SUV detailing in Hamilton.

An SUV adds $30 to whichever package you choose. A sedan or coupe is the base price. So:

• Interior detail: starts from $119 $149, plus $30.
• Exterior detail: starts from $103 $129, plus $30.
• The full detail: starts from $176 $220, plus $30.

Add-ons are listed separately: pet hair +$40, odour +$50, heavy stains +$50, winter salt mess +$40. Trucks add $40 and minivans $50 if yours is closer to those. See SUV detailing for how we work.

Which one suits you depends on the season. After winter, most people want the interior and the exterior done together. In summer, an exterior detail alone often does it. Our comparison of interior, exterior and full details sets out the trade-offs.

Plenty of Hamilton SUVs are bought for the Mountain access roads in winter, and they pay for it in salt and slush. The lower third of an SUV, with its tall wheel arches, running boards and rocker panels, collects more spray than a sedan does. We flush those areas before any contact wash, so the salt does not get dragged over the paint.

The same hills put heat into brakes, and brake dust bakes onto larger wheels. We scrub wheels and barrels, and dress the tires when we finish. If winter is the reason you are calling, add the salt mess and read our road salt removal guide.

Leather and cloth need different treatment, and many SUVs have both. Leather seats are cleaned and conditioned; cloth seats are shampooed and extracted. Snow-melt that has soaked the floor carpets gets the same extraction, which is also how salt tide lines come out.

Bruce Trail hikes, conservation areas and waterfalls around Hamilton mean boots, packs, dogs and mud. The cargo area takes it all. We lift the liner, vacuum the carpet underneath and use extraction on stains. Rear seats that fold down have gaps along the hinge line where grit collects, and we clear them with compressed air.

A roof box or bike rack leaves its own marks: grime at the mounting points and dust along the roof rails. Tell us what you carry. For stubborn cargo mess, a stain removal and shampoo extraction visit is the right fit.

An SUV is wide for an older lower-city street, and many Hamilton households use a condo garage or shared lot. We need room beside the vehicle to open the doors, and we bring our own water, power and lighting, so there is no need for a hose tap. If you are underground, read the condo and underground parking guide and tell us the height clearance of the spot.

A second vehicle in the same booking is 20% off, which suits households running two cars.

If you park on the street, tell us which block, and we will confirm whether we can work there when we quote, rather than promise it blind.

We cover the Mountain, the lower city and the neighbourhoods around them. Learn more on the Hamilton car detailing page, then send the 60-second quote form. Add a photo of the cargo area and wheels if you can, and expect a tailored quote the same day. Every job ends with a panel-by-panel walk-around.