How Long Does Auto Detailing Take?

When you bring your car in for detailing, time is often a crucial factor. At Diamond Detail, we believe in transparency about our process and what you can expect.

Detailing Timeframes at a Glance:

– Half Detail (Interior or Exterior): 3-5 hours of active work for clean to average vehicles

– Full Detail: 5-9 hours of focused service on clean to average condition vehicles

– Complex Jobs or jobs that require additional work: Usually take about 2 days

What Impacts Detailing Time?

Several factors can extend your vehicle’s service time:

– Vehicle size and condition

– Stains

– Pet hair

– Mold, cigarette smoke or strong odors

– Overspray, road paint or tar

– Swirl removal or Scratch removal

Our Commitment to Quality

We don’t cut corners. Our technicians meticulously address every accessible square inch of your vehicle, ensuring a comprehensive cleaning and restoration process. After the main detailing, we conduct a 30-minute quality control process, which includes touch-ups and a final review.

Planning Your Appointment

Customers should plan for:

– Having your vehicle to us first thing in the morning if you want it back the same day.

– Leaving it for at least 5-7 hours for a half detail

– Leaving it for one or two days for comprehensive services

By the way: We offer Wi-Fi, coffee, water and a comfortable waiting area if you want to stay while the job is being done.

A few things that make it easier to work with us:

– Before/after hours key drop off box

– You can pay or approve work by text

– We have an after hours key retrieval box and also indoor, overnight storage so you can pick up your vehicle when it is convenient to you.

Pro Tip: We offer a discount for those willing to leave their car with us for a couple extra days. This helps us keep everyone working all day.

Ready for a clean car? Give us a call or use this Contact Form to get started.