Car Detailing for Alfa Romeo Stelvio

Detailing your Alfa Romeo Stelvio

The Stelvio is a family SUV with Italian paint and an Italian interior, and both reward a gentle hand. We correct the tri-coat red and blue lightly and coat them, clean the Alcantara with a suede-safe product and foam the red leather so the colour stays even. The sunroof drains get cleared before spring rain, and Quadrifoglio cars get the carbon coated and the brake dust dissolved out of the big wheels.

What we watch for on a Stelvio

• Quadrifoglio cars have carbon fibre trim and 20-inch wheels with huge brakes; the carbon gets a finishing polish and a coating, and the barrels get an iron remover
• Alcantara inserts darken with hand oils and need a microfibre-specific cleaner rather than leather conditioner
• Tri-coat Rosso and Misano Blue paints are soft and costly to repaint; we correct lightly and coat them
• The Stelvio's dual-pane sunroof drains block with tree debris every spring; we flush them so water never reaches the carpets
• Red leather interiors show dust in the grain and denim dye; a foaming cleaner and a soft brush restore the colour

Compact SUVs: cargo areas that do everything

Compact crossovers are family cars, gear haulers and dog taxis in one. The cargo floor, the rear seatbacks and the door sills collect the most dirt, while taller bodies catch more road spray along the sides.