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Automotive detailing · Christchurch & North Canterbury · NZ

Premium autodetailing

Drop your car to our garage, or we'll come to you — your place, your work, wherever it's parked. Eight-plus years of experience across Christchurch and North Canterbury, evenings and weekends. More than one vehicle at the same address? Say so when you book and we'll sort a better rate.

Subaru WRX in WR Blue, detailed and finished
Where
Christchurch & North Canterbury
When
Evenings & weekends
Full details from
$249
Maintenance from
$129

Pricing

Two ways to book us

Priced by the size of the vehicle, because that's what sets how long it takes. Every price is a starting point — we confirm the exact figure before we start, never after.

Full Detail

The deep one. Inside and out, engine bay included, finished with carnauba wax.

SmallHatchbacks and sedans
from$249
MediumSUVs, wagons and small utes
from$499
LargeDouble-cab utes, 7-seaters, vans
from$699

What's included

  • Snow foam and pre-rinse of the exterior
  • High pressure rinse
  • Wheel and tyre scrub and rinse
  • Engine bay detailing
  • Door jambs wiped (pressure washed if needed)
  • Interior vacuum
  • Interior trim dressing applied
  • Exterior and interior glass cleaning
  • Carnauba wax
  • Tyre dressing

Maintenance Wash

The upkeep clean that keeps a detailed car looking detailed.

SmallHatchbacks and sedans
from$129
MediumSUVs, wagons and small utes
from$159
LargeDouble-cab utes, 7-seaters, vans
from$199

What's included

  • Snow foam and pre-rinse of the exterior
  • High pressure rinse
  • Wheel and tyre scrub and rinse
  • Interior vacuum
  • Exterior and interior glass cleaning
  • Tyre dressing

Vehicle sizes

Not sure which yours is? Just ask — we'd rather sort it before you book.

SmallHatchbacks and sedans — Swift, Yaris, Corolla, Civic, Golf.
MediumSUVs, wagons and small utes — CX-5, RAV4, Outback, Kona, single-cab runabouts.
LargeDouble-cab utes, 7-seaters, vans and big 4WDs — Hilux, Ranger, Prado, Carnival, Transit.

Extras

Add any of these to a booking. Tell us up front so we can hold enough time.

Headlight restoration from$99
Pet hair removal from$99
Heavily soiled vehicles from$99
Multi-stage paint correction
With a detailing package
from$149

Travel costs may be incurred outside our standard area — see where we go.

For business

Fleet & trade

Fleet maintenance

Keep work vehicles presentable on a schedule instead of once a year when someone finally notices. We'll work out a cycle that suits the fleet and the budget, and come to your yard.

Dealership contracts

Outsourced preparation for dealers who'd rather not run it in-house. Contract rates by volume, turnaround agreed up front, consistent standard on every car that goes on the lot.

Talk to us about rates

How it works

Book it, park it, forget it

Pick a time

Use the calendar below, or send us the details and we'll come back with the next couple of slots. One job per slot — the time you book is the time we're yours.

Drop it off, or we come to you

Whichever suits. Bring it to our garage and leave it with us, or we'll turn up wherever the car is with everything we need. If you've got an outdoor tap and a power point we'll use them; if not, say so when you book and we'll come set up for it — all we need is room to walk right around the car.

Pay when it's done

We'll walk you around the finished car before we pack up. Bank transfer or cash on the day — nothing to pay when you book, and no deposit.

Where we go

Christchurch & North Canterbury

Anywhere in Christchurch is covered, and so is our North Canterbury patch — it's close to home base, so there's nothing extra on it. Further out, ask us and we'll tell you before you book, never after.

RiccartonIlamFendaltonMerivaleSt AlbansPapanuiRedwoodShirleyLinwoodWoolstonSumnerCashmereHalswellHornbyWigramSydenhamAddingtonBelfastNew BrightonBishopdaleKaiapoiRangioraWoodendPegasusTuahiwiClarkvilleOhokaMandeville

Travel

Anywhere in Christchurch
Included
Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Woodend, Pegasus
Included
Tuahiwi, Clarkville, Ohoka, Mandeville
Included
Anywhere else
Ask us

Recent work

The proof is in the paint

Booking

Grab a slot

Pick a time straight off the calendar, or send us the details and we'll come back to you with a time and a firm price.

Available times

Live calendar. Pick a slot and you'll get a confirmation and a reminder by email.

Or send us the details

Prefer to talk it through first? Fill this in and we'll reply with a time and a firm price.

We'll only use these details to reply about your booking.

Before you book

The usual questions

What happens if it rains?

It's Canterbury, so it comes up. We watch the forecast and message you the day before. A garage, carport or covered carpark means we can work through most weather; if it's genuinely not workable we move you to the next slot at no charge, and you go to the front of the queue.

Do you need my tap and power?

If you've got an outdoor tap and a power point we'll use them — it's faster, and it's what most jobs run on. If you're in an apartment, a shared carpark or a work carpark with neither, tell us when you book so we can come set up for it.

How long does it take, and can I use the car?

A maintenance wash runs about three hours and a full detail about six — those are the slots you'll see on the calendar, and a large or heavily soiled vehicle can push past them. Plan to leave the car with us for the whole slot: with paint correction especially, the panels need to stay untouched while we work, and wax wants a little time to sit before it rains on it.

What's the difference between a full detail and a maintenance wash?

The full detail is the deep one — engine bay, door jambs, interior trim dressed, carnauba wax over the whole car. The maintenance wash is the upkeep clean that keeps a detailed car looking detailed: exterior, wheels, glass, vacuum and tyre dressing. Most people book a full detail first, then a maintenance wash every four to six weeks after it.

Do you do paint correction?

Yes — multi-stage paint correction runs alongside a detailing package rather than on its own, because the paint has to be properly decontaminated first. Send us a photo in daylight and we'll tell you honestly what it needs, and whether it's worth it on your car.

Utes, vans, boats, caravans?

Utes and vans are everyday work for us — they fall into the medium and large brackets. Boats, caravans and motorhomes we quote individually, so get in touch with what you've got and we'll give you a straight answer.

How do I pay?

Bank transfer or cash once you've seen the finished car. Nothing upfront, no deposit. If you need an invoice for work or a company vehicle, just say so and we'll send one through.

Who am I dealing with?

Mason and Maddi. Mason does the detailing — every car, start to finish, with eight-plus years behind him. Maddi runs everything else, so when you message us someone actually answers. No call centre, no franchise, no rotating crew, and nobody learning on your car. We run it around our weeks, which is why the slots are evenings and weekends.