Exterior Detailing

A full exterior detail includes a hand wash, wheel and wheel well cleaning, exterior glass, door jambs, paint surface cleaning, decontamination, trim care, drying and finishing, and a wax or sealant application. Depending on the package, it can also include polishing or additional protection. See the full breakdown above for what each step covers.

A car wash rinses off loose dirt for a quick, surface level clean. An exterior detail hand washes every panel, removes bonded contamination, covers areas a wash skips, and finishes with real protection. See the comparison above for the full picture.

We hand wash the vehicle first, then clean the wheels, wheel wells, glass, and door jambs. From there we decontaminate the paint to remove what the wash left behind, care for the trim, dry the vehicle properly, and finish with a wax or sealant application.

Standard exterior detailing focuses on cleaning, decontamination, and surface care, not correcting the paint itself. Light imperfections sometimes improve with the polishing included in higher package tiers, but deeper scratches and swirl marks need paint correction, which actually levels the paint surface. We'll tell you honestly which one your vehicle needs.

Time depends on your vehicle's size, its condition, and how much contamination is on the paint. A lightly used vehicle takes less time than one that's gone a long time without care. We'll give you a time estimate based on your specific vehicle when you book.

Pricing depends on your vehicle's size, its condition, and the level of contamination on the paint. See our packages above for exact tiers, and we confirm your final price before we start, so there are no surprises on the day.

We treat surface oxidation as part of the detailing process, restoring shine to paint that's started to fade. Iron fallout and other bonded contaminants get removed through decontamination and, when needed, a clay bar treatment, since neither a wash nor a wipe down can lift what's actually bonded to the surface.

You can perform basic exterior cleaning yourself, but professional detailing uses specialized tools, products, and technique for deeper cleaning and surface care, especially decontamination. Most of our customers come to us after a DIY wash left swirl marks or missed contamination a professional process catches.

Yes, we detail the exterior of cars, SUVs, trucks, vans, boats, RVs, and motorcycles. Each vehicle type gets a service scaled to its materials and exposure, including marine safe products for boats and ATVs on request.

Yes, most customers book both. We can schedule your interior and exterior detail in the same visit, so your entire vehicle gets attention in one appointment. See our Interior Detailing service for the full details.