Nissan Frontier detailing in Houston

What we watch for

Paint and interior on the Frontier

Paint and exterior

Older trucks have faded red and black paint on the hood and roof. Newer ones carry more black plastic on the bumpers and fender flares, which turns grey without a UV dressing.

Interior

Cloth on most trucks, with simple hard plastics and rubber or carpet mats. Crew cabs collect tools, receipts and dirt under the rear seat, and the door pockets fill with grit.

Living in Houston

A Frontier that runs out to a lease near Brookshire or Waller comes back with red clay packed in the wheel wells and on the rockers, which has to be softened before any mitt goes near it.

• Pickup bed: tell us what the bed carries; spray-in liners clean up well, drop-in liners come out for the rinse.
• Sees dirt roads and lease land: mud is softened and rinsed before any mitt touches the paint, and wheel wells are cleaned out.
• Unpainted textured trim: it fades grey in the sun, so it is cleaned and dressed with a matte UV protectant.
• Cloth seats on many trims: spot-treated in every interior detail, with shampoo extraction as an add-on when they need it.