Exterior Car Detailing in Whitefish, MT
A safe, thorough exterior reset: wash, decontamination, and protection that stands up to Montana roads. Cars, trucks, and boats.
Exterior detailing, done in the right order
Exterior car detailing is a sequence, and skipping steps is how paint gets hurt. We start with a careful hand wash using clean media, then chemically decontaminate iron and tar, then clay bar what is left bonded to the surface. Wheels, tires, and wheel wells get their own buckets and brushes.
Once the paint is genuinely clean, protection goes on: a quality wax or sealant that beads water and buys the finish months of defense against road treatment and sun. Trim and glass are finished so the whole vehicle reads crisp, and truck detailing gets the same process scaled up for bigger panels and harder use.
Seeing deeper scratches or dullness that a wash will not fix? That is the domain of paint correction, and if you want protection measured in years instead of months, look at a Ceramic Pro coating.
Paint that is actually clean under the shine, protected for the months ahead.
Winter
Undercarriage care for Montana winters
Magnesium chloride brine goes down on the highways from the first freeze through spring, and it sits on the metal underneath your vehicle. Three services deal with it.
Salt Rinse is a high pressure flush of the undercarriage and wheel wells that takes the brine off. It is a rinse only, with no detailing or coating.
Undercarriage Detail adds chemical decontamination, wheel wells detailed and dressed, and a rust inspection documented with photos. No protective coating is applied at this level.
Pre-Winter Undercarriage Protection is undercarriage decontamination followed by a protective coating, liner treatment, and fastener treatment, documented with photos. It is best applied before winter, is available through the season, and is recommended for trucks and for any vehicle you plan to keep long term.
Exterior work, before and after
Audi Q7 Wash
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Google reviews
What exterior customers say
Did a very good job finding the minor details in everything interior and exterior related.
World class detailing! I got the Stumptown Shine for my pickup and was amazed at the attention to detail and quality of work.The customer service was just as (if not more) impressive. I am 100% a new regular!!!
Mercedes G550 hasn’t sparkle like that since it was new! These guys do amazing work.
Worth adding while it is here
Engine Bay Detail
From $100Prices subject to change.
Headlight Restoration
From $125Prices subject to change.
Plastic Trim Restoration
From $125Prices subject to change.
Tar and Overspray Removal
Exterior questions
Wax and sealants are months of protection and come with every exterior detail. Ceramic coating is a longer commitment with stronger chemistry, applied as its own service after proper prep.
For most valley vehicles, a few times a year keeps decontamination manageable, with washes in between. Vehicles that live outside or work gravel roads benefit from more frequent visits.
Yes. Size affects the quote, never the standard. Boats get gelcoat-appropriate products rather than automotive ones.
Give the outside the same care as the drivetrain
A proper exterior detail protects paint through Montana road treatment, gravel, and sun. Book a day and bring it in dirty.
Trucks and boats welcome
Book an Exterior Detail
Engine bay and headlight add-ons available at booking.
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