Dominick's mobile car wash and detailing

10-year-old car looks like it's new (no kidding!) We bought our prius almost 10 years ago. It's the workhorse family car so it gets used daily. We had it professionally waxed a few times in the first few years but that trailed off after our first son was born 8 years ago and especially after our second was born 6 years ago. Since then we've only done very infrequent washes at a car wash place (typically automated). The only things going for this car is the fact that we keep it in a garage (unless we're traveling) and, since 2020, we've worked from home. But that's still a lot of wear and tear over 10 years with no significant care in terms of maintenance. Last week, we wanted an interior and exterior detail - something more than what you get at the automated places. Having seen so many great recommendations for Dominick on Nextdoor and Insta, we reached out for a quote and was pleasantly surprised at the cost. We said yes and I was floored at how well it came out - especially the interior (nobody has gotten the vents and other nooks and crannies that clean - ever! Most don't even try.) Dominick was also on time, well-spoken, and highly courteous. It was such a pleasant experience, and such a great result, that we decided to opt for his paint restoration package. After all, we'd like the car to keep going in good shape for at least another 5 years and easily could be another 10+. Seeing it clean also made it clear how much of a beating the paint had taken over the 10 years. Dominick came back today and spent about 6 hours working on it. Clay bar, touch-up paint for the bigger scratches (which I provided and he applied per our plan), paint restoration, and a protective ceramic coating. HOLY COW! The paint looks like it's brand new again (and I'm not joking)! I had no idea this was even possible. Dominick is amazing and I'll very happily recommend him to any and all! The photos and videos show today's before, after, at least one in-progress image, and a video that pans from right to left showing restored paint and then paint that had not yet been restored. Re the latter video: it's not a trick; the paint change was that significant. One last note: Toyota's touch-up paint doesn't include the sparkles that are found in the original paint. That's just how their touch up paint works. So for the small number of scratches that were too big to be buffed out, you can see the (now blue instead of white) line, if you know where to look. This is not a ding on Dominick in any way - I was warned years ago that this would be the case by a trustworthy auto body shop. So 99.9% of the car looks brand new, and the 0.1% looks a heck of a lot better. Only a multiple-thousand-dollar paint job could do better!

9/30/2024