Originally Posted by Jproz1167

The car is in overall great condition as it is but lets get serious most buyers stay away from 24 year old cars. So if you were selling what areas of detail would you put emphasis on.
I realize the normal stuff like great shine, hood and trunk struts that work etc. so lets talk about products to really make my car look great. I'de also like to know how you guys track down rattles that happen when driving. And the discolored coolant/washer resovoir nasty stuff inside.Buy new bottles from the dealer for $15.00 each. 10 minute removal and replace.
I just want to get the car to the point where it's not unreasonable at 3,500.00.

such as

engine compartment detailing...degrease engine, then wipe it down followed by dress all of the hoses and plastics to look new.
tire and wheel cleaning (rims concern. rim bead not shiny maybe polish them)This is one of the first things a buyer looks at-the rims. I would remove the clear coat with Aircraft cleaner and then either polish or leave as is. Don't spray on cheap clear coat. It will not look good.
interior plastic
cleaning and renewing raised white letters on tiresAgain another stand out area to a buyer. It is so easy to clean the raised white lettering so do it...
Leather detailingMeguires leather cleaner will clean and shine those seats in 15 minutes. Well worth the $5.00 bottle.
and yes the awful faded seat belts !!!!!! (what can be done)Not a lot unless you want to but some fabric spray paint which I don't reccomend. The only other choice is to swap them out but it is time consuming. Leave this for the next buyer
horrible california water spots on windshield & hatchSteel wool or brillo pad will remove the water spots. Buff your glass at the same time you buf the car
nasty crud in wheel wellsYou can power wash that off , remove the wheels and paint the wells black.
and a few more but thats the bulk of it

Now by the rim bead I mean just that area it has something that appears to be flaking off maybe a clear coat of some sort. These are gold finned N-24's so this is the only area on the rims that looks bad.

Also would spray can clear coat work well on the rims after they have been cleaned up real good or is waxing the gold a better idea.no clear coat. Clean polish and buff.

So lets hear what you look for when buying a car and what areas of detail make you more interested in it.