As you get into San Diego in your trusty car, the city welcomes you with sun-kissed streets and coastal winds. Not a problem mate, because auto detailing in this wonderful place is not only a service, it’s actually an art. Extra resources?

How to Think About This: Imagine the outside of your car gleaming in the California sun, bouncing light off it as if it were a movie star dodging careful photographers. It only helps that at least at the moment, we’ve been riding around with clean cars, as in San Diego the act of getting your car detailed is more than a vanity play as it’s a means of keeping rust at bay due to the ocean air impacting your vehicle. Think of it like a spa day for your car: your vehicle gets pampered and polished while receiving features like spotless paint and steam-cleaned interiors.

Imagine that if you left your car for the day, you thought your car just needs a thorough wash and some shine. “If you should be so wrong!” The craft of car detailing is about layers — it’s a finely choreographed waltz that still would have had Fred Astaire taking a bow. Now, for example if a clay-bar is used to painstakingly remove the worst pollutants, followed by polishing, to leave your vehicle glimmering like someone with a strong intellect, it’s a multiple-step process.

Then the inside — where the embellishments surely would have their collection descending upon it. It’s not just cleaning; it’s also about reinstating the new-car smell, which is packed with the feelings of freedom and weekend jaunts. Deep cleaning is so much more than the basics — it’s vacuuming and steaming every single inch of carpet, steaming and conditioning everything until the leather is as smooth as a jazz tune in the dusk.

Don’t forget the tires, those rubber heroes! They take the brunt of the road’s fury. A professional detailing service will give your tires the same level of attention.