Car Detailing for Fiat 500L

Detailing your Fiat 500L

The 500L is a tall little box with more glass than most minivans, and that glass is where most of the interior work goes. We clean the inside of every window, clear the twin sunroof drains and extract the beige cloth that soaks up juice and slush. The flat roof is the first place the clear coat gives up, so a polish and a sealant help, and the headlights usually need a restoration on older cars.

What we watch for on a 500L

• The glass area is enormous and the inside of the windshield hazes fast; interior glass is a bigger job than on most compact cars
• Dual-pane sunroof drains clog with leaves and cause damp headliners; we clear the channels during an exterior detail
• Beige cloth and leather show denim dye and juice; the cloth gets an extraction and the leather a foaming cleaner
• Clear coat on the tall flat roof is often tired by now and the headlights hazy; a correction and a restoration help
• The shelf-style dash collects dust and small items; a soft brush and a damp microfibre clean it without streaking

Compact cars: small cabins, big wear

Small cabins mean every surface is within reach of a stray coffee or a boot print, and the carpets take it all. Outside, compact cars live a hard life in parking lots and on the 401, so the lower panels collect salt and stone chips.