Swirl marks
Fine circular scratches, worst on dark paint in direct sun. Most owners stopped seeing them years ago, until somebody puts a light on the panel.
Vancouver, WA / Mobile + The L.A.B.
Mobile Auto Detailing in Vancouver, WA
Paint correction, ceramic coating and full interior work, brought to your driveway across Clark County, with every price published.
- Based
- Vancouver, WA
- Experience
- 35 years hands on
- Service
- Mobile, 11 areas
- Pricing
- Published up front
The menu
Seven services. One of them is right for your car.
The first four are packages priced by vehicle size. The last three are specialist work priced by what your paint or your interior needs. Edward will tell you when the cheaper one is the right call.
Express Detail
Hand wash, clean wheels and glass, a light interior tidy, and a protectant that holds two to four months.
From $160by vehicle sizeInterior Detailing
Full shampoo and deep clean of every surface, leather and plastics conditioned, odors pulled out at the source.
From $249by vehicle sizeExterior Detailing
Clay bar decontamination and a one stage polish that clears swirls and water spots, sealed by hand.
From $299by vehicle sizePremium Mobile Detail
The flagship. Complete inside and out, single stage polish, six month paint sealant.
From $425by vehicle sizePaint Correction
Machine polishing that permanently removes swirls, scratches and oxidation, and puts the depth back.
Quotedafter inspectionCeramic Coating
A liquid polymer bonded to your paint. Water sheets off, washing gets quick, gloss stays.
Quotedafter inspectionHeadlight Restoration
Yellowed lenses sanded back to clear and sealed with UV coating so they stay that way.
$125any vehiclePrices, in public
No form to fill out before you see a number.
Three tiers, because a three row SUV is not a sedan. Pick the row for the work and the column for the car.
| Package | Sedan | SUV / Hatchback | Truck / Van |
|---|---|---|---|
| Express DetailUpkeep, done right. | $160 | $175 | $200 |
| Interior DetailingThe smell goes too. | $249 | $269 | $289 |
| Exterior DetailingDecontaminate. Polish. Seal. | $299 | $349 | $389 |
| Premium Mobile DetailMOST BOOKEDEverything, one appointment. | $425 | $460 | $490 |
| Paint CorrectionDefects out, not filled in. | Quoted after inspection | ||
| Ceramic CoatingYears, not months. | Quoted after inspection | ||
| Headlight RestorationClear lenses, more road. | $125, any vehicle | ||
Inside The L.A.B.
Four things the lights find that daylight hides.
The L.A.B. stands for The Detailing Learning and Application Building. It runs specialized lighting and paint inspection equipment, because most of what is wrong with a finish is invisible in a driveway at noon.
Holograms
Buffer trails from a polish done too fast or with the wrong pad. They look like streaks that shift as you walk past the car.
Water spots
Mineral rings left when rain or sprinkler water dries on a hot panel. Catch them early and they polish out. Leave them a summer and they etch in.
Oxidation
The chalky, faded look sun puts into older paint and bare trim. Polishing takes the dead layer off. Protection is what keeps it off.
35 years, still training
Edward does the work himself.
WetWheels is one person. 35 years of hands on detailing, the last 15 spent on the professional side of it.
He has kept training with some of the better known names in the trade, Meguiar's, Mothers, P & S Detail Products and Koch-Chemie. Not for the website. It is the difference between knowing a soft clear coat from a hard one and finding out the expensive way.
Whoever quotes your car is the person who details it. Daily driver, lifted truck, classic, something still under warranty: same attention, and nobody gets the rushed version because they booked the cheap package.
More about Edward and The L.A.B.
How it goes
Four steps, and no mystery packages.
Tell him the car
Year, make, model, how it gets used, and what bothers you most about it. That is enough to know which service is right.
Get a real number
Your tier price plus anything the condition actually calls for, agreed before work starts. Nothing shows up afterward.
The work happens
In your driveway, or at The L.A.B. when the job needs the lights. Full process either way, not a shortened one.
You see it
Edward walks you round it and tells you how to keep it that way, including which car washes to stay out of.
Where he works
Eleven areas across Clark County.
Every area page is written for how that part of the county actually drives. A gravel road north of Battle Ground does something different to a car than an I-5 commute does.
Vancouver
Home turf. Full menu, and The L.A.B.
home citySalmon Creek
For cars living on the I-5 corridor.
freeway milesHazel Dell
Recovery work on cars kept a long time.
long owned carsOrchards
For whatever hauls the kids, the dog and the gear.
family carsCamas
Coating and correction for cars worth protecting.
protection firstWashougal
For trucks, tow rigs and Gorge weather.
outdoor useBattle Ground
For gravel dust and trucks that work.
gravel roadsRidgefield
Protect it while the paint is new.
new carsFelida
Careful maintenance for garaged cars.
garage keptBrush Prairie
For sap, pollen and long driveways.
trees and acreageLa Center
Mobile means north county stays put.
no drive neededBefore you call
Straight answers.
How much does mobile detailing cost in Vancouver, WA?
Express Detail starts at $160 for a sedan, Interior at $249, Exterior at $299, and the Premium Mobile Detail at $425. SUVs and trucks sit in their own tiers. Headlight restoration is $125. Paint correction and ceramic coating get quoted once Edward has seen the paint.
Do you come to me, or do I drop the car off?
Either. Every package on the menu is mobile, so the usual arrangement is Edward comes to your house or your workplace anywhere in the Clark County service area. Correction and coating work often goes better at The L.A.B., where the lighting and the paint inspection gear live.
What areas do you cover?
Vancouver, Salmon Creek, Hazel Dell, Orchards, Camas, Washougal, Battle Ground, Ridgefield, Felida, Brush Prairie and La Center, plus the rest of Clark County. Just outside that, call and ask.
What is The L.A.B.?
The Detailing Learning and Application Building. It is the WetWheels workspace, set up with specialized lighting and paint inspection equipment that shows up defects you cannot see in daylight. Correction and coating work happens there.
How often should I get the car detailed?
In this climate, an Express Detail every two to three months keeps paint ahead of the road film, with a full interior or exterior once or twice a year. A coated car needs less, because the coating is doing what a wax would keep needing redone.
Do you do trucks and lifted vehicles?
Yes. Trucks, vans and seven seat vehicles are priced in their own tier because there is more vehicle to work on. Size and condition both go into the number, and you get it before anything starts.
Book it in
(503) 998-3764Get your car back to looking right.
Tell Edward what you drive, how it gets used and what is bugging you about it. You will get a straight recommendation and a real number.