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 Toronto 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 St. Lawrence Market 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 Toronto and we will check your paint and tell you whether it is needed.
Want the full breakdown? Read our complete guide to clay bar treatment.
Old Toronto is a mix of downtown condo towers with underground garages, semi-detached and row houses with no driveway at all, and leafy streets in areas like Leaside and the Annex where cars sit on permit street parking, so we plan around a garage level, a laneway or a curb spot rather than assuming a driveway.
Heavy road salt and slush from November through March leave white film on lower panels, wheel wells and carpet mats, especially on cars parked outside on the street. Spring brings pollen and tree sap, and the lake air and downtown construction dust settle on paint all year.
Driving a car across downtown to a shop means congestion on the Gardiner or DVP, expensive parking and a long wait without your vehicle. A mobile detailer works at your condo garage, office lot or curb, so the car stays where you live and work.
We regularly work in St. Lawrence Market, Port Lands and Greektown on the Danforth, and every other part of Toronto.
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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.