Car valet

You would make sure that people’s cars are clean inside and out so they look as good as new.

You’d use high-pressured hoses to wash the outside of the car and polish the metalwork with special waxes to make it shiny.

You would:

• Wash down the outside of the car to remove dirt and mud

• Polish the windows, wheels, door handles and mirrors

• Vacuum and shampoo the seats and carpets

• Wax and polish the surfaces

• Apply gels and other finishes to bumpers and trims

• Steam-clean the engine, frame and wheel arches

You might need to collect vehicles and deliver them back to the owners when they have been cleaned.

You could be based in one place or work from a mobile unit which contains water, a generator, a power washer and wet/dry vacuum cleaner.

• Institute of the Motor Industry – careers information for people working in the automotive industry

• British Institute of Cleaning Science - professional and educational body within the cleaning industry