Car Detailing for Land Rover Defender

Detailing your Land Rover Defender

The Defender is a square truck with a lot of accessories bolted to it, and every bracket, ladder rung and hinge collects salt and mud. We clean behind the exterior spare, around the tailgate hinge and through the gear carrier with brushes and foam, then rinse the rubber floors and dry them out through the drain plugs. Textile and wool seats get fabric care, leather gets foam, and matte or satin-wrapped trucks get a matte-safe wash with no polishing.

What we watch for on a Defender

• Rubber flooring on many cars is pressure rinsed and dried rather than extracted, and the drain plugs let water out of the footwells
• Robustec textile and Kvadrat wool seats need a fabric cleaner and a soft brush, not leather products; the leather versions take a foaming cleaner
• The side-hinged tailgate's hinge area and the exterior spare tire collect mud and salt; we clean behind the spare and around the hinge
• Expedition packs with roof ladders, side gear carriers and snorkels have dozens of fasteners and brackets that trap grit; we clean them with brushes and foam
• Satin Protective Film and matte paint options cannot be polished; a matte-safe wash and sealant are the only products that touch them

Full-size SUVs: a lot of vehicle to clean

Large SUVs have enormous glass areas, wide cargo floors and tall panels. A proper detail takes time and the right ladder-free reach tools, and the finish shows it.