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Detailing, tint and what it costs
Most questions about detailing are really about price. What am I paying for? Why do quotes for the same job vary so much?
These posts answer that. They cover what a wash cannot reach and a detail can, what moves a quote up or down, and what window tint costs in New Jersey. The tint post also covers the state law. It is stricter than most people expect.
Car Detailing,
Hand Car Wash vs Professional Detailing: What You Get for the Money
A wash removes what is loose. Detailing removes what has bonded. That difference is most of why an older car looks dull even when it is spotless.
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What Window Tint Costs in New Jersey (and What's Legal)
New Jersey's tint law is stricter than most people assume, and the film that costs more is the one worth buying.
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What Car Detailing Costs in Monmouth County, NJ
Straight numbers, what moves them, and how to read a quote that looks too good.
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How to Protect Your Car's Paint and Interior in Marlboro, NJ
What New Jersey's calendar does to a car, season by season, and the protection that actually addresses each part of it.
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What a detail costs and how long it takes
Basic cleaning starts at $199 for a coupe, $250 for a sedan and $299 to $350 for an SUV. A clay bar and a wax are $50 each on top. Most full details take 2 to 5 hours.
An interior on its own takes 2 to 4 hours. Heavy pet hair or a bad smell adds 1 to 2 hours. Wet-cleaned carpets and fabric seats need 4 to 6 hours to dry, so we do that part first.
A wash versus a detail
A wash takes off what is sitting on the paint. A detail also takes off what is stuck to it. An iron remover sits for 3 to 5 minutes and turns purple as it dissolves brake dust. A clay bar then lifts what is still bonded. Paint correction for swirl marks is slower again. A full multi-stage job on a mid-size car takes 6 to 8 hours.
New Jersey salts the roads from December to March. Salt dries into white marks on carpets, and it gets into any stone chip that reaches bare metal. That is why spring is a good time for a full detail.
- Car detailing, packages and prices.
- Interior car detailing, pet hair, stains and smells.
Window tint in New Jersey
Ceramic tint starts at $299 for the side and rear glass. It blocks 99% of UVA and UVB and has no metal in it, so your phone and GPS still work. Most cars take 2 to 4 hours. Keep the windows up for 3 to 5 days afterwards.
New Jersey does not allow aftermarket film on the front side windows, or on the windshield below the AS-1 line. The rear side windows and rear windshield can be any darkness.
- Window tint, film types and the full tint FAQ.
- Window tint in Freehold, about 10 minutes from our base.
- Window tint in Middletown, about 30 minutes.
- Window tint in Brick, about 40 minutes.
- Window tint in Toms River, about 45 minutes.
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