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Pet Hair — Heavy
Hair matted so far into the fibres the carpet colour has changed. Measured in hours, and worth pricing honestly up front.
Add$145
Time+1.5 hrs
For a full inside-and-out reset
The Reset Detail
Our most involved service. Visible staining, heavier buildup, extraction and steam where the material allows, extensive crevice work, and the hours it honestly takes to do all of it properly.
Condition Fit
Is this the right detail?
This is the booking for a car that has been lived in rather than looked after. It is not a rescue for damage — it is a reset back to a genuine baseline.
Heavily soiled interiors
Seats with several visible marks, footwells that have collected months of debris, and dust that has gone past dust into grime.
Long-neglected exteriors
Paint under enough film to change its colour, water spotting that has started to etch, and wheels that have not been properly cleaned in a year.
Packed crevices
Seat rails, belt anchors, seat-back pockets and every gap between panels, holding the accumulation of everyday life.
If the car is dirty rather than neglected, The Standard Detail will get you there for less. We would rather book you down a level than take the bigger number for work you do not need.
Overview
See the whole service.
We are filming a full walkthrough of this detail — mats out, extractor running, the whole seven to nine hours compressed into a few honest minutes.
Overview video · Coming soon
Scope
Exactly what is included
Everything in The Standard Detail, plus the extraction, steam and crevice work that a reset actually requires.
Exterior
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Pre-rinse and foam
A long dwell before contact, because on a car this far gone the pre-wash is doing most of the safety work.
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Contact wash
Two buckets, fresh media, worked panel by panel. On heavier soil the mitt gets rinsed more often and changed more often.
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03
Full decontamination
Chemical decontamination for iron and fallout, then a clay medium over lubricated paint. On neglected paint this stage alone can take an hour.
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04
Wheels off the car where practical
Faces, barrels and arches cleaned properly rather than as far as a brush will reach. Where a wheel cannot safely come off, we say so.
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05
Trim, glass and jambs
Exterior trim cleaned and dressed, every jamb cleaned out, all glass done and rechecked in raking light.
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Dry and protect
Filtered air through every gap, then a durable sealant over paint that is finally clean enough to hold it.
Interior
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Strip and vacuum
Mats out, seats moved through their full travel, boot emptied. Everything vacuumed properly rather than around.
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Extraction
Carpets and upholstery agitated, cleaned and extracted with a machine. Repeated passes until the water coming out runs clear.
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Steam where the material allows
Vents, seams, hard surfaces and trim, treated with steam rather than more chemistry. Where a material cannot take it, it does not get it.
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Exhaustive crevice work
Every rail, anchor, gap and seam, by hand, with brushes and air. This is the single largest block of time in the service.
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Condition and protect
Leather and vinyl cleaned and conditioned once genuinely clean. Conditioner over dirt just seals the dirt in.
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Reassembly and final pass
Mats back once dry, seats and mirrors returned, and a full walk of the car with you in good light before we load out.
How we work
The part that is not a checklist
Chemistry is chosen for the material in front of us, not for what is cheapest to buy by the drum. Leather, coated fabric, piano-black plastic and anodised trim all want different things, and the wrong choice is what leaves a surface looking cloudy six months later.
Equipment is maintained like the cars. Filters get changed, pads get washed, and anything that has touched the ground is out of service until it has been cleaned properly.
Microfiber is sorted and zoned. Paint towels never touch wheels, interiors never share with exteriors, and nothing gets a second lap around the car after it has been dropped.
You hear from us before, during and after — a text before arrival, a walkaround before we start, and an inspection with you before we leave. We protect the surrounding property, contain our runoff, and keep the noise down because someone lives next door.
Limits
Exactly what is not included
A reset returns a car to a clean baseline. It does not undo damage, and no honest detailer will tell you otherwise.
Permanent damage
Sun-split dashboards, cracked trim and heat-warped plastic are cleaned, not repaired. They will look better and they will still be cracked.
Deep dye transfer
Denim into light leather migrates into the grain. We reduce it where we can and we will not promise to remove it.
Failing materials
Fabric that has worn through, split seams and perished foam need an upholsterer. Cleaning them harder only makes the failure worse.
Also outside this service
Severe biological contamination, mould remediation, paint correction, and any restoration or bodywork are not included and are not something we take on. If that is what the car needs, we will say so and point you somewhere honest.
Scope and condition
What changes the work
Two cars booked for the same service can take a different amount of time. Here is what actually moves it, so nothing on the invoice is a surprise.
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Contamination
How much is on the car, and how long it has been there. Fresh soil lifts away; the same soil left for months has bonded, and removing it safely takes longer.
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Material
Perforated leather, woven headliners and open-pore wood all limit what can be used and how aggressive it can be. Where a material sets a limit, that limit wins.
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Access
Third rows, child seats, roof boxes and a fully loaded boot all add time. We will not remove a child seat, and we will not clean under one that is installed.
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Size and shape
An XL van is not simply a bigger sedan — it is more glass, more jamb, more carpet and a taller roof. That is why the price moves with vehicle class rather than a flat rate.
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Time and process
The order of operations is fixed. When a step needs longer, it gets longer, and the finish time moves rather than the standard.
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What we do about it
We walk the car with you before starting. If the condition needs more than this service covers, you hear the number then — never afterwards, and never mid-job.
Pricing
Price and duration
Published by vehicle class before you book. A 20% deposit reserves the window; the balance is settled on the day.
Starting at
$390
Plan for
4 hrs
Every class, published
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Sedan / coupe — $390
Plan for 4 hrs.
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SUV / truck — $450
Plan for 4.5 hrs.
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XL / van — $490
Plan for 4.5 hrs.
Proof
Before and after
Same camera position, same light, same car. The only thing that changes between the two frames is the work.
Illustrative reference images, not photographs of client vehicles. These are placeholders until our own before-and-after work is shot.
Add-Ons
Useful with this detail
None of these are part of The Reset Detail, so they are priced and timed separately. Prices follow the vehicle class you selected above.
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Odour Treatment
Source removal first, then treatment. Cooking and gym smells usually go; heavy smoke in a headliner often only fades.
Add$125
Time+45 min
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Headlight Restoration
Sanded back through grades and resealed. Restores clarity and output; it does not repair internal moisture or a cracked lens.
Add$90
Time+45 min
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Engine Bay Cleaning
Sensitive components covered, low-pressure clean, then dressed to a satin finish rather than a wet-looking gloss.
Add$75
Time+30 min
Maintenance Plans
Keep what you just paid for.
A reset is the expensive way to get a car clean. A plan is how you avoid ever needing another one — a Maintenance Detail on a set cadence holds the baseline you just paid for.
Members save 20–40% on every Maintenance Detail depending on cadence — between $34 and $98 per visit depending on your vehicle class. Members also get 50% off The Standard Detail or The Reset Detail, up to twice a year.
Service area
Where we work
Pasadena and the surrounding LA metro. We come to your home or your workplace, whichever is easier on the day.
Booking
The deposit
A 20% deposit reserves your mobile appointment window. We book a limited number of vehicles a day, so a held window is one nobody else can take.
It comes off the total, not on top of it. The balance is settled on the day, once you have walked the car with us.
Book Service
Start it over.
Seven to nine hours, and the car comes back to a baseline it may never have been at since you bought it. Send us photos of the worst of it and we will tell you honestly what will and will not come back.