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California Detailing · San Francisco · Detailing · Ceramic coating · Paint protection film

It's not just a car. We know.

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01 Arrival

It didn't come in like this.

Every car that rolls in

Intense sun, pollution and corrosive fog.

Before we touch it, we look at it. Properly.

02 Inspection

Every car gets the light test.

Move your light across the paint. This is what a detailer sees, and what a drive-through wash leaves behind.

Close-up of paint under an inspection light showing swirl marks and scratches

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What's slowly killing your paint

Most damage isn't from the road. It's from the wash.

  1. Drive-through brushesSpinning brushes drag grit from the last hundred cars across your clear coat. That's where swirl marks come from.
  2. Sun, smog & corrosive fogThe Bay Area's intense sun, pollution and fog quickly degrade a car's exterior.
  3. Bird droppings & bugsAcidic enough to etch the clear coat within days in the summer sun.
  4. Hard-water spotsMinerals left behind by careless rinsing bake into the paint.
  5. The wrong towelOne dirty towel can undo a full detail. We use fresh microfiber, every car.

03 The Bath

Foam first

Nothing touches the paint until the dirt lets go.

Thick, pH-neutral snow foam softens grit and lifts it off the surface.

Then by hand

Two buckets. Soft mitts. A slow, clean rinse.

Hand washed, never brushed.

Detailing · by appointment

Every car gets a consultation and its own package.

The walk-around

Clean is where most shops stop.

For us it's where the real work starts.

04 The Purge

04 The Purge

What a wash can't remove

Brake dust is iron. It bakes into the finish.

Iron remover

It turns purple when it bites.

A chemical decontamination dissolves the iron so nothing gets scrubbed into the paint.

05 Correction

Machine polishing

We don't hide swirls. We remove them.

Panel by panel

Until the paint reflects like glass.

Drag to compare

Same door. Same light. One afternoon apart.

Door after paint correction, mirror-like reflections Door before paint correction, covered in swirl marks

Up close

The details are the job.

Headlight with water droplets
Lights Lenses cleaned, hazing restored.
Clean wheel and red brake caliper
Wheels Barrels, spokes, calipers. By hand.
Leather seat being wiped with microfiber
Leather Cleaned, conditioned, never greasy.
Polished exhaust tips
Exhaust Carbon off, chrome back.
Water beading on coated paint
Coating Water can't hold on.

06 Armor

Ceramic Pro Kavaca paint protection film

An invisible shield where the road hits hardest.

Edges wrapped

You'll never see it. Rock chips will.

Protection · Ceramic Pro Elite Dealer

Film for the chips. Coating for the shine.

Paint protection film absorbs rock chips on the front end. A ceramic coating makes the whole car slick, glossy and easy to wash for years.

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07 The Reveal

Better than the day it was delivered.

Every angle

No swirls. No haze. Nowhere to hide.

Inside

The cabin gets the same obsession.

Steam-cleaned carpets, conditioned leather, every vent and seam.

What owners say

Trusted with cars people love.

Heated indoor storage

Winter is hard on cars. Leave yours with us.

Short or long term, indoors and heated, detailed and ready the day you want it back.

Storage terms

    08 Handover

    Now it's yours again.

    Book your car

    Your car deserves this. Let's book it in.

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