What You Need Below are some of the materials you need to prepare before detailing your car engine: Plastic bag Water hose Water Metal polish Engine degreaser Wax Microfiber towel Vinyl protectant Wire brush Prep Work To get you started, you need to remove the hood first. Then, place either an aluminum foil or plastic bag to protect those areas on the engine that must not be soaked with water, or else it could suffer from mechanical damage. When cleaning the engine, make it to the point the car is off before using a towel anywhere since moving belt can grab the cloth including your hand resulting to injury. After covering the electric components, don t start the car immediately, wait for few moments. Going Green Car owners and car detailers are aware of the time and effort needed to change dirty cars into clean and good-smelling ones. But detailing the interior is so simple that you can do it yourself at home; hence, saving you potentially thousands of dollars from not hiring a professional to do it on your behalf. DIY Interior Auto Detailing Car detailing is a simple procedure that requires no previous skill or expert knowledge. However, you need to follow proper instructions when doing your own interior auto detailing to ensure that the job is done correctly. Floor mats should be vacuumed separately outside the car. Use soft brush attachment to vacuum the doors and the dashboard. Be cautious not to damage sticking parts and knobs. The small attachment is also used in vacuuming the seats. Leather seats can easily be damaged, make sure not to scratch them by slowing the movement of the vacuum. It is very important that you do this first in order to remove all the dirt and tiny particles that could have a negative effect on your car s detailing and paint job once you are done with it. Make sure that you use a car wash detergent that is proven and tested to be of good quality, and is formulated to fit your specific need. Fine Polish and Finish To completely eliminate any imperfections and give your car a new shine on its paint for a brand-new look, then you can add polish as the finishing touch. You need to understand though that this is done only for enhancement purposes, but will not fix any imperfections on your car paint.