Car Detailing for Toyota Crown

Detailing your Toyota Crown

The Crown replaced the Avalon as Toyota's big sedan, and it arrived with a lifted stance, a hybrid drivetrain and, on many cars, a two-tone paint job with a black roof. Two colours mean two polishing approaches on the same car, because the black shows swirls that the bronze or silver body hides. Inside it is quiet and leather-lined, with gloss-black trim that smudges, so the finishing wipe matters. Owners are usually fastidious, and a maintenance plan suits this car well.

What we watch for on a Crown

• Two-tone cars need two polishing approaches, because the black roof shows swirls that the bronze or silver body hides
• Gloss-black interior trim and the wide screens smudge instantly, so the finishing wipe is done dry
• 21-inch wheels on upper trims collect heavy brake dust and have tight spokes that need a barrel brush
• Owners are usually fastidious, so a maintenance wash schedule suits this car
• The lifted ride height exposes the lower sills to salt spray, which we clean and seal with the rest of the paint

Full-size cars: lots of surface, lots of seat

Full-size sedans have large rear benches and long panels, so the interior extraction and the exterior decontamination both take longer, and the rewards are bigger too.