Services
What I do, what’s actually involved in each one, and how long it takes. Quotes are free. You’ll see your price when you book online, or call and describe the vehicle and I’ll give you a figure there and then.
Cars, trucks & SUVs
A three-row SUV takes longer than a sedan, and costs more for the same reason — so it’s worth knowing what you’re setting aside before you book. Book interior and exterior together and the whole vehicle gets reset in one visit.
| Vehicle | Interior detail | Exterior detail |
|---|---|---|
| Car | 2 hrs | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Truck | 2 hrs 15 mins | 1 hr 30 mins |
| SUV — two rows | 2 hrs 30 mins | 1 hr |
| SUV — three rows | 3 hrs 25 mins | 1 hr 20 mins |
Interior is a full vacuum, carpets and upholstery cleaned, every panel and plastic wiped down, and the inside of the glass. Exterior is a careful hand wash, wheels and tires, glass, and a protective finish on the paint.
Paint & protection
This is a one-step paint correction — a single machine pass that lifts gloss and takes out light swirls — finished with a wax for shine and protection. It’s the quickest way to bring tired paint back without going the whole way into multi-stage work. Results vary with the paint you start from.
Full paint preparation, then a long-life coating for gloss, easier washing and proper water beading. You choose how far the correction goes first — one, two or three stages (see below), because a coating locks in whatever is underneath it. Priced on vehicle size, paint condition and the coating chosen.
The same one, two or three stages below, without a coating over the top. Machine work that genuinely removes swirls, wash marks and light scratches rather than filling them in. Quoted after a look at the paint.
Sand and polish yellowed, hazy lenses back to clear, then seal them so it holds rather than clouding over again in a month.
Before a coating, or on its own
Correction is how much of the swirling and marring actually comes out of the paint before anything goes over the top. More stages means more of it gone — and more hours. A coating locks in whatever is underneath it, so this is the choice worth making deliberately rather than by default.
A single machine polish. Takes out light swirls and wash marks and brings the gloss up sharply. The right call for newer paint, or a well-kept vehicle that’s just lost its depth. This is the same work as the polish & wax above.
A cutting pass to remove the deeper defects, then a refining pass to clear the haze the first one leaves behind. For paint that’s been washed the wrong way for a few years — the usual choice on a daily driver going under a coating.
Heavy cut, refine, then a final finishing pass. For neglected or badly swirled paint where you want the most that can safely be taken out. The slowest and most expensive option, and not always the one the paint needs — I’ll tell you if it isn’t.
Boats & marine
Gelcoat chalks up fast on a Michigan boat. Machine buffing takes the oxidation off and brings the gloss back, and a sealed hull stays cleaner all season.
Machine buffing and polishing to remove oxidation and restore gloss to the gel coat, finished with a wax-bearing polish for shine and protection.
Seats cleaned on top, underneath and in between, mildew dealt with, carpets vacuumed, and UV protection applied to the seating.
Campers, RVs & powersports
Full exterior wash including the roof — dirt, road film and buildup off — then a protective sealant for shine and weather protection.
Trail mud out of every crevice, plastics cleaned and protected so the next wash takes half as long.
Hand work around chrome, paint and engine cases. No pressure washer anywhere near the bearings.
Before you book
Any price you’re quoted assumes a vehicle in normal condition. Some aren’t, and pretending otherwise just means an awkward conversation in your driveway. Anything past normal costs extra — there’s no fixed percentage, because no two vehicles are alike, so you get a firm figure before I start rather than a surprise after.
Regular road dirt and dust. The interior vacuums out. No staining worth naming, no odour, light pet hair at most.
Heavy pet hair. Sand, mud or farm dirt through the carpet. Spilled drinks and ground-in food. Smoke or vape residue. Tree sap, tar, heavy bug load. Oxidised or water-spotted paint. Parked outside for a long stretch.
Heavy staining throughout. Mildew or a strong lasting odour. Damp carpet from a leak. Years of build-up, or enough loose belongings that the interior has to be cleared before I can start.
Biological contamination, sharps, infestation or active mould. That work needs specialist equipment and disposal a detailer doesn’t have.
Free quotes
Describe the vehicle and what’s bothering you about it. Quotes and estimates are free, and there’s no pressure to book on the spot.
