What each detail includes
Four levels. The difference between them is hours and stages, not adjectives — and the right one for your car is often not the most expensive.
Underneath all four sits the same sequence: decontamination, then correction, then protection. Removing what has bonded to the paint, levelling the clear coat back to flat, then sealing it. Doing those out of order produces a worse result — polishing a contaminated panel grinds that contamination into the clear coat.
Essential
Maintenance detail
from $249 incl. GST
Keeps a car that is already in good condition there.
A car in good condition, every 4 to 8 weeks. Not a correction service — it will not remove existing swirls.
Signature
Full interior and exterior detail
from $595 incl. GST
Interior and exterior returned to a high standard.
Pre-sale, post-lease, a seasonal reset, or a car that has never had more than a wash.
Premium
Correction and protection
from $1,290 incl. GST
Signature plus single-stage machine correction and a durable sealant.
An owner who wants the finish back and intends to maintain it.
Clinical
Restoration-grade
from $2,890 incl. GST
Multi-stage correction, full decontamination, ceramic coating.
New-vehicle protection from delivery, a prestige or enthusiast car, or a neglected car being brought back properly.
From-prices shown are for a medium vehicle in standard condition and include GST. Size and condition change the figure — both are shown before you book, never added afterwards.
Side by side
| Vehicle size | Essential | Signature | Premium | Clinical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Hatch, small sedan | from $212 | from $506 | from $1,097 | from $2,457 |
| Medium Sedan, small SUV | from $249 | from $595 | from $1,290 | from $2,890 |
| Large Large SUV, ute, wagon | from $299 | from $714 | from $1,548 | from $3,468 |
| XL 7-seat SUV, van, dual-cab with canopy | from $349 | from $833 | from $1,806 | from $4,046 |
Condition loading: standard no change, neglected plus 15 per cent. Severe contamination — pet hair, mould or smoke — is quoted individually after photos rather than guessed on the phone.
Which one do I need?
If the car is in good order and you just want it kept that way, Essential every four to eight weeks does it. If it has never had more than a wash, or you are selling it, Signature is the reset. If the paint looks dull under direct sun and you can see fine circular scratches when the light hits it, that is swirl marking and it needs machine correction — Premium. If the car is new and you want it protected from day one, or it is a prestige car being brought back properly, that is Clinical.
Send photos and we will tell you which one the car actually needs, including when that is a cheaper one than you asked about.
Interiors that need more than detailing
Vomit, spilled milk, a pet accident or years of smoke are not a tier on the ladder — they are a different process, quoted separately after photos. See interior remediation.
Photos get you a firm price instead of an estimate.