Refresh Your Exterior
Automotive Exterior Detailing Services in TraverseCity, MI
Exterior Detailing Packages
Exterior Reset
STARTING AT $225
TURNAROUND: 1 to 2 hours
This package is a great option for drivers who want their vehicle looking clean, polished, and well maintained without needing more intensive correction services.
THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- Two bucket hand wash
- Foam cannon wash
- Hand wash wheels and tires
- Wheel Face and Barrel is included
- Decontaminate paint to remove minor bugs/tar/grime
- Decontaminate remaining impurities with clay-bar
- Acid bath used for decontamination
- Apply trim dressing
- Apply no-sling tire dressing
- Apply paint sealant
Headlight Restoration
STARTING AT $175
Over time, headlights can become cloudy or yellow due to oxidation and UV exposure, which affects both the appearance of your vehicle and its night time visibility. Our headlight restoration service uses a careful three-step correction process to remove oxidation and hazing from the lens.
Through sanding, polishing, and refinement, we restore clarity and improve light output so your headlights perform the way they were designed to.
Most headlight restorations take approximately 1 to 1.5 hours, depending on the condition of the lenses.
Engine Detailing
STARTING AT $75
A clean engine bay helps your vehicle look properly maintained whilepreventing grime and debris from building up around important components. Our engine detailing service carefully removes dirt, grease, and buildup while protecting sensitive electronics and engine components during the cleaning process.
Once the bay is cleaned, plastics and rubber components are treated witha protective dressing to restore a clean, revitalized appearance.
Most engine detailing services take around 30 minutes to complete.
Bring Back the Shine Your Vehicle Deserves
Even vehicles that are regularly washed can slowly lose their shine overtime. Road film, bug residue, tar, mineral deposits, and environmental fallout build up on the surface of the paint and create a dull, tired appearance. Many of these contaminants bond to the paint and can’t be fully removed through normal washing alone.
Instead of simply rinsing away surface dirt, we focus on removing the buildup that hides the true finish of your vehicle. Through a combination of careful washing, chemical decontamination, and clay-bar treatment, we clean the paint at a deeper level so the surface looks clearer, brighter, andmore refined.
We also pay attention to the areas that often get overlooked during regular cleaning. Wheels, tires, trim, and door jambs are all cleaned and refreshed so the entire exterior of the vehicle looks consistent and well maintained.
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Exterior Detailing vs. Your Standard Car Wash: What’s the Difference?
A Car Wash Removes Surface-level Dirt
A typical car wash is what most drivers are used to, usually a quick drive-through designed to remove loose dirt, dust, and road grime from thesurface. The goal is simple: make the vehicle look cleaner in a short amount of time. It’s fast, convenient, and works well for basic upkeep, but it mainlyaddresses what you can see on the surface. Because of that, deeper contamination often gets left behind. Brake dust inside wheel barrels, dirt indoor jambs, buildup on trim, and bonded contaminants on the paint aren’t fully removed, which can slowly impact the vehicle’s overall appearance overtime.
How Exterior Detailing Is Different
Exterior detailing takes that process several steps further. Instead of just cleaning what’s visible, it focuses on safely removing embedded contaminants and fully cleaning areas that are often overlooked during a standard wash.
This includes a more thorough and safer wash process with attention todetails like wheels and trim, and decontamination of the paint to restore clarity and smoothness. The result isn’t just a cleaner vehicle. It’s anoticeably improved finish, with glossier paint, cleaner wheels, refreshed trim, and a more complete and polished look.
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Benefits of Car Exterior Detailing
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Common Exterior Detailing Misconceptions
A car wash is basically the same thing
A car wash and exterior detailing may seem similar but serve different purposes. A car wash quickly removes visible dirt for a better appearance, while exterior detailing involves a thorough cleaning and restoration of the vehicle's exterior. It targets stubborn buildup and overlooked areas, resulting in a cleaner, smoother, and more refined finish.
New cars don’t need exterior detailing
Even newer vehicles can benefit from exterior detailing. From the moment a vehicle hits the road, it’s exposed to environmental elements like dust, roadgrime, bug residue, and tree sap. These contaminants gradually collect on the surface and can dull the finish over time. Exterior detailing helps remove that buildup and maintain the clean, glossy appearance many drivers want to preserve.
Detailing is only about appearance
While the visual improvement is obvious, detailing isn’t just about making a vehicle look good. Removing contamination from the paint and exterior surfaces helps keep the finish cleaner and easier to maintain. When grime and environmental residue are removed regularly, the vehicle’s exterior tends to stay in better overall condition.
It takes too long to be worth it
Some people assume detailing requires an entire day to complete, but many exterior detailing services can be finished in just a few hours. In that time, a vehicle can go from looking dull and dusty to noticeably cleaner and more refined. For many drivers, the improvement in overall appearance makes the service well worth it.
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