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Lost Island Detailing — Paint Correction & Ceramic Coatings

Safe washing and decontamination that protects your finish

Premium Exterior Detailing

The fastest way to ruin good paint is to wash it badly. Automatic washes, single-bucket methods, and dirty towels put in more swirls in one pass than months of driving. This service exists to maintain your finish properly — with the decontamination and technique that a premium vehicle actually requires.

Typical time in studio: 2–4 hours

What's Included

Every appointment covers this.

  • Touchless pre-rinse and dwelling foam bath
  • Two-bucket contact wash with grit guards and dedicated media
  • Wheel faces, barrels, and wheel wells cleaned separately with dedicated tools
  • Iron fallout dissolution and tar removal
  • Clay treatment when the surface requires it
  • Forced-air drying to eliminate towel contact where possible
  • Tire and trim dressing in a satin finish
  • Glass cleaned inside the sweep of the wipers and out
  • Sealant or coating booster to top up existing protection

How It's Done

The process, stage by stage.

Knowing what you are paying for is part of the service. Here is exactly what happens to your vehicle and why each stage exists.

  1. 01

    Pre-rinse and foam

    Loose grit is removed before anything touches the paint. This single step prevents the majority of wash-induced scratching.

  2. 02

    Wheels and lower panels first

    The dirtiest areas are handled with separate tools and media so brake dust and road grime never reach the paint.

  3. 03

    Contact wash

    Two-bucket method, grit guards, clean media, straight-line motion. Slow and deliberate.

  4. 04

    Decontaminate and protect

    Iron and tar dissolved chemically, clay used only where needed, then dried with filtered forced air and topped with protection.

Pricing

Starting prices, published.

We publish starting prices because you deserve to know whether we are in your range before you spend time on a call. Final pricing depends on your vehicle's actual condition.

Starting prices by vehicle size
Vehicle SizeExamplesStarting At
Coupe / SedanCorvette, 3-Series, Camry, Charger$175
Midsize SUV / TruckGrand Cherokee, F-150, 4Runner, RX$225
Full-Size / 3-Row / LiftedEscalade, Tahoe, F-250, Wagoneer$275

Is This Right For You?

This service is a fit if:

  • Maintaining a coated or freshly corrected vehicle
  • Owners who refuse to run their car through an automatic wash
  • Between-correction upkeep
  • Pre-event and pre-photography preparation

Questions

About exterior detailing.

Do you offer basic wash packages?

No. Our exterior service is a full decontamination detail performed with methods that protect your finish, not a quick wash. If price is the primary concern, an express wash will serve you better than we will — and we would rather say that plainly than take work we are not the right fit for.

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