Car Wash
“A hand wash that actually protects your paint.”
Service Overview
A premium exterior hand wash that includes bug and tar removal, wheel cleaning, tire shine and a paint safe dry. Built to protect your paint from Northern Virginia road grime, salt and pollen.
What's Included
- Hot water, high pressure rinse
- Tire and wheel well scrub
- Thick foam soap bath
- Full hand wash by hand, no touchless brushes
- Hand dry with plush microfiber towels
- Exterior glass cleaned
- Spray wax and tire shine applied
| Duration | 1 hour |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Cars start at $55. Trucks, vans and SUVs run $65 to $75. |
Why Car Wash Matters
Northern Virginia throws a lot at a paint job, from spring pollen and summer tree sap to winter road salt and calcium chloride. A regular mobile car wash is the cheapest, most effective way to keep that grime from etching into your clear coat and dulling your paint over time.
This is also the service most customers book on a recurring schedule, every two to four weeks, since it takes the least time and keeps the vehicle looking sharp between deeper details. If your paint has already lost some of its shine, pair a wash with our Wash and Paint Seal Service for an added layer of protection.
Unlike an automatic tunnel or touchless car wash, everything here is done by hand. Touchless washes rely on high pressure chemicals to strip dirt loose, which can leave water spots and does nothing for grime baked onto wheels or trapped in door jambs, while brush-style tunnels are a leading cause of fine swirl marks in clear coat. Our mobile hand wash comes to your driveway in Woodbridge, Manassas, Fairfax or anywhere else across Northern Virginia, so there is no line to sit in and no self-serve bay to share.
Benefits of Professional Car Wash
- Hand washed using the two-bucket method, never a swirl-inducing automatic tunnel or spinning brush
- We come to you, your driveway, apartment complex, or office parking lot anywhere in Northern Virginia
- Wheel wells, tires and door jambs are cleaned as standard on every visit, not an upsell
- Spray wax and tire shine included at no extra charge for a wet-look finish that lasts
- Flexible scheduling, including evenings and weekends, built around your calendar, not ours
What to Expect During Your Appointment
A typical car wash appointment runs about an hour from start to finish. We arrive with our own water and power where needed, rinse the vehicle with a hot water, high pressure pre-rinse to loosen surface dirt, then hand wash the entire exterior with a pH neutral soap and the two-bucket method to keep grit off the mitt. Wheels, tires and wheel wells get a dedicated cleaning pass, bugs and tar spots are treated individually, and the vehicle is hand dried with plush microfiber towels to avoid water spotting. We finish with a quick spray wax and tire shine, then do a walkaround with you before we pack up, so anything you want touched up gets handled on the spot.
Ready to book? Get a free quote or browse our full services and pricing page. This service also pairs well with Engine Detail. We serve all of Northern Virginia, based out of our Woodbridge shop.
FAQ: Car Wash
Do you wash the inside of the car too?
This service is exterior only. If you want the interior vacuumed and wiped down as well, take a look at our Premium Wash and Vacuum package, which covers both in one visit.
Do I need to be home for a mobile car wash?
No. As long as we can access the vehicle and a nearby water source, most customers simply leave keys or leave the car unlocked and go about their day.
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