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Car Detailing Prices

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Car detailing prices are various in America from the cheapest few ten dollars could up to few thousand dollars. Car detailing price usually depends on the quality of the product used, the size of the car, and how clean the car is after washed. Car detailing works usually performed after car wash to make the car look new and maintain the car well. Some car detailing job may expensive but it is a must to do once a while to make the car look as good as new car all the time.

Here we show the most standard prices you can find in most of the car detailing shops. Some shop may be cheaper than the standard price range and some may be higher. Most of the car detailing job usually separated into few types of services which are:

Car Wash

There are many types of car washes including hand wash, self-wash, or hot car wash girl. A clean car wash job usually include cleaning the exterior of the car, tires, rims & wheels, wiper blades, windows and mirrors. Forget about hot car wash girls and the price show here will be normal car wash price base on the type of vehicles.

Car Sizes Standard Price Range for Car Wash
Small Cars or Compact Cars $10 to $30. Price could up to $50 for some company that perform car wash
at your house, office, or place of business.
SUV’s or Minivans $15 to $35. Price could up to $60 for some company that perform car wash
at your house, office, or place of business.
Large Cars, Pickups or Trucks $20 to $40. Price could up to $70 for some company that perform car wash
at your house, office, or place of business.

Table of car wash prices (hand wash and machine wash)

Exterior Detailing

Exterior Detailing is an important job to be done after cleaning. Waxing or Polishing are both most common job. The price will be varying depending on what kind of product is being used. Exterior detailing usually includes tar removal, clean door jambs, clay paint, machine polish exterior to remove light scratches, dull oxidized paint, swirl marks and produce a glossy shine to make the car look road worthy. Some shop performs hand application of wax without using machine. Detail car logos, car decals, wheels, mirrors, and ashtrays are some of the important job that must be include too.

Car Sizes Standard Price Range for Car Detailing (Exterior)
Small Cars or Compact Cars $60 to $120 and up for mobile car detailing
SUV’s or Minivans $70 to $130 and up for mobile car detailing
Large Cars, Pickups or Trucks $80 to $140 and up for mobile car detailing

Table of car detailing prices for exterior detailing

Interior Detailing

Interior detailing is indeed important especially if the car is going to view by a new buyer. Standard interior detailing package usually include interior vacuum, trunks, clean shampoo upholstery, carpets cleaning, windows, mirrors, gear knobs cleaning, and all interior vinyl dressing. For some cars with leather seats there are also package to clean stained leather seats and make it look brand new.

Car Sizes Standard Price Range for Car Detailing (Interior)
Small Cars or Compact Cars $30 to $50 and up
SUV’s or Minivans $40 to $60 and up
Large Cars, Pickups or Trucks $50 to $70 and up

Table of car detailing prices for interior detailing

In a nutshell, detailing prices are various and it is depending on whether the job is satisfying or disappointed. Some car care shops prices may a lot higher than what we shown here. It is pretty much depends on the product and the job they perform. There are even shops just for exotic cars, sports cars, or luxury cars only. It is worth to pay any reasonable amount if professionals work is being done and the car looks brand new after the detailing work.

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