Full detail
A complete reset for a car that has been used properly. Decontaminated, machine-polished for gloss, interior stripped back and protected — the job most people actually need before they need anything more expensive.
- Time in
- 5–7 hoursA single day, dropped and collected
- Exterior
- DecontaminatedChemical and mechanical, then polished
- Interior
- ExtractedHot extraction on fabric, fed on leather
- From
- £195By size and condition
What a full detail includes
Most cars that come to us do not need multi-stage correction. They need everything taken back to clean — properly clean, not washed — and then protected so it stays that way. That is what this is.
The exterior starts with decontamination, because washing alone does not shift what has bonded to the paint. Iron fallout from brake dust and rail dust, tar from the A6 and the M60, and a layer of bonded grime that makes paint feel rough to the fingertips. That comes off chemically and then mechanically before any machine touches the car.
Then gloss, not correction
A full detail includes a machine gloss enhancement rather than staged correction. One refining pass that removes light marring and lifts clarity, costing roughly a micron of lacquer rather than three.
It will not remove deep swirls or scratches — that is paint correction and it is a different booking. What it does is make a tired car look dramatically better for a fraction of the cost, and on a car that lives outside and does real mileage, that is usually the right call.
How we do it
Wheels and arches first
Always first, because the dirtiest part of the car should never be cleaned last with tools that then touch paint. Wheel faces, barrels where reachable, arch liners and shuts.
Safe wash
Pre-soak to lift the loose grit before anything makes contact, then two buckets and a grit guard. Most swirl marks are created during washing; this is where they are prevented.
Decontaminate
Iron fallout and tar removed chemically, then clay to pull what is still bonded. This is the step that makes paint feel like glass rather than sandpaper.
Machine gloss enhancement
A single refining pass to lift clarity and remove light marring. Roughly a micron of lacquer, which leaves plenty for a proper correction later if you ever want one.
Interior
Hot extraction on fabric, pH-balanced cleaning and feeding on leather, and vents, rails and seat runners done by hand rather than blown over.
Protect and check
Sealant on paint and glass, dressing on trim, then a walk round under the lights with you before the car leaves.
What would your car cost?
Three answers and you will see where the work starts, before you give us anything. The final figure comes from seeing the paint.
Most cars like yours land between £195 and £240
Full detail
Exterior and interior reset, machine gloss enhancement, sealant protection
Every price is confirmed on the paint, not the phone. Bring it in for a paint check and you will get the real figure before anything is booked.
What's included
Wheels & arches
Cleaned first, faces and reachable barrels.
Decontamination
Iron, tar and bonded contamination removed.
Safe wash
Pre-soak, two buckets, grit guards.
Gloss enhancement
One refining machine pass.
Interior extraction
Hot extraction on carpets and fabric seats.
Leather care
pH-balanced clean and feed, not a wipe.
Glass
Inside and out, streak-free, sealed outside.
Sealant
Several months of protection included.
Full detail customers
Live Google reviews, pulled straight from the studio's own profile.
Interior on the Discovery after a summer of dogs and kids. Looks better than the day we bought it.
Maintenance wash on the coated M3 and it came back looking better than when the coating went on.
Proper studio, proper lighting, and they explained every stage. The Range Rover finally looks black again.
Full detail questions
What is the difference between this and a valet?
A valet cleans the car. A detail decontaminates and corrects it, then protects it. The visible difference is in the paint: after a valet it is clean, after a detail it feels like glass and reflects properly. The time tells you too — this is five to seven hours on one car.
Will it remove the swirl marks?
It will reduce light marring and lift gloss noticeably, but it is a single refining pass rather than staged correction. If swirls are what is bothering you, paint correction is the booking you want and we will say so rather than take the smaller job and disappoint you.
Can you do just the interior?
Yes — the interior deep clean is a booking in its own right from £145. Plenty of customers alternate: interior one visit, full detail the next.
Will you get the pet hair out?
Usually all of it. Hair is lifted mechanically before extraction, which is the part most valets skip. Heavily embedded hair in older fabric can take an extra hour and we will tell you if so.
How often should I have one?
Once or twice a year for a car that lives outside, with maintenance details in between if you want it kept sharp. If the car is coated, maintenance alone is usually enough.
Where we do this work
All full detail work is carried out at the Green Lane unit. We collect and return across these towns.
Get a price
Send the make, model and age. We'll tell you what the paint is likely to need and what it comes to.