Shelby's Detailing prices boat detailing by the linear foot: a Wash & Wax starts at $20 per foot, and the Gelcoat Enhancement package is $28 per foot. Scum-line cleanup, heavy oxidation and a ceramic coating on the boat are quoted separately. Shelby works wherever the boat already sits, at the slip, in a storage lot or on the trailer in your driveway, and he brings his own water and power. There's no travel fee anywhere in Hood County. Here's how Shelby's boat pricing breaks down, and the boat and RV detailing on Lake Granbury page covers the rest of that service.
What Lake Granbury does to a boat
Lake Granbury is hard on a boat: its hard water spots the hull along the waterline, the gel coat turns chalky with oxidation, and vinyl seats stiffen and stain in the Texas sun. A normal wash won't take any of that off.
A tritoon owner described a boat with a lot of water spots and vinyl seats that needed attention. The business's reply to that review blamed the lake itself for the water spots.
That photo is Shelby's own, a purple-and-yellow Tige wake boat he detailed on its trailer in Granbury in May 2026.
What each per-foot level covers
The Wash & Wax includes an interior power-wash and vinyl scrub, cleaned-out compartments, pressure-washed carpets, an exterior wash and a spray ceramic sealant.
The Gelcoat Enhancement keeps all of that and adds paint decontamination, an acid wash, a gelcoat polish and boat wax.
For lake damage, Shelby compounds and polishes chalky gel coat, then seals it, which brings back a wet-looking finish. The waterline gets its own treatment for the mineral staining that ordinary soap leaves behind, and the vinyl seats are deep cleaned and conditioned.
Repeat boat customers
One pontoon owner has had Shelby detail her boat for five years, and he does it at her boat slip. Another owner has had his Veranda tritoon detailed twice at his house on Lake Granbury. One customer booked him monthly through the summer to touch up a boat and a jet ski.
On a Granbury boat job where the owner was away, Shelby sent photo updates while he worked, so nobody had to stay home for it.
How to get your number
Length and condition set the price, and oxidation work is the biggest swing. Send Shelby the boat's make, its length and a couple of photos for an honest quote; a badly neglected hull gets quoted after he sees those photos. Outside Hood County, travel is $25 for 15 to 25 miles, $50 for 25 to 40 miles, and a custom quote past 40 miles. Both boat levels are listed with their per-foot prices on the full services and pricing list.