Valeting and Detailing Specialist
Car Detailing Specialists in Plymouth
For car detailing of the highest quality, choose Star Valeting, based in Plymouth, Devon. We take care of everything, ensuring your vehicle looks great and is completely protected. With a number of packages and a commitment to quality guaranteed, there are few better than Star Valeting, so call us now.
Enhancement Detail | from £250
The enhancement detail is designed to clean, decontaminate, and enhance the all-round appearance of your vehicle. This service permanently removes between 60 and 80% of paint defects and swirl marks. Our process consists of using a stage one machine and then a layer of wax to protect the end result. This includes:
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Enhancement Detail
- Pre-Wash
- Snow Foam Wash
- Non-Acidic Wheel Wash
- Full Pressure Wash Rinse
- Wheel Arches Cleaned
- Door Shuts Cleaned
- Engine Bay Washed
- Lambswool Mitt Wash – Two-Bucket Method
- Full Pressure Rinse
- Tar Removed
- Iron Fallout Remover Applied
- Full Microfiber Towel Dry
- Full Vehicle Clay Barred
- 1-Stage Machine Polish
- Paintwork Cleansed to Remove Residue
- Full Vehicle Wax Applied
- Wheels Protected
- Glass Treatment Applied
- Engine Bay Dressed
- Metal/ Exhaust Polished
- Tyres Dressed
MAINTENANCE DETAIL PACKAGES | From £45
Our Maintenance Detail is ideal to freshen your car's appearance, top up the existing protection on the car to achieve that perfect ‘just Detailed' finish. This package is designed for vehicles that have previously been detailed by ourselves or for customers with well maintained vehicles.
For optimum protection, a maintenance package is recomended every 3-6 months (frequency will depend on protection applied and vehicle usage)
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MAINTENANCE DETAIL
High Gloss Sealant - Durability for up to 6 months + from £20
Luxury carnauba wax upgrade + from £25
Windscreen sealant, durability for up to 3 months + £10
All Leather cleaned, conditioned, nourished & sealed + from £15 (depending on vehicle size)
Fabric roof cleaned and sealed + from £45 (depending on vehicle size)
New Car Protection Package | from £160
This package is designed for brand new vehicles only.
Protect your new investment and pride and joy with our New Car Protection Package. You purchase a new car, you want it to look brand new like it just came out of the showroom . 90% of new cars are not sufficiently protected and can actually be damaged during the preparation stage at the car dealers. To ensure that your new purchase arrives in the best possible condition we recommend asking your supplying dealer NOT to prep your vehicle. Bring it to us for a safe and protected finish and it WILL look better than new.
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New Car Protection
- Citrus pre wash applied to wheels and lower half of vehicle, then rinsed at high pressure.
- Engine Bay washed & finished with none silicone dressing/protectant
- Clean wheels
- Wheel arches pressure washed and dressed
- Snow foam vehicle and left to dwell, then rinsed at high pressure
- Vehicle washed using two bucket method, with shampoo & wax
- Tar spots removed
- Rinse off vehicle
- Claybar vehicle paint and glass to remove bonded contaminants
- Dry vehicle with ultra soft microfibre drying towels
- High Grade Carnauba Wax applied to all painted surfaces
- Paint Sealant applied to all painted work
- Polish wheels and seal with Wax/Sealant coating
- Dress Tyres
- Exterior rubber and plastic trim dressed and protected
- Clean/polish and protect all stainless steel and chrome
- Windows polished and sealed with rain-X allowing sheeting for safer driving in wet conditions
- Interior dressed, fabric and leather protected
WINTER PROTECTION PACKAGES | from £180
Before Winter comes, it is time to get your car protected from the road salt and winter grime before that weather hits. This page lists the Winter Protection Valet package available now from Star Valeting.
This is a comprehensive valet, and covers every aspect of your car’s exterior.
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Winter Protection
- Wheels and arches cleaned thoroughly
- Paintwork pre-washed, washed, clayed & tar spots removed
- Final rinse and then dried
- Paintwork polished with a pre-wax cleaner to enhance the finish, and prepare the paintwork ready for protection
- A layer of sealant applied to the paintwork and alloy wheels & buffed off
- Paintwork and wheels protected with a durable winter wax designed to give you around six months protection
- Plastic trim dressed with a durable dressing that will protect for weeks and weeks, not days
- Tyres dressed
- Rain repellent applied
stage 1 CORRECTION & PROTECTION PACKAGES | from £250
Our Single Stage Protection Package will improve colour, gloss and clarity by approximately 50-60%. Deeper swirls marks and scratches may receive a reduction in severity on our Single Stage Package.
Our Single Stage Swirl Reduction Package is designed to remove light swirling, oxidisation and restore a high gloss & slick finish to your cleaned and prepped paintwork. Ideally suited to well cared for/newer vehicles. The car receives our professional wash process and full de-contamination which includes clay bar to remove the bonded fall-out particles, tree sap and also tar remover is applied to remove the baked on tar deposits from the car.
We polish the paintwork with a single stage pre-wax cleaner/polish to remove very light swirling, restore gloss, remove any visible oxidisation which cleans and leaves the paintwork ready for any protection to be applied.
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SINGLE STAGE PROTECTION
- All wheels cleaned with our Non Acid wheel cleaner to remove baked on brake dust and remove contamination spots.
- Tar Remover will be applied to all wheels to remove all baked on Tar deposits.
- Wheels and lower body panels treated with our fallout remover to remove embedded bonded contaminants.
- Wheel arches, lower sills, door shuts/boot apertures and engine bay will be pre-sprayed with our gentle degreaser to remove dirt and grime.
- Pre-Wash Snow Foam applied to the car with our popular safe pre wash foaming agent PH Neutral Magifoam for best results. Magifoam will encapsulate the dirt particles and safely remove them.
- Power Rinse to remove the foam covering.
- Safe 2 bucket washing system used with a quality PH Neutral foaming shampoo and our luxury Lambswool wash mitt for safe and effective cleaning.
- Power Rinse to remove the foam wash.
- Decontaminate all surfaces to remove bonded contamination from paintwork with Clay Bar to remove embedded contaminants.
- Power Rinse
- Hand dried Microfibre drying towel to ensure a safe. scratch less dry finish.
- Paintwork checked under interior lighting for optimum cleaning and polishing.
- Single stage machine polish using a Dual Action Polisher and cutting compound. This is a polishing compound to remove fine imperfections, visible oxidisation and to restore gloss. It also prepares the clean surface ready for protection.
- Paint sealant applied to paintwork to enhance gloss and provide up to 6 months protection.
- A final coat of Top Gloss is applied to add that extra gloss and protection and great finish to the car.
- Wheel sealant is applied to all wheel faces to give gloss and protection to help limit dirt and brake dust build up.
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and polished to give clarity and clear vision.
- All tyre surfaces treated.
- All wheel arches are dressed to give that new look.
- All exterior trim surfaces conditioned and protected/dressed.
- All chrome, brite work and stainless steel surfaces cleaned and polished.
stage 2 CORRECTION & PROTECTION PACKAGES | from £350
Our 2 Stage Enhancement Protection Detail offers a paintwork rescue package, capable of removing approx 70-85% of all defects, including heavy swirling, marring, oxidisation and scratches. This package is designed to correct defects and enhance the visual appearance of the paintwork.
This package is our 2 stage - cut and refine combination reducing the defects on the paintwork and leaving a great gloss and finish. Through this process we will take photographs of our '50/50's' to show the real difference of the polishing process ensuring the removal of the swirl marks. This package is a perfect option to improve the clarity and depth of your paintwork to almost any car, improving the appearance and certainly an added bonus when thinking of selling the car on.
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STAGE 2 PROTECTION
- All wheels cleaned with our Non Acid wheel cleaner to remove baked on brake dust and remove contamination spots.
- Tar Remover will be applied to all wheels to remove all baked on Tar deposits.
- Wheels and lower body panels treated with fallout remover to remove embedded bonded contaminants.
- Power Rinse to remove all dirt and grime
- Wheel arches, lower sills, door shuts/boot apertures and engine bay will be pre-sprayed with our gentle degreaser to remove dirt and grime.
- Power Rinse to remove the dirt.
- Pre-Wash Snow Foam bath applied to the car with our popular safe pre wash foaming agent PH Neutral Magifoam via our Foam lance for best results. Magifoam will encapsulate the dirt particles and safely remove them.
- Power Rinse to remove the foam covering.
- Safe 2 bucket and grate washing system used with a quality PH Neutral foaming shampoo and our luxury Lambswool wash mitt for safe and effective cleaning.
- Power Rinse to remove the foam wash.
- Decontaminate all surfaces to remove bonded contamination from paintwork with our Mild Clay bar to remove embedded contaminants.
- Power Rinse
- Hand dried using a Microfibre drying towel to ensure a safe. scratch less dry finish.
- Paintwork checked under interior lighting for optimum cleaning and polishing.
- A paint depth gauge will be used to check paint readings and will be monitored through the cutting process.
- The car will be masked up using our detailing masking tape.
Stage Two - the refinement process is carried out ensuring a crisp, clean and corrected gloss finish ready for sealing.- Paint sealant applied to paintwork to enhance gloss and provide up to 6 months protection.
- A final coat of Top Gloss is applied to add that extra gloss and protection and great finish to the car.
- wheel Sealant is applied to all wheel faces to give gloss and protection to help limit dirt and brake dust build up.
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and polished to give clarity and clear vision.
- All tyre surfaces treated to give a desired high gloss or satin protected finish.
- All wheel arches are dressed to give that new look.
- All exterior trim surfaces conditioned and protected.
- All chrome, brite work and stainless steel surfaces cleaned and polished.
STAGE 3 CORRECTION & PROTECTION PACKAGES | from £480
You want the best for your car then why not treat your car with our 3 stage Correction & Protection Package. This package is designed to correct heavy swirling, paint defects and maximise the visual appearance of the car and is recommended for neglected vehicles of all ages or heavily defected paintwork. In this process we are removing a very small percentage of the vehicles clear coat or upper layer to reveal a fresh new layer of clear coat beneath to achieve the defect free finish.
In this package we aim to achieve between 95-99 % of defects removal but in some cases depending on the car and paint thickness these may be limiting factors. This Detail is a lot slower process and can take time to remove the deeper marks and swirl marks, extensive machine techniques are used to achieve the highest 'Detailed' finish.
Once the correction and refinement stages have been completed the next stage will be protection where we can offer wax, acrylic or sealants to give you the best gloss finish and protection for your car. The options will be discussed with the customer prior to booking to select the best product for the car and colour and of course to suit your needs. We want the best possible finish for your car and will work with you through this process. If you want 'breathtaking' results and also want the car better than showroom condition then this is a package your car needs.
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STAGE 3 PROTECTION
- All wheels cleaned with our Non Acid wheel cleaner to remove baked on brake dust and remove contamination spots.
- Tar Remover will be applied to all wheels to remove all baked on Tar deposits.
- Wheels and lower body panels treated with our fallout remover to remove embedded bonded contaminants.
- Power Rinse to remove all dirt and grime
- Wheel arches, lower sills, door shuts/boot apertures and engine bay will be pre-sprayed with our gentle degreaser to remove dirt and grime.
- Engine and engine bay cleaned if required and if safe to do so - we will advise on request.
- Power Rinse to remove the dirt.
- Pre-Wash Snow Foam bath applied to the car with our popular safe pre wash foaming agent PH Neutral Magifoam for best results. Magifoam will encapsulate the dirt particles and safely remove them.
- Power Rinse to remove the foam covering.
- Safe 2 bucket and grate washing system used with a quality PH Neutral foaming shampoo and Lambswool wash mitt for safe and effective cleaning.
- Power Rinse to remove the foam wash.
- Decontaminate all surfaces to remove bonded contamination from paintwork with Mild Clay Bar & Lube to remove embedded contaminants.
- Power Rinse
- Hand dried using a combination of warm filtered air and a Microfibre drying towel to ensure a safe, scratch less dry finish.
- Paintwork checked under interior lighting for optimum cleaning and polishing.
- A paint depth gauge will be used to check paint readings and will be monitored through the cutting process.
- The car will be masked up using our detailing masking tape.
- Stage One & Stage Two of the cutting process is carried out to remove swirl marks, paint defects, marring and fine scratches from the paint surface leaving a clean and gloss finish ready for stage 2 refinement. There will be extensive polishing cutting stages carried out to remove the heaviest of swirling and defects.
- Stage Three - the refinement process is carried out ensuring a crisp, clean and corrected gloss finish ready for sealing.
- Depending on choice of protection (as discussed with the client) protection will be applied to the car and removed after curing time.
- A thorough coating of sealant or Carnauba Wax (Ceramic Wax can be added at extra cost) to add additional gloss and protection to the paintwork.
- A final coat of top gloss is applied to add that extra gloss and protection and great finish to the car.
- Wheel Sealant is applied to all wheel faces to give gloss and protection to help limit dirt and brake dust build up.
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and polished to give clarity and clear vision.
- All glass surfaces sealed with Repel glass protection system to give optimum visibility.
- All tyre surfaces treated to give a desired high gloss or satin protected finish.
- All wheel arches are dressed to give that new look.
- All exterior trim surfaces conditioned and protected/dressed.
- All chrome, and stainless steel surfaces cleaned and polished.
- Complimentary air freshener is added to finish .
- Complimentary paper floor matt added.
To learn more about our car waxing and washing services, contact us, in Plymouth, Devon.
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