A proper car wash is not a quick rinse at a fuel station and not a brush tunnel. At the JustCars studio in Almancil your car gets a safe, late-contact hand wash — the dirt is lifted before anything touches the paint, so no swirl marks are added while the car gets clean.
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Almancil has no shortage of mobile car wash and valeting services that come to your villa, hotel or office — convenient for a quick freshen-up. A studio wash plays a different role: controlled light to actually see the paint, proper water and power on tap, and the full product bench for paint decontamination, wheels, tyres and glass. If you can't come to us, we come to you a different way: free pickup and delivery within 15 km of the studio — Quinta do Lago, Vale do Lobo, Vilamoura and around — and your car is washed at studio standard, not driveway standard.
The 1-hour express hand wash (€75) is the maintenance wash. The 3-hour detailed wash (€150) adds interior care, door shuts and dressing — closer to what mobile valets sell as a 'full valet', done under studio conditions. The 8-hour deep clean (€300) is the reset button: upholstery extraction, leather cleaning, vents, boot, every millimetre. After extraction cleaning the car is handed back dry, not damp.
Ceramic-coated cars, PPF and vinyl wraps need a wash that respects the protection: pH-neutral chemistry, no brushes, pressure kept away from film edges. It's the same care routine that keeps a STEK film warranty alive — and if your protection was fitted elsewhere with XPEL, GTECHNIQ or Gyeon products, the safe-wash rules are the same and we follow them. Members of our Care Club wash at −50%, as often as they like.
Published reference prices — the final quote is confirmed after inspecting the car.