Truck Detailing — Pickups, Work Trucks and Lifted Trucks, Done Where They Park

A pickup is a different job from a sedan, and not just because it is bigger. There is a bed with a liner that traps gravel and leaves, a tailgate that collects road spray in its hinges, running boards that are stepped on with salty boots, and a cab that often doubles as an office, lunchroom and tool box. Auto Royale details trucks where they live: your driveway, your job site or the yard, anywhere in the GTA.

We bring ladders and extension poles for roofs and hoods we cannot reach from the ground, enough water for a full-size crew cab, and the degreasers and extractors that a work truck interior needs. A lifted truck on 35s is just a taller version of the same plan.

The bed, tailgate and what hides under the liner

A drop-in plastic bed liner looks like protection, but water, sand and salt get between it and the paint and sit there for years. If yours lifts out easily we remove it, flush the bed, and point out any rust spots you should know about. Spray-in liners get a stiff brush and a degreaser and come out matte and even instead of streaked with mud. Tonneau covers, soft or hard, are cleaned, and the vinyl ones get a UV protectant.

The tailgate gets opened and the hinge pockets, the step if it has one, and the inner panel are flushed, because that is where highway spray settles and starts corrosion. Bed rails, stake pockets and tie-down cleats are brushed out.

Lifted trucks, big wheels and wheel wells

Lifted trucks sit high enough that the roof, the top of the hood and the inside of the bed are out of reach without a step. We bring a platform ladder and long-handled wash tools and do the roof properly instead of the quick rinse it usually gets. The upside of a lift is that the underside is easier to see, so the frame rails, control arms and inner fender liners get a proper rinse and a look for packed mud.

Large wheels mean large brake dust deposits and large wheel wells. Each wheel is cleaned with an iron remover and brushes that reach behind the spokes, and the wells are scrubbed, not just sprayed, before the tires are dressed in a satin finish that will not sling onto the paint.

• Platform ladder for roofs and hoods
• Inner fender liners and frame rails rinsed
• Iron remover and barrel brushes on every wheel
• Lower doors and rocker panels decontaminated for salt

Work truck interiors

A trades truck cab sees drywall dust, concrete, sawdust, coffee, fast food and a dog, often all in the same week. We start with compressed air to blow fine dust out of vents, seat seams and the gaps around the console, because vacuuming alone pushes it deeper. Then a HEPA vacuum, a degreaser on the vinyl or cloth, steam on the pedals and sill plates, and hot-water extraction on cloth seats and the carpet under the rubber mats where the real grime has settled.

Rear seats on crew cabs are often tool shelves rather than seats. Clear what you can before we come; the more we can reach, the better the result.

Paint, chrome and all that surface area

A crew cab has roughly twice the paintwork of a compact car, and trucks collect tar, bug splatter and iron fallout across their broad flat hoods and tall doors. The exterior detail is the same sequence as any vehicle, foam, two-bucket wash, decontamination and sealant, scaled up in time and product. Chrome bumpers and grilles get a metal polish; blacked-out packages get trim restorer instead.

How long a truck takes and what changes the job

A full inside-and-out on a half-ton crew cab runs 4 to 6 hours, with the bed and the state of the cab being the biggest variables. A lift, oversized tires, a drop-in liner, heavy mud and an interior that has not been cleaned in a season all add time. Size, condition and add-ons shape the quote, so text us a few photos.

Best for

• Contractors and trades with a daily driver truck
• Lifted and modified trucks
• Pickups being sold or coming off lease
• Fleet pickups parked at a yard

Typical time: Roughly 4–6 hours for a full detail on a crew-cab pickup; an exterior or interior alone is 2–3 hours.