There is some chips in the hood, but the previous owner touched them up with paint from the dealership. Good wash, scrub carpets, armorall the interior...?

Make sure that if you're actually going to sell your car, deliver the car after you get paid. I wouldn't even buy a fuse from you!

Wrkn prgs · 03-02-2006, 08:44 AM

Take any portions that could use repainting over to Macco

02-28-2006, 09:49 PM	#1
wagonproject Short Bus Anonymous Age: 22 Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 6,411 Location: Kalamazoo, MI User is: OffLine	Selling car...tips Well I am going to try to sell my car. I was wondering what are some easy and inexpensive tips to detail my car before I sell it. Its a 2002, though it has 97,000 on it. There is some chips in the hood, but the previous owner touched them up with paint from the dealership. Good wash, scrub carpets, armorall the interior...?
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02-28-2006, 10:11 PM	#2
bunit20 Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 986 Location: Dayton ohio attend wright state university User is: OffLine	Re: Selling car...tips yep make sure it smells good, wax it maybe , tire shine, clean the engine, anything that shows you cared for your vehicle, but depends on how in depth u want to go
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03-01-2006, 01:16 AM	#3
TnHombre UNBANNED BITCHES!! Age: 33 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,007 Location: fayetteville, TN User is: OffLine	Re: Selling car...tips bring it to a detail shop and pay a minumum of $100 bucks for an entire detail will bring alot more value to ANY car.
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03-01-2006, 08:15 AM	#4
ablues10 Resident A-10 Crewcheif Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,591 Location: Springfield & Whiteman AFB,MO User is: OffLine	Re: Selling car...tips Wash all the crevises that you would not normally think of, also wash underneath. armorall the engine compartment. Clean completly under the seats.
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03-01-2006, 09:38 AM	#5
bunit20 Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 986 Location: Dayton ohio attend wright state university User is: OffLine	Re: Selling car...tips yea i mean it just depends on the time and money you want to put into it, and how good of care you have taken in the past, i mean if you always cleaned it and tried to keep it nice a buffing might not be necessary, but if you have a lot of swirl marks or scratches, a good buff job would do wonders
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03-01-2006, 10:37 AM	#6
VT1992S10 Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 427 Location: Rochester/,NY school/ Rutland, VT/ Carson City, NV User is: OffLine	Re: Selling car...tips use an allpurpose cleaner for the interior, making sure to get into all of the cracks and in the air vents, blow them out with air(compressor). don't use armorall at all, once you start using it you cannot stop because it will dry out the dash and crack. there is a spray that comes in an arosol can that is called "detailer" and it works really well, givens it a nice shine(make sure to wipe the excess off). scrub the carpets with household carpet cleaner w/a little water. vaccum the excess up. for the outside: wash, wax tire shine. if the clear coat has tiny little scratchs or oxidation, then it would be worth it to have someone buff it, it will make it look 100 times better. then wax after the buff
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03-01-2006, 10:38 AM	#7
s10blaza CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS Age: 25 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,347 Location: El Paso, TX User is: OffLine	Re: Selling car...tips Quote: Originally Posted by wagonproject Well I am going to try to sell my car. I was wondering what are some easy and inexpensive tips to detail my car before I sell it. Its a 2002, though it has 97,000 on it. There is some chips in the hood, but the previous owner touched them up with paint from the dealership. Good wash, scrub carpets, armorall the interior...? Make sure that if you're actually going to sell your car, deliver the car after you get paid. I wouldn't even buy a fuse from you!
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03-02-2006, 08:44 AM	#8
Wrkn prgs Useless posting member Age: 21 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,450 Location: Conover, Oh User is: OffLine	Re: Selling car...tips Take any portions that could use repainting over to Macco
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