[cleandean]

Most missed areas.

I have a few friends that I detail with from time to time and I guess I could refer to them as “semi-professional”. All of them are very proficient with the rotary, and can cut a polish out a black car as good as anyone I know, just at a much slower pace. As far as areas these detailers seem to miss, these are the most common I find when detailing with them:

Glass around tight areas and corners.
Door jamb inside the b-pillar. (Most commonly missed).
Truck jamb around trunk strut.
Wheel wells not entirely cleaned.
Center console, particularly inside crevices.
Carpet area under the rear window.
Rear cup holders.
Wheels particularly around the lug nuts.
Area inside engine bay just beneath the wipers. (I hate finding debris there).
Underside of the hood/trunk.


I sometime miss one of these areas myself and usually (hopefully always) discover them on my final walk around, but these are some basic pet peeves I find to be quite common.

What areas of an auto detail to be the most missed?

[integrity]

between the headrest and the seatback, and bugs on the rear speaker deck.

[JohnyB]

Inside gas fill area gascap fill door etc under the sideview mirrors and the tight area around the trunk near the back window when trunk is open.

[ehuth1]

The headliner

[FMINUS]

I like this thread.....

[Jimmie]

Hands down inside the gas cap door.

[Al-53]

The sides of a tailgate on a truck and the side pillars the gate closes to...

using metal polish on stainless antenna...

AL

[Truls]

gas cap door

[HAN]

trunk jambs, wheel wells, inside sunroof glass, tailpipes, not dressing the part of the tire that is nearest the ground (have to move the car forward or backwards to get 100% coverage), trims not adressed such in cowl area, and almost everyone I know misses around/underneath the license plates (or frame, if applicable).

Pete

[detaildoc]

Definitely the roof on the inside. I have yet to see someone even look at it. You'd be surprise how much grime you can remove from this area even if it looks clean.