Interior vs Exterior Auto Detailing – What’s the Difference?

At Meinert Detail, we offer professional Interior and Exterior Auto Detailing designed to restore, protect, and preserve your vehicle inside and out. While both services improve the look and value of your vehicle, they each focus on very different areas.

Here’s how they compare:

Interior Auto Detailing – Inside the Vehicle

Interior detailing focuses on everything you touch, sit on, and breathe inside your vehicle.

This service includes:

• Deep vacuuming of carpets, seats & trunk

• Leather, cloth & Alcantara cleaning

• Dashboard, door panels & trim cleaning

• Steam cleaning & hot water extraction

• Headliner cleaning

• Window & mirror cleaning

• Odor & bacteria removal

• Interior ceramic protection (optional)
  
  

Protects against:

• Stains

• Odors

• UV fading

• Body oils & sweat

• Food & drink spills

• Kids, pets & everyday wear
  
  

Best for:

• Family vehicles

• Rideshare cars

• Lease returns

• Luxury interiors

• Teslas, BMWs, Mercedes & more
  
  

Exterior Auto Detailing – Outside the Vehicle

Exterior detailing focuses on your paint, glass, wheels & trim.

This service includes:

• Hand wash & foam bath

• Bug, tar & road film removal

• Wheel & tire cleaning

• Clay bar & paint decontamination

• Iron & fallout removal

• Trim restoration

• Glass polishing & protection

• Tire dressing

• Paint correction (optional)
  
  

Protects against:

• UV damage

• Oxidation

• Water spots

• Road grime

• Bug splatter

• Environmental fallout
  
  

Best for:

• Arizona sun protection

• New car gloss

• Lease returns

• Trade-ins

• Teslas, trucks, luxury & performance vehicles
  
  

Why You Need Both

Interior detailing keeps your cabin clean, healthy, and comfortable.
Exterior detailing keeps your paint glossy, protected, and valuable.

Together, they provide:

• Better resale value

• Longer-lasting materials

• A cleaner, fresher driving experience

• A vehicle that looks and feels new
  
  

The Meinert Detail Advantage

At Meinert Detail, we specialize in both Interior & Exterior Auto Detailing, allowing us to fully restore and protect your entire vehicle — not just the parts you see.

We proudly serve Peoria, Lake Pleasant, Scottsdale, Glendale, Surprise & Phoenix Metro.