Shelby's Detailing prices a car detail by package and by vehicle size, and Shelby brings the detail to you. Here's what each package costs, as listed on our full services and pricing list:
- Essential Detail, a complete wash plus an interior reset: $180 for a small vehicle, $193 mid-size, $204 large, about 4 hours
- Paint Enhancement Detail, which is the Essential plus full decontamination and a gloss-restoring polish: $399 small, $424 mid-size, $450 large, about 6 hours
- Interior Restore Detail, with the cabin steamed and deep-cleaned, then conditioned and protected: $289 small, $324 mid-size, $349 large, about 4-6 hours
An extra-large vehicle gets a custom quote instead of a listed price. The Paint Enhancement Detail is the one we mark Most Recommended.
What moves the price on your car
Size picks the column you pay from within a package. A Jeep Wrangler that had gone 20 years without a garage was booked for a complete interior and exterior detail, with a quote of about 3 hours. The work ran almost 5, and the price didn't move from the quote. The customer's review says he kept going "until the Jeep looked incredible!"
Before a polisher touches the paint, Shelby measures its thickness, which keeps the correction inside the clear coat. A scratch deep enough to catch a fingernail is usually through the clear coat, and polishing it out isn't safe. Shelby measures the paint and tells you up front which marks can come out and which can't. Heavier defects get quoted after he has seen the paint, as do wet sanding and multi-stage correction, and he'll point you to a lighter service when that would do most of the job for less money.
Add-ons and what they cost
These are priced separately from the packages:
- Pet hair removal, $25 to $75
- Ozone odor treatment, $75 added to a detail, from $125 on its own, from $175 for heavy smoke or bio
- Engine bay detail, $25 to $150
- Glass coating or trim coating, $180 apiece
- Wheel coating, $250
- 1-year paint coating, $250 when it goes on with a Paint Enhancement Detail
Ozone neutralizes most odors, but it isn't guaranteed to get rid of one for good if whatever is causing it is still in the car. In a reply to a Google review, we said we use fragrance-free cleaners, which help neutralize smells and leave no streaks or residue. Headlight restoration is on the add-on list as well, and our headlight restoration cost article covers its prices.
Travel and setup in Hood County
Shelby carries his own water and power, and the only thing he asks for is safe access to the vehicle, at home or at the office.
That picture is ours: a vehicle parked next to our mobile wash buckets and hoses.
Anywhere in Hood County, there's no travel fee. Past the county line, a trip of 15-25 miles adds $25 and a trip of 25-40 miles adds $50, while anything beyond 40 miles is quoted on its own.
One of our Mustang photos
This Mustang was photographed on a driveway near Granbury's town centre after an exterior detail, and it's one of our own job photos; our mobile detailing in Granbury page covers that service.
Boat and RV detailing
On Lake Granbury, a boat picks up hard-water spots at the waterline and its gel coat turns chalky with oxidation, which an ordinary wash won't take off. Boat and RV detailing is priced per linear foot. For boat rates, see our boat detailing cost article; RV rates are listed on the services page.
Coating and correction pricing
For correction pricing, see paint correction cost. For coatings, see ceramic coating cost and how long ceramic coating lasts.
Getting your price
Our services and pricing page is where you book.