Car Detailing for Hyundai Elantra

Detailing your Hyundai Elantra

The current Elantra is folded like origami, and all those sharp creases down the doors mean a polishing pad has to be worked facet by facet so it never rides on an edge. Older Elantras and the GT hatchback are simpler shapes with a lot of rideshare and student mileage, so the rear seats and the thin carpet get the extraction. The gloss-black trim inside the new car scratches easily and is finished with microfibre and nothing rougher.

What we watch for on a Elantra

• The current car's sharp body creases make polishing tricky; we work each facet separately so the pad never sits on an edge
• Grey cloth shows slush rings and denim transfer and cleans with hot-water extraction
• A frequent rideshare car, so the rear seats and door pockets need extra attention
• Gloss-black trim around the screen and console scratches under anything but microfibre
• The Elantra GT's hatch carpet is thin and shows grocery and gym-bag stains

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.