Full auto detailing · interior shampoo from $125
A full detail undoes what a Tampa summer does to a car.
Sand from the coast, love bugs on the grille every spring and fall, pollen dust on the paint most afternoons, and UV pouring through the glass all year — a full detail resets the vehicle inside and out instead of just wiping down the parts you can see from the driver's seat.
What a full detail covers, inside and out
It's two separate jobs really — the cabin and the exterior — done to the same standard in the same visit.
Inside, Florida humidity holds onto odors longer than drier climates do, and sand tracked in from a Sunday at the beach works its way into carpet fibers and seat tracks if it isn't pulled out properly. We vacuum every seat track and corner of the trunk, then shampoo-extract the carpets and seats so the smell and the grit leave with the water instead of getting pushed around.
Outside, the exterior wash removes the ordinary road film along with the things that are particular to this part of the state — love bug splatter that shows up hard every May and September and etches paint fast if it sits, tree sap and pollen dust that build up under live oaks, and the tar and rail dust that collect on a daily commute. Wheels, tires and exterior trim get cleaned and dressed as part of the same pass.
Two add-ons come up on almost every detail we do here: headlight restoration, because Tampa's UV clouds and yellows plastic lenses faster than most drivers expect, and engine bay cleaning, which also happens to be a good moment to spot a leak, a loose hose, or a rodent nest — more common in Florida carports and garages than people assume.
This service fits daily drivers who eat and commute in the car, families with kids or pets, sellers prepping a trade-in or private sale, and seasonal residents pulling a vehicle out of storage that has been sitting under a carport all summer.
What's included
- Full interior vacuum with seat, carpet and trunk shampoo extraction
- Dash, console, door panels and vents hand-cleaned and conditioned
- Exterior hand wash with bug, tar and rail-dust decontamination
- Wheel, tire and exterior trim cleaning with a protective dressing
- Engine bay wipe-down and degreasing
- Headlight restoration to clear up UV-clouded lenses
How we work through it
Four passes, one vehicle.
Interior and exterior are handled as two distinct stages so nothing gets rushed to keep the other side moving.
Interior teardown
Mats come out, seat tracks and door pockets get vacuumed, and stains are pretreated before any shampoo goes down.
Shampoo & extraction
Hot-water extraction pulls the shampoo back out of the carpet and seat foam along with the dirt and odor it lifted, instead of leaving damp residue behind.
Exterior wash & decon
A hand wash followed by bug, tar and rail-dust decontamination, then wheels, tires and trim get their own cleaning pass.
Final detail
Engine bay, headlight restoration if needed, interior glass, trim dressing, and a walk-around before it goes back to you.
Pricing
Interior shampoo starts at $125.
Exterior work, engine bay cleaning and headlight restoration are quoted once we see the vehicle's size and condition.
Vehicle size, how much pet hair or odor is involved, and whether you add exterior decontamination, engine bay cleaning or headlight restoration all factor into the final number. Call with your year, make and model and we'll walk you through it before you book.
Full detailing FAQ
The questions we get asked every week.
Service area
Where we detail
The shop is on US Hwy 301 in Tampa. Drivers come to us from across Hillsborough County.