Services
A short menu, on purpose.
Three packages. I work out of Pearl — 40-gal baffled tank, 2000-watt inverter so I'm not running a generator at six a.m., and everything else I need in the drawers. You provide a driveway or a shaded curb; a standard outdoor outlet if you're booking a Full Day or a Reclamation.
The Rinse & Refresh
~2 hrs · Most regulars book every 4–6 weeks
Pre-rinse top-down. pH-neutral snow foam (I use Black Pine Citrus-8) dwelled five minutes, foam-cannon rinsed. Two-bucket hand wash with a lambswool mitt and grit guards in both buckets. Wheels get their own dedicated set of tools — a soft-face wheel brush and a separate bucket — because wheel grit is the #1 source of scratches when it ends up back on the paint. Tires dressed with a water-based sheen, not a slinging solvent. Windows IPA-wiped inside and out, waffle-weave finish. Interior vacuum, dash and console wipe-down with a trim cleaner. Door jambs hit, sills wiped. Out in under two hours if nothing's surprising.
The Full Day
4–6 hrs · Most regulars twice a year (spring + fall)
Everything above, plus: iron decon (Halden 21 dissolver, dwell-rinse method), clay bar or clay mitt depending on contamination level (see the clay-bar post), a single-stage hand polish or a one-step with a soft foam pad if the paint wants it, then either a hand-applied paste wax or a 6-month synthetic sealant depending on season and what the client prefers. Headlight polish if the lenses are clouding. Deep interior — under the seats, seat tracks, between the cushion and the seat belt tower, every vent, every cupholder. Floor mats pulled, shampooed, agitated, extracted. Final IPA wipedown on any trim I've polished so nothing's hiding under the wax. Door jambs, fuel door, trunk seal.
The Reclamation
6–9 hrs over two visits · I take about six a year
For cars that have been through it. Example from last October: a '14 Tacoma with six years of Southern California pollen and tree sap baked in, driver's seat collapsed on the bolster, cargo bed lined with hay dust. That one ran across two Saturdays — day one for full paint decon (iron + clay + two-stage polish: a medium compound and a finishing polish, both on a Halden 21 DA), day two for hot-water extraction on all five seats, an enzyme treatment on the rear bench, a light machine re-dye on the driver's bolster, and a 5-year ceramic-like sealant on the paint. Cars come out of a Reclamation looking 3–4 years younger. I only take jobs where the owner's keeping the car; it's not worth it for a flip.
How it works
I show up at the scheduled hour (6:45 a.m. on ridge-top jobs in summer — the panel-temperature window matters more than convenience), park Pearl, run the hoses, and start. For a Rinse & Refresh I'm self-contained off the tank. For longer jobs I'll ask for your outdoor outlet and — ideally — some shade for the final hour so the sealant or wax cures without flashing. Payment handled directly, invoice emailed from my accountant the week after, pay when you can. No apps. No tip screens. Most clients have been on the books long enough that we don't discuss any of this.
What I don't do
Full ceramic coatings (they need a dust-controlled bay and a 12-hour cure window; a driveway isn't it). Paintless dent repair — refer to a specialist I trust. Engine-bay steam cleans (too many sensitive modules on modern cars to do this curbside in good conscience). Interior re-dye on leather beyond touch-up work. Vinyl wrap prep. Window tint. If any of that's what you need, I know people and I'll pass their info on.
Route's full through the end of May. If a regular cancels I work the short list first. Honest timeline: new intake usually opens up late summer once the early-season rhythm settles.