Since I can remember, I have always been around cars. I love being around cares, especially modern ones. My Dad sold cars at the local Dodge dealership for over 25 years. I was in there all the time. He was always bringing home a different new demo. I got to drive them occasionally. Then, I got a job at that dealership when I was 18. I was in the clean up bay. What is a better way to appreciate vehicles than touching every square inch of them and making them look better than new.

     Back when I started detailing, the detailing culture was very different there than it is today. We detailed old-fashioned style. Pulled seats, spent days and refined the vehicle to perfection. The only reason we detailed vehicles this way is because we used what tools we had. There were very few tools and chemicals even designed for car cleaning. It was mostly something that was re engineered for detailing. We used rotary drills and put a wool pad on it, for example. It wasn't a car polisher or buffer, it was a drill.

     Fast forward to today, modern detailing specific tools allow me to be much more efficient and produce phenomenally better results in a fraction of the time. Experience has taught me to become more precise, accurate and produce results that last years instead of months. What many people don't realize or have probably never thought about is that when we detailed those cars way back then, especially the exterior, it would only stay looking for a few months. Looking good for a few months was only if you were really good. If you are just OK at best, the exterior would stay looking nice for only a few weeks.

     The value of what I offer now is so much higher than it was even 10 years ago. In the old days, I would see cars sitting on the lot of the dealer and I could tell it was just detailed and buffed and it looked good. About three weeks later I would drive by and see the same vehicle. The gloss was gone and what was left behind was buffer trails and tons of swirls.

     What I am saying is that the value of what I offer today is worlds better than back then. I can make vehicles stay looking new for its entire life. Your vehicle won't need to be cleaned as often. No buffer trails or swirls. The paint stays new and shiny for years instead of months. I could go on and on. The interior stays clean for a really long time considering it has almost no fabric in it.

     My prices are based o the experience that I have combined with the value I offer. Would you expect to pay the same for someone just starting out compared to someone who has been detailing for over 20 years? The results are very different as well. The difference between someone just starting out and me is that when I detail your vehicle it will stay looking clean and shiny inside and out for longer.

     I detail, mainly because not many are wiling to, especially the interior. In the current detailing culture, even in small towns, many detailers are dropping the interior detail service for exterior coatings, vinyl wraps, tint and PPF. Even some detailers refuse to clean an interior. How can you expect to be able to clean it yourself? What is that telling you? That interiors are getting more and more difficult to clean and taking longer and longer. I believe they feel they can't charge enough to make it worth their time.

     I detail because most won't continue in it long enough to get really good at it. They quit when the challenges of running a business and dealing with price shoppers builds to the point of the money not being worth it. Some customers are looking for cheap prices and deals. You can easily find deals. New detailers pop up in Hanover every summer because the college kids are home and need to make some quick cash. They offer deals and discounts because they have no value to offer other than a discount. I can offer value for money far more than they can. No criticism to these beginner detailers. I was in their place at one time and did the same thing. Since I have stayed in detailing for this long because I want to see how far I can progress in my journey and how good I can become.

    I detail because, let's face it, you don't have time. Do you really enjoy cleaning your vehicle every few weeks? Is the paint staying shiny or is it losing that new-car luster? When you vacuum the interior, are you getting all of the crumbs? What about the rest of the interior? Your interior is 90% plastic and leather. Are you cleaning those areas thoroughly? How many hours are you spending every month cleaning your car? Whatever amount of time you are spending, are you going to be able to sustain that for 5 plus years? Are you able to polish your vehicle every few years to bring the gloss back? I doubt it. I can produce results that far exceed what you could do and I can do it in a fraction of the time. 

     I detail because you can't or don't have the time or skill set to do it yourself.  I detail because I enjoy preserving vehicles. You take your vehicle to the repair shop for oil changes, tire rotations and repairs without even attempting to do those things yourself because you don't have the time. So, with detailing, you definitely don't have the time. Detailing a vehicle takes way longer than oil changes and tire rotations. 

     Save yourself a ton of time and frustration by bringing your vehicle to me a couple of times a year. Generally, as often as you have your oil changed, bring your vehicle to me to be detailed and keep it looking as good as it runs. So many vehicles are in top working order, but the paint is dull, scratched and looks horrible. You might say, why would I spend any amount of money on professional detailing or even ceramic coatings? I'm only going to have it for three to five years. You still change the oil, don't you? If you only keep it for three years, then there is no reason to have the oil changed. No one will ever know it wasn't changed. Just have it changed right before you trade it in and save some money. This is how many people view paying for a detail. There's no point because I'm not keeping it. It's too expensive. I take care of my vehicle. It's not that bad. I keep my car clean. These statements are all things you tell yourself because you could take that same $500 and buy something more valuable than a detail.  No judgment or guilt.

     Budget your money according to what's most important. I get it. If you don't value having your vehicle made to look better than new, then it's hard to spend money on it and you attempt to do it yourself. Things are expensive today. Money doesn't go as far as it used to. Save, save, save. Save your money. Stop racking up debt. Buy a used car. Don't keep buying new cars every three years. Then you will have the freedom and money to afford those little things that you don't have time for.

     My name is, Tug. I have been detailing since 1999. I have owned my detail shop since 2013. I have made it a point to become more and more efficient and better and better so that it doesn't take me two days to clean your vehicle. You need your vehicle. You don't have the time to be without it for multiple days. I offer quick turnaround times depending on the service so that you can get your vehicle back and get to where you are going. My detailing journey has been to serve you better. To give you my best and give value for money. High value, premium detailing and a vehicle that stays clean for a really long time and looks better than new.