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Getting a professional-level car clean couldn’t be easier than with Clean Me

Published: 27 May 2024 Updated: 29 May 2024

► Take the hassle out of car cleaning
► Say goodbye to waiting in line and bring the car wash to your doorstep with Clean Me
► Download the Clean Me app now
from the App Store or Play Store today

With the exception of a battle-hardened endurance race car or rally, cars look better when clean. A gloss deep enough to look like a boiled sweet, shimmering in the sunlight, can make even the most ordinary of cars seem special. On the flip side, grime and traffic film have this incredible ability to make the sleekest of cars have all the panache of a scrapheap special.

Keeping a car clean really should be on the radar for any motorist, but especially if you’re in any way an enthusiast. But reality often gets in the way. Properly cleaning a car can take a couple of hours, not to mention the dozens of products you’ll inevitably need to buy.

But what are the alternatives? Automatic car washes are an automatic no. Their harsh nylon bristles and caustic chemicals will spoil paintwork. Hand car washes are a roulette of waiting around before praying you’ll get a half-decent job with semi-decent products. Thankfully, there’s now a third way. The Clean Me app allows you to book a mobile car wash to come anywhere, right to your doorway if you want. Choose exactly what level of service you want and go about your day ready to come back to a professionally cleaned car. It could not be easier to enjoy a clean car.

Valeting at the click of a button

A shiny red car after being cleaned

There are currently 120 mobile valeters covering 1200 locations on the Clean Me app. Each roving expert will carry the perfect collection of quality chemicals to deliver exceptional results, all while remaining gentle enough not to cause long-term damage.

Valeting is the bread and butter of car cleaning, and the app offers a number of services. Even a standard wash is a step up from a hand wash, expertly removing grime from the interior and exterior.

You’ll also be able to request a polish and wax, which will remove small paint imperfections and add a layer of protection against the elements. This is way more than most car washes offer, and this is just the start.

Clay barring, a painstaking method of removing tiny imperfections in the paint prior to a full polish, is just one of the services offered in the valeting package. Restoring cloudy headlights is another task that couldn’t be easier to book here. For cars that have an awful odour, you can even request a full sanitation and deodorisation of a car.

Detailing on your driveway

A step up from simply cleaning a car, these expert details can transform it, giving it a finish better than when it left the factory. This includes attention to detail that makes some forensic teams look amateurish. Here, we’re talking engine bay detailing, where a detailer will remove years of grime and spilt washer fluid, giving you an engine that looks box fresh. Or restoring the lost lustre of a soft top so it can fight the elements for longer.

They’ll even be able to restore exterior plastics, which harsh UV rays from the sun pummel into a sad grey finish over time. This is alongside the usual deep cleaning of a car’s interior and exterior, makes the mobile detailing option a perfect luxurious choice for really treating your car to the best clean of its life.

Totally transformative

A red car being polished by a detailer

This is where Clean Me really comes into its own. No other mobile car wash service can fix small damage with such ease and convenience. Deep scratches will be no worry after an expert completely erases them with their arsenal of polishing compounds and expert hand. A process called paintless dent removal will be used to remove small dents, all without needing a new paint job.

Clean Me can even be called upon for glass chip repairs and alloy wheel refurbishment, two services that require incredibly specialist equipment. Normally, you’d need to book yourself into a garage for such work, but now it can be done wherever you want it, albeit these repair services are currently only offered in Greater London.

All of this can be achieved with nothing more than a few taps of an app. There really is no easier way to get a high-quality car wash, exceeding even the best normal car wash.

Download from the App Store or Play Store today.

By Ryan Gilmore

Deputy commercial content editor looking after product testing for CAR and Parkers, veteran car detailer and double bucket enthusiast

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