Full Mobile Car Detailing
The full interior detail and the full exterior detail, in a single visit — the most thorough refresh we offer, and the one that makes sense if the vehicle has not been done in a while.
Why booking both is not just convenience.
Interior and exterior work interfere with each other when they are split across visits. Door jambs and sills are exterior work you can only reach with the doors open, which is interior access. Glass has an inside and an outside that should be finished in the same session or one of them shows every mark the other made.
The interior, in full.
Extraction through seats and carpets, every hard surface cleaned individually and treated, vents and seams cleared, interior glass done last. Nothing here is a reduced version of the standalone interior service — it is the same work, in the same order.
The exterior, in full.
Two-bucket hand wash, clay bar decontamination, wheels and tyres on their own pass, exterior glass and trim, then a wax or sealant layer applied by hand. Again, the complete service rather than a trimmed one.
One visit, one inspection.
The walk-through at the end covers both halves together, in daylight where possible. If something needs putting right it is put right while the technician and the equipment are still there.
Four moments worth booking full detailing for.
The work is the same either way — these are the times it makes the most difference.
It has been a year and you have stopped noticing
The way a car declines is gradual enough that the owner is the last to see it. A full detail makes the next twelve months start from a known point.
Book the annual reset →
You have just taken delivery of something used
Somebody else's history is in the carpet and on the paint, and you do not know what any of it is until it comes off. One appointment gives you a baseline.
Book a full reset →It is going on the market
Inside and outside are judged in the same thirty seconds, and a car clean in one and tired in the other reads worse than one that is consistently average.
Book before you list it →
You would rather it was one appointment, not two
Booked apart, the two services touch the same shut lines twice and miss them both times. Booked together the sequence runs in the right order, in one afternoon.
Book both in one visit →
Why the two halves belong together.
Booked apart, the interior detail and the exterior detail each stop at the door seal, and everything on the boundary — jambs, sills, boot shut lines, the fuel filler recess — belongs to neither. It is the most reliably missed area on a vehicle, and it is visible every single time the door opens. Booked together it is simply part of the running order.
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One appointment, one walkthrough
The final inspection covers both halves at once, in daylight where we can. Anything that needs putting right is put right while the technician and the equipment are still on site — not noted down for a second visit that never gets scheduled.
The parts that decide the result.
Where the two services meet.
Door jambs, sills, the boot shut lines and the fuel filler recess belong to neither service on its own and are the first thing missed when the two are booked apart. In a full detail they are simply part of the sequence.
Before you book.
How long does a full detail take?
Usually four to six hours, because it is two complete services rather than a combined shortcut. Larger or heavily soiled vehicles take longer and the window is confirmed at booking.
Is it cheaper than booking both separately?
Pricing is handled in the booking flow, where you can compare the options against your own vehicle and city before anything is confirmed.
Do I need to be there the whole time?
No. We need access at the start and a few minutes at the end for the walk-through. Most customers carry on with their day in between.
Is anything left out compared with the standalone services?
No. The interior half is the full interior detail and the exterior half is the full exterior detail. The only difference is that the shut lines and jambs between them get done properly.
Can you do this at an office car park?
Yes, as long as the vehicle can be accessed for the full window. Tell us at booking if the lot is gated or time-restricted so it can be arranged in advance.
How much does it cost?
Pricing depends on the service, the vehicle and your city, and the exact total is shown and agreed in the booking flow before anything is confirmed.
Is a full detail worth it, or should I alternate?
If the vehicle has not been detailed in a year or more, do both at once — the two halves genuinely support each other and you get the jambs and shut lines that fall between them. After that, most people alternate: interior when the cabin needs it, exterior more often through winter, and a full detail once a year to reset.
Should I book this before selling the car?
It is the most common reason people book one, and it is a reasonable use of the money — a buyer's first impression is formed in the first ten seconds of opening the door. We will be straight with you on site about what will and will not come back, so you are not paying for a result that is not achievable.
What every full mobile car detailing includes.
- Everything in the interior detailSeats, carpets, dashboard, console, door panels, vents, interior glass, boot.
- Everything in the exterior detailHand wash, clay bar, wheels and tyres, exterior glass, trim, wax or sealant.
- Door jambs and sillsThe shut lines that only open up when both services happen together.
- Glass, both sidesInterior and exterior finished in the same session so neither shows the other's marks.
- Boot and cargo areaVacuumed and extracted, liners lifted and cleaned underneath.
- Trim, inside and outInterior plastics and exterior trim both treated to reduce fading.
- Protection applied lastWax or sealant across every painted panel once all wet work is finished.
- Single final inspectionBoth halves walked with you together before we leave.
What full mobile car detailing actually looks like.
The full interior detail and the full exterior detail, in a single visit — the most thorough refresh we offer, and the one that makes sense if the vehicle has not been done in a while.
Reset once a year, maintain in between
A full detail is the reset. What keeps it is the smaller habits: rinsing between washes, dealing with interior spills while wet, and staying out of automatic tunnels.
What actually happens on the day.
The appointment follows the same order every time, because the order is what makes the result last.
Because this is a longer appointment, we confirm the location and the time window carefully, then walk both the interior and the exterior with you before starting.
The inside is done first, while the exterior is still dirty — any dust knocked out of the cabin lands on paint that is about to be washed anyway.
Pre-rinse, foam, two-bucket contact wash top down, wheels last with separate equipment, then clay bar.
- Protect, then inspect togetherWax or sealant by hand, then a single walk-through covering both halves.
What full mobile car detailing fixes — and what it doesn't.
- Comes out and comes offGround-in interior dirt, pet hair, most spills, road film, brake dust, bonded fallout, tar and sap.
- Usually improvesSet stains, faded plastics and dulled clear coat all improve noticeably without being returned to new.
- Needs a different serviceSwirl marks and scratches need paint correction; long-term paint protection needs ceramic coating or PPF. A full detail cleans and protects — it does not resurface.
Every appointment is carried out by Express Mobile Detailing's own trained technicians — not subcontracted — and every mobile visit is fully insured. The company has been detailing vehicles for over ten years and now covers 97 cities across British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Nova Scotia.Page reviewed 6 August 2026
How to keep it.
None of this is a warranty — it is just what actually makes the result last, from having watched what undoes it.
- Reset once a year, maintain in betweenA full detail is the reset. What keeps it is the smaller habits: rinsing between washes, dealing with interior spills while wet, and staying out of automatic tunnels.
- Winter is harder on both halvesRoad salt attacks paint and wheels from outside, and gets walked into carpets from inside. A vehicle used through a Canadian winter benefits from more frequent attention than the same car in July.
- Protect what was just cleanedThe wax or sealant applied at the end is doing the work from here. Once water stops beading, the protection has worn through and the paint is bare again.
- Keep mats and liners in useThey exist to be destroyed instead of the carpet underneath. Lifting and shaking them regularly is what stops the grit migrating into the carpet you have just had extracted.
Build your price.
Pick your service, city and vehicle. The exact total is shown before anything is confirmed.
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Useful reading, not written by us
- Transport Canada — road transportationFederal guidance covering vehicle standards and safe road use in Canada.
- Canadian Automobile AssociationIndependent Canadian consumer guidance on vehicle care and ownership.
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