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Exterior Detail

Booked at your address across San Diego and the nearby cities — home or work, with our own equipment.

Porsche Taycan covered in foam during an exterior detail

What it is

The exterior-only full detail is a pre-rinse, a hand wash and dry, a wheel clean with tire shine and an after-wash coating. It is $120 on its own and takes about two hours.

We also do clay bar treatments, wax and polish, black trim restoration, headlight restoration and wheel restoration. Ask for those when you book and they'll be quoted with the detail.

  • Pre-rinse
  • Hand wash & dry
  • Wheel clean & tire shine
  • After-wash coating
  • Clay bar treatment
  • Wax & polish
  • Headlight restoration

What's included

Every exterior detail, every time

Pre-rinse

Loose dirt comes off first, so it is not dragged across the paint during the wash.

Hand wash and dry

Washed and dried by hand, panel by panel.

Wheels and tires

Wheels cleaned, tires dressed with tire shine.

After-wash coating

A protective coating goes on last for gloss and water beading.

Pricing & packages

Pick your detail

Three detail tiers, priced as listed on our booking page. Interior-only or exterior-only is $120. Repairs, maintenance and ceramic coating are quoted per vehicle.

Land Rover Defender covered in foam during a wash

Tier 1

About 1.5 hours

$100

Clean. Fresh. Ready.

  • Pre-rinse
  • Hand wash & dry
  • Wheel clean
  • Interior vacuum

The essentials, inside and out.

Get Tier 1
Lexus IS after a detail

Tier 2

About 2 hours

$140

Inside and out, properly.

  • Pre-rinse
  • Hand wash & dry
  • Wheel clean & tire shine
  • Interior vacuum
  • Wipe down & sanitize interior

Adds tire shine and the interior surfaces.

Get Tier 2
Ford F-150 Raptor after a full detail Most complete

Tier 3

About 3 hours

$180

The full treatment.

  • Pre-rinse
  • Hand wash & dry
  • Wheel clean & tire shine
  • Interior vacuum & steam clean
  • After-wash coating

Adds steam cleaning and a protective coating.

Get Tier 3
  • Honest pricing
  • Attention to detail
  • Reliable & on time
  • We come to you

Straight off the driveway

Exterior Detail work

Audi SUV cabin after a C&G interior detail

Straight from our Google reviews

“Professional, honest and detail oriented.”

  • “I went through so many mechanics & these guys are the BEST! Super affordable & honest!”
  • “My 10 year old car looks like new!”

Paula N.Google review · mechanic and detailing customer

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Paula N. — I highly recommend both the mobile mechanic and detailing services. Carly and Geoffrey are professional, honest and detail oriented. They go above and beyond in the services they offer. Highly recommend.

Laura Z. — 100000% recommend ! I went through so many mechanics & these guys are the BEST! Super affordable & honest! MOST IMPORTANTLY RELIABLE!! straightforward with everything , respectful and clean work!

Susan H. — My 10 year old car looks like new! C & G Mobile were professional, on time, and did a fabulous job. I highly recommend them to anyone who appreciates attention detail. Thank you, C&G!!!

Adam H. — They have detailed both my cars several times, and each time I’m blown away with how great the cars look when they are done! We have a big family so sometimes the inside can get pretty bad, but once they detail it everything is feeling brand new. They are friendly and courteous as well, and come out to us to do the work, which is really convenient.

Good to know

Questions, answered

Yes. Headlight restoration is one of our listed services. Ask for it when you book and it gets quoted with the detail.

No. It is a quick protective layer applied after the wash. A ceramic coating is a separate, longer-lasting service.

Yes. We clean packed-in dirt from the engine block, sprockets and suspension, then finish with a conditioning treatment for the plastics and metals.

Access to the vehicle and the keys. We bring our own equipment and products. When you book, tell us where it will be parked and whether there's a water spigot nearby, and we'll plan around it.

Yes. That's the point of having mechanics and detailers under one name. Tell us everything the car needs when you book.

Book your vehicle

Let's get it sorted

Tell us the vehicle, what it needs and where it's parked. We'll come back with a price and a time. San Diego and the surrounding cities.