Wash and interior
The first stop, done properly.
Foam, two buckets, a soft mitt and a filtered rinse, then the inside: vacuum, steam, leather and glass. Nothing with a brush ever touches the paint.
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Every service, by the stop.
Each one starts with the same wash and decontamination and goes a different distance down the line. Prices are for a sedan in average condition; trucks, SUVs and neglected paint are quoted after a look.
Ceramic, applied by hand
Paint correction
The web of scratches, cut out.
Years of automatic washes leave a web of fine scratches that scatter light and hide the color. We measure the clear coat, then compound and polish panel by panel until it reads as a mirror in the sun.
Protection
Sealed against Florida.
A sealant buys months. A ceramic coating bonded to corrected paint and cured under infrared buys years: UV, salt air, lovebugs and sprinkler water rinse off instead of etching in.
Mobile
The wash and the interior, at your place.
Driveways, parking garages and office lots across Hillsborough and Pinellas. The van carries its own water and power.
Before and after
Drag the line across.
Left of the line is how the hood arrived: years of swirl marks scattering the light. Right of it is the same hood after a two-stage correction. Same panel, same camera, same light.
BeforeAfter
Add-ons
The small jobs that finish a car.
Add any of these to a wash or a detail. Each is quoted when you book, because a headlight is a headlight and a carpet is a mystery until we see it.
Headlight restorationSand, polish, seal
Trim restorationFaded plastic back to black
Carpet and seat steamStains, spills, odors
Leather conditioningClean, feed, protect
Interior glassStreak-free, inside and out
Clay bar decontaminationBonded grit, lifted off
Good to know
Questions, answered.
The short version of what we tell every new owner. Anything else, text us before you book.
How long does a ceramic coating last?
The three-year and five-year coatings are rated by their maker for that long with sensible care: a hand wash or a touchless wash every couple of weeks, no automatic brushes, no abrasive polish. We check the coating free at twelve months and top it up if it needs it.
Do you need the car for the whole day?
Washes and interiors take a few hours and you can wait or we can text you. Paint correction is a one or two day job, and a coating needs a night under the infrared lamps to cure before the car goes back out in Florida humidity. We say the exact time when we confirm.
Can you remove a scratch I can feel with a fingernail?
Usually not completely. If a nail catches in it, the scratch is through the clear coat and polishing would thin the paint around it. We'll make it far less visible, and we'll tell you honestly before we start which marks will go and which will only soften.
What is the difference between enhancement and correction?
Enhancement is one polishing stage: it takes out most light swirls and brings the gloss back in a day, and it's the right call for paint in decent shape or a car that will be coated soon. Correction is two stages, compound then polish, and chases the deeper web until the paint reads as a mirror in direct sun.
Do you do ceramic coatings at my house?
No. A coating needs a controlled space: no dust, no humidity swings and the infrared lamps to cure it. The van does washes, waxes and interiors anywhere in Hillsborough or Pinellas; coatings and corrections happen at the studio.
How should I wash the car afterwards?
Two buckets, a clean microfiber mitt, a pH-neutral shampoo and a drying towel instead of a chamois, or a touchless wash. Every car leaves with a one-page care note, and you can text a photo any time you're not sure.
Book
Bring it to the line.
Pick a service, pick a day, and we'll confirm by text. Not sure what the paint needs? Ask, and we'll look before we quote.