Detailing is the umbrella word — under it live very different jobs. At the JustCars studio in Almancil it means the full discipline: safe wash, paint decontamination, machine polishing, interior deep cleaning, protection — each done properly, in the right order, under studio light, by people who do nothing else all day.
A detail starts where a wash ends. Clay and chemical decontamination pull bonded iron, tar and tree sap out of the paint. Machine polishing — from a one-step gloss enhancement to multi-stage correction — removes the swirl marks and haze that dull every Algarve car. Inside: extraction cleaning of seats and carpets, leather fed, vents and shuts detailed, glass polished. On top: wax, sealant or ceramic protection depending on how the car lives. You choose the depth; we tell you honestly what your car needs and what it doesn't.
“'Detailing' gets used for a wash with extra steps — in my studio it's a sequence: decontaminate, correct, protect, in that order, under light strong enough to catch what any driveway hides.”
Final scope and price are confirmed at inspection — these are honest public anchors, not teaser rates.
Mobile detailers work at your villa — fine for maintenance. A studio detail is a different animal: inspection light that shows every defect, water and power without compromise, a paint-depth gauge before any machine work, and climate out of the equation. Our compromise-free version of convenience is simple: free collection and delivery within 15 km — Quinta do Lago, Vale do Lobo, Vilamoura, Loulé — with the car insured from pickup to return.
Most clients run detailing as a rhythm, not an event: a proper detail once or twice a year, express or detailed washes in between — Care Club members at −50% per wash — and protection topped up on schedule. That rhythm is what keeps a car looking sold-yesterday after five Algarve summers, and it costs less than one neglected respray.
Published anchors: washes €75–300 by depth, enhancement polish €450, full correction from €1,000, ceramic packages €1,000–2,000. The exact quote is confirmed after seeing the car — never after.
A wash-based detail: one day. Add machine polishing and it becomes two to three days. We'll give you the honest timeline when we see the paint.
We do something better: free collection and delivery within 15 km — the car gets studio conditions instead of driveway conditions, and it's insured with us the whole time.
Almost always — a detailed car photographs better, shows better and negotiates better. We'll tell you which level pays back for your sale and stop you from over-spending on the rest.
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