Run your fingertips over a freshly washed car in a thin plastic bag.
Run your fingertips over a freshly washed car in a thin plastic bag. If the paint feels gritty, it is carrying bonded contamination that soap cannot touch. Clay bar treatment removes that layer: rail dust, industrial fallout, tree sap specks and road tar. Cars in Richmond Hill pick this up from highways, construction sites and parking lots all year.
We work in sequence. After a wash, an iron remover is sprayed on and turns purple as it dissolves metal particles from brakes and rails. Then a clay bar or clay mitt glides over the lubricated paint and lifts whatever is still stuck. We rinse, wipe dry and check by touch until the surface feels like glass.
Clay does not polish or hide defects. It is a cleaning step that should come before any polish, wax, sealant or ceramic coating, because protection bonds better to bare, clean paint and lasts longer on a smooth surface. Owners near Doncrest who park beside roads or building sites often find overspray, fallout and tiny specks they never knew were there until the paint felt smooth afterward.
A clay treatment usually takes one to two hours on top of a wash. Most daily drivers benefit from it once or twice a year, and new cars often need it before coating because transport and rail shipping leave residue behind. Call or text us in Richmond Hill and we will check your paint and tell you whether it is needed.
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Richmond Hill is mostly detached and semi-detached homes with driveways and garages, with townhouse complexes and condo towers clustered along Yonge Street and Highway 7, so we usually set up in a driveway and also work in underground garages.
Winter salt and slush from Yonge Street, Highway 7 and the 404 build up on lower panels, and cold snaps freeze grime onto the paint. Spring pollen from mature trees and dust from ongoing development coat cars quickly.
Richmond Hill streets are busy at rush hour, and a drive to a shop on the 404 or Yonge Street takes time. A mobile detailer works at your driveway, garage or office and fits around the commute.
We regularly work in Doncrest, Harding and Gormley, and every other part of Richmond Hill.
Everything is done on-site, at your location, with our own water, power and pro-grade products.
Straightforward flat prices, shown up front. Choose your vehicle size and book online in under a minute.
Add the exterior for +$100 (full interior + exterior). Extras: Heavy pet hair +$75, Vomit / biohazard +$150. We come to you, 24/7. Pay after the job by card, debit, cash or e-transfer.
Call or text and tell us where the car is. We come to you, any day, any hour.