SAFE • PROFESSIONAL • COATING-FRIENDLY
Professional Hand Wash in Little Elm & North Texas
Your vehicle deserves better than harsh tunnel-wash chemicals, dirty brushes and abrasive cloth strips. Our professional wash service is designed to safely remove dirt, road grime, bugs and contamination while minimizing the wash-induced swirls and scratches that can rob your paint of gloss and clarity.
Whether your vehicle is a daily driver, weekend toy or ceramic-coated investment, we use paint-safe products and proper wash techniques designed to clean without unnecessarily abusing the finish.
WHY PROFESSIONAL HAND WASHING?
Automated tunnel washes prioritize speed and volume. Reused brushes and cloth strips can carry contamination from one vehicle to the next, while aggressive chemicals can prematurely degrade waxes, sealants and other protective products.
Our process focuses on controlled contact, proper lubrication and safe removal of contamination. That means a pH-neutral wash, dedicated wheel and tire cleaning, careful washing and drying techniques intended to reduce unnecessary contact with your paint.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN OUR HAND WASH
Professional Wash Packages Starting at
$70
Serving Little Elm, Prosper, Frisco, Celina, Aubrey, Oak Point, Providence Village and surrounding North Texas communities.
PROFESSIONAL WASH PRICING
CHOOSE YOUR VEHICLE SIZE
Pricing is based primarily on vehicle size and the time required to properly clean the vehicle. Excessive dirt, mud, pet hair, stains or other conditions requiring additional labor may affect final pricing.
MIDSIZE & SMALLER
$70
Sedans, coupes and similar-size vehicles
SMALL SUV
$80
Compact crossovers and smaller SUVs
MEDIUM SUV
$85
Midsize SUVs and similar vehicles
EXOTIC / SPORTS CAR
$90
Performance, exotic and specialty vehicles
LARGE SUV / FULL-SIZE TRUCK
$100
Full-size SUVs and pickup trucks
NOT JUST SOAP, WATER & A TOWEL
Every service includes considerably more than simply washing the exterior. Your vehicle receives our paint-safe wash process along with wheel and tire cleaning, light interior vacuuming and wipe down, interior and exterior glass cleaning, careful drying and a ceramic sealant designed to leave behind additional gloss and short-term protection.
Ceramic-coated vehicle? No problem. Our wash process is designed to work with properly maintained ceramic coatings without subjecting the finish to the brushes and harsh processes commonly associated with automatic tunnel washes.
YOUR PAINT WILL THANK YOU
Skip the tunnel wash and schedule a professional paint-safe wash designed around proper automotive care.
YOUR PAINT DESERVES BETTER
HAND WASH VS. AUTOMATIC CAR WASH
PROFESSIONAL HAND WASH
✓ Controlled contact with the paint
✓ pH-neutral wash products
✓ Dedicated wheel and tire cleaning
✓ Proper wash lubrication
✓ Careful blow and towel drying
✓ Ceramic-coating-friendly process
AUTOMATIC “SLAP-N-SCRATCH”
✕ Shared brushes or wash material
✕ Designed primarily for speed and volume
✕ Potentially aggressive cleaning chemicals
✕ Greater opportunity for wash-induced defects
✕ Limited attention to individual problem areas
✕ Little consideration for the condition of your paint
CERAMIC COATING MAINTENANCE
HAVE A CERAMIC-COATED VEHICLE?
A ceramic coating can make routine maintenance easier, but proper washing still matters. A coating does not make your paint scratch proof, and poor wash techniques can still create swirls and other defects in the finish underneath the protection.
Our professional hand wash is an excellent maintenance option for ceramic-coated vehicles. We use coating-friendly wash products and techniques designed to safely remove dirt and contamination while helping preserve the appearance and performance of the protection already installed on your vehicle.
Looking for longer-term paint protection? Learn more about our
Professional Ceramic Coatings.
ALREADY HAVE SWIRLS & WASH DAMAGE?
WHEN A HAND WASH ISN’T ENOUGH
A professional hand wash can help prevent additional wash-induced damage, but it can’t remove defects that are already in the paint. If years of improper washing or trips through the Slap-N-Scratch have left your finish covered in swirls, haze or light scratches, paint correction may be the next step.
Paint correction uses machine polishing to safely reduce or remove defects from the clear coat and restore clarity, gloss and depth. The level of correction should always be based on the condition of the paint rather than chasing every defect at the expense of unnecessary clear coat removal.
See how we improve damaged finishes on our
Paint Correction in Little Elm page.
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE WASH
YOUR VEHICLE IS MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER CAR IN LINE
North Texas Ceramic Coatings & Detailing of DFW is owned and operated by John “Cleveland” Booth, an ASE Certified Automotive Refinishing Technician with automotive refinishing experience dating back to 1992. That background provides an understanding of paint systems, clear coat and how easily improper washing can affect a vehicle’s finish.
The same attention given to paint correction and ceramic coating preparation carries over to routine maintenance. A hand wash may be one of our more basic services, but your paint doesn’t know how much you paid for the service — it only knows how it was treated.
Learn more about professional automotive certification through
ASE — National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence.
LOCAL NORTH TEXAS DETAILING
PROFESSIONAL HAND WASH SERVICE IN LITTLE ELM
Our Little Elm location serves vehicle owners from Prosper, Frisco, Celina, Aubrey, Oak Point, Providence Village, McKinney and surrounding North Texas communities. Whether you’re maintaining a ceramic-coated vehicle or simply want a safer alternative to an automatic car wash, we’re here to help keep your vehicle looking its best.
From daily drivers and family SUVs to trucks, performance cars and luxury vehicles, every vehicle receives a wash process focused on proper technique rather than getting the next car through the tunnel as quickly as possible.
SKIP THE SLAP-N-SCRATCH
GIVE YOUR VEHICLE A BETTER WASH
Schedule your professional hand wash with North Texas Ceramic Coatings & Detailing of DFW and give your paint the careful maintenance it deserves.