Car Detailing for Infiniti QX30

Detailing your Infiniti QX30

The QX30 was a Mercedes GLA wearing an Infiniti badge for three years, and the ones still around are mostly condo cars with soft paint and a cramped back seat. We polish the swirls out gently, seal the paint and clean the tight rear seat with a crevice tool. The Alcantara accents get a suede-safe cleaner, the white leather gets foamed and the thin cargo carpet gets extracted so the salt does not settle in.

What we watch for on a QX30

• Alcantara accents darken with hand oils and need a microfibre-specific cleaner rather than leather products
• The low roof and small rear windows make the rear seat tight; crumbs and salt collect at the base of the bench and need a crevice tool
• Mercedes-era paint on this car is soft and shows brush-wash swirls; a fine polish and a sealant restore the gloss
• Gallery White leather shows denim dye on the driver bolster; a foaming cleaner lifts it
• The small cargo area has a thin carpet that soaks up salt from bags; an extraction keeps it dry

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.