Paint Enhancement
A single-stage correction removes the swirls and dullness that make a car look tired. This is what photographs — and photographs are what sell cars online.
Melbourne · Richmond Workshop & Mobile
Buyers decide in the first thirty seconds. Pre-sale detailing is the highest-return money you'll spend on a car you're about to sell.
A car that presents beautifully signals one thing to a buyer: it's been cared for. A car with swirled paint, kerbed wheels and a tired interior signals the opposite — and buyers will price the mechanical unknowns accordingly, whether that's fair or not.
Pre-sale detailing is about closing the gap between what your car is and what it looks like. On a mid-range car it typically returns several times its cost. On a $200,000 car, it can be the difference between a listing that stalls and a listing that sells in a week.
A single-stage correction removes the swirls and dullness that make a car look tired. This is what photographs — and photographs are what sell cars online.
Steam extraction, leather cleaning, odour treatment and every vent and seam addressed. A cabin that smells and feels new changes a test drive.
Buyers open the bonnet. A clean, dressed engine bay quietly says 'maintained'. Wheels cleaned properly, glass polished, tyres dressed.
We can time the detail to your photography or inspection date so the car is at its absolute peak when the camera or the buyer arrives.
Buyers form a value judgement before they've read the service history. A properly detailed car anchors high; a dirty one invites negotiation.
Every visible flaw is a bargaining chip. Remove the cosmetic ones and the conversation moves to the car's real merits.
Better photos mean more enquiries. More enquiries mean less time on market and less pressure to drop the price.
City Auto Group and TalkTint send us their most valued clients' cars — because it works.
Our pre-sale detailing targets the areas a buyer notices first:
Make the first impression count.
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Send us a few photos and we'll come back with honest advice and a tailored quote — usually within one business day.
Tell us about your car and what you'd like done. We'll come back to you with honest advice and a tailored quote — usually within one business day.
Prefer to talk? Call 1300 758 403 or email [email protected].
A thorough pre-sale detail typically runs $450–$900 depending on the car's size and condition. Adding a single-stage paint enhancement generally takes it to $900–$1,600. It reliably returns several times that at sale on most vehicles.
On almost any car above about $15,000, yes. Presentation directly influences both the price buyers offer and how quickly the car sells. It's one of very few things you can spend money on before a sale that reliably returns more than it costs.
Ideally right before your photography. We can time the detail so the car peaks on shoot day and stays presentable through inspections — bring it in a day or two before you plan to shoot.
Most of them. Machine polishing removes anything that hasn't gone through the clear coat — which covers the swirl marks and light scratches that make a car look neglected in photos. Deep scratches can usually be improved even if not fully removed.
We do — several Melbourne dealers and traders use us for their higher-value stock and for their customers' cars. We're happy to discuss volume arrangements.
In most cases, yes. Odour is usually held in the fabric, carpet and cabin filter. Deep extraction plus an odour treatment resolves the majority of cases — though heavy long-term smoke damage is sometimes permanent.
Generally no — the money is better spent on correction and presentation. The exception is a high-value car where a documented, transferable coating is a genuine selling point to the next owner.
Yes, across metropolitan Melbourne, provided there's power, a tap and an undercover area. For paint enhancement work we'd rather have the car at the Richmond workshop where the lighting is controlled.