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1st Class Auto Detailing
5830 Beech Hollow Drive
Indianapolis
317-843-2277
www.1stclassautodetailing.com
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VIP Car Care Systems
5113 E. 65th St.
Indianapolis
317-843-2792 |
Jimmy Buff-it’s Auto Detailing
9830 N. Michigan Road
Carmel
317-514-2659
www.jimmybuffits.com |
Who we talked to |
Tiffany Freeman, owner |
Richard Gugliuzzi, owner |
Jim Schleibner, owner |
Mobile service offered? |
yes |
yes (pick-up and delivery service available) |
no (pick-up and delivery available for $15 - 20) |
Complete interior/exterior detail |
$200 and up ($25 extra for black and occasionally red vehicles) |
$250 - 300 |
$200 –250
($25 extra for black vehicles) |
Services included in a complete detail |
Interior: shampoo carpet, cloth seats
and floor; clean and
condition leather;
clean controls gear shift,
door panels, door and window
locks; clean gas and brake
pedals, steering column, and
steering wheel. Exterior: clean tailpipe;
remove and clean license plate
and surrounding area;
clean wheel wells and
engine; polish, wax, glaze
and seal exterior. |
Interior: shampoo and Scotch-gard all fabric; clean and condition leather and plastic. Exterior: wash; polish and scratch removal if necessary; wax; clean trunk and engine |
Interior: vacuum and steam clean all fabric; injection of antibacterial odor terminator in fabric and A/C system; deep clean and condition leather; clean all vinyl; streak-free window cleaning. Exterior: degrease engine and apply water-based dressing; fix scuffs and scratches; buff and apply acrylic polymer sealant instead of wax. |
Approximate time spent per vehicle |
5 –6 hours |
8 hours |
7 –8 hours |
Interior-only detail |
$135 and up |
$150 and up |
$125 – 145 and up |
Exterior-only detail |
$145 and up |
$89 - 150 | $125 – 145 and up |
What sets you apart from the competition? | “We’re mobile and take no more than two appointments per day so that each customer gets personal attention and quality work.” | “High quality. There’s a difference between volume shops and one-car-per-day shops. I’m into high quality results and keeping customers happy.” |
“We specialize in odor-neutral autos. We also specialize in black cars — more than 70 percent of our business is for black cars.” |
When is your busy season, and what is the best time of year to have a car detailed? |
“June through September. We’ll detail year-round if a heated garage is available.” |
“During warm months. Most people like to detail before and after winter.” | Summer and winter are slow, and spring and fall are busy and a good time for service.” |
Share something strange or of sentimental value to its owner that you found while detailing a car. |
“We found a watch that belonged to a client’s son. They thought it was lost for good and were so thrilled because the boy received it from his grandfather.” |
“I’ve been in the business for 20 years, so I’ve found a lot of things — wallets, envelopes of money, diamond rings, diamond earrings, driver’s licenses.” | “I once found a wedding ring. Another time, I found $200 in small bills under the floor mat. The funny thing was that his bill was also $200 and he wrote a check.” |
