Mobile Full Detail in East Lansing, MI — Interior + Exterior in One Visit

    Interior + Exterior, One Visit·Anywhere in East Lansing
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    One visit at your East Lansing driveway or apartment lot, and the car comes back whole — cabin deep-cleaned, exterior washed and sealed. Before a season of stadium-lot dust and tailgate spills becomes next year's baseline.

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    A Season of Saturdays

    Stays in the Car

    Every East Lansing fall runs the same play — seven home Saturdays of stadium-lot dust on the paint and spilled tailgate in the carpet, then a winter of salt riding in on every boot. The car keeps score all year, and the score costs real money.

    You shouldn't have to apologize for the car your life happens in. One visit resets all of it — outside washed and sealed, inside deep-cleaned and protected — before any of it becomes permanent.

    THE ONE YOU DRIVE EVERY DAY

    The Car You Stopped Seeing

    Crumbs in the seams, film on the inside of the glass, the cabin you apologize for when someone gets in. You stopped noticing months ago — everyone who rides with you didn't.

    MICHIGAN'S CONTRIBUTION

    Salt Doesn't Wait

    Every Michigan winter grinds salt into the carpet and crusts it onto the paint. Left alone, it stains the fibers permanently and quietly eats at the finish — it doesn't fade, it sets.

    WHEN IT'S TIME TO TRADE

    It's Costing You at Trade-In

    Grime that sits long enough becomes staining that doesn't come out. An appraiser doesn't see “busy life” — they see neglect, and they price it that way. A documented, kept-up car holds its number.

    Who This Is For

    Built for the Car

    You Actually Live In

    Game days, campus commutes, a Michigan winter between them — your car carries the whole calendar. You're the East Lansing owner who closes out every season with the car reset to zero, instead of letting one year's mess become the next year's baseline.

    The Fully Self-Contained RigWater + power on board
    After Hours Car Detailing's fully self-contained mobile rig — truck and equipment trailer with its own water and power, set up at a customer's location
    Everything the job needs rides with us — our own water, power, and equipment, set up at your driveway or office.
    Fully self-contained mobile rigOur own water & power on board · driveway, apartment lot, or office
    Licensed & Insured3,150+ vehicles detailed · 5.0★ Google rating (60 reviews)

    No Judgment —

    Just the Reset

    We detail daily drivers all week — kid seats, dog hair, the coffee that tipped over in March. There's nothing in a back seat that surprises us, and nothing we'll make you feel bad about. You hand us the keys; we hand back the reset. 3,150+ vehicles in, that's just a normal Tuesday — and the 5.0★ rating next to our name is from the people who handed us those keys.

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    The Complete Checklist

    What's Inside a Full Detail

    Every Surface, One Visit

    A full detail covers the entire vehicle, outside and in, in one appointment — the same Fresh Start exterior and Complete Interior we sell on their own, done together in your driveway. Here's the exact checklist, item by item.

    Outside — The Fresh Start

    $125 booked on its own
    • Foam-bath hand wash & hand dry — never automatic brushes
    • Wheels, tires & wheel wells deep-cleaned
    • Bug & road-film removal
    • Exterior glass cleaned streak-free
    • Tires dressed for a clean, even finish
    • Spray sealant applied — paint beads water for about 3 months
    • Door jambs cleaned & dressed — included free (a $50 add-on on its own)

    Inside — the Complete Interior

    $175 booked on its own
    • Full interior vacuum — seats, carpets, trunk, under the seats
    • Every surface wiped down — dash, console, door cards, shifter
    • UV protectant on plastics — clean matte finish, never greasy
    • Floor mats pulled, deep-cleaned, and returned dry
    • Interior glass cleaned streak-free — every window, no haze
    • Vents detailed — the dust in every louver, gone

    Deeper work — shampoo extraction, pet hair, ozone, clay bar — is added transparently from the menu below. The base price never hides an upsell.

    Real Full Details

    Real Driveways

    Finished work, straight off our phones — no studio, no filters. Every one of these was detailed inside and out at the customer's home or office.

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    How It Works

    Photos First, Then You Approve

    You book with a few photos, we confirm your exact price before we ever pull into your driveway, and you approve the finished car before you pay. Three steps, no surprises at any of them.

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    BOOK & SEND PHOTOS

    Two Minutes, a Few Photos

    Pick your vehicle and condition for your starting price, snap a few photos of the inside, and request your day online — no deposit, no card, no cost. We review your photos and reach out to confirm your exact price and your appointment before anything's final. The clearer the photos, the more exact the quote.

    WE COME TO YOU

    The Whole Car, One Visit

    We arrive fully equipped — our own water, power, and equipment — at your home or office. Then we work the entire car, outside and in: wash, wheels, sealant, vacuum, every surface, every vent. Most full details take 2–5 hours depending on size and condition.

    WALK IT WITH US

    You Approve It Before You Pay

    When we're done, we walk the whole car with you — inside and out. If anything we agreed to clean isn't right, we fix it on the spot. You pay after you've seen it, not before.

    Every Price, Published

    The Whole Car, New Again

    — you never pay a price you didn't approve

    Most detailers around here make you call for a quote. No Mid-Michigan detailer publishes condition-based full-detail pricing — so here's our entire price grid: every vehicle size, every condition, plus the add-on menu, the same numbers you'll see in our booking flow.

    The Road-Trip Season Reset

    The Full Detail

    — the whole-car reset

    Every surface, inside and out — one visit.

    Everything you're getting
    • The Fresh Start exterior — booked alone$125
    • Complete Interior Detail — booked alone$175
    • Door jambs — a $50 add-on on every other service$50
    • Your Saturday back — we come to you with our own water and power and work while you go about your day. No shop drop-off, no second-car shuffle.Included
    • Zero sticker shock — your photos get you a free exact price before we arrive, and you approve it before anything's booked.Included
    • You're the final inspector — walk the finished car with us and approve it before you pay, and if anything we cleaned isn't right within 48 hours, we come back free.Included
    Booked separately:$350
    Your Full Detail, from:$279
    You save$71$106

    Sedan saves $71 · SUV saves $106 · Truck & 3-Row saves $91 vs booking separately — including the $50 door-jamb detail every other service charges for, on the house.

    Starting at $279 — sedan, clean condition. Your car's exact price depends on its condition; the full grid by size and condition is published below.

    Your exact quote is free: send photos with your booking request and we confirm your price before the appointment — you approve it before anything's final.

    Backed by The Walkaround Guarantee — you approve the finished car before you pay a dollar.

    127 days left in our 2026 mobile season

    We're one crew, and a full detail takes 2–5 hours — only a few fit on the calendar each day.

    The Entire Price Grid

    No other detailer in Mid-Michigan publishes this. Find your vehicle, be honest about its condition, and that's your price — the same matrix our booking flow runs on.

    Clean

    About 2–3 hours

    Regularly maintained — light dust, everyday dirt, no real staining. The refresh that keeps a cared-for car feeling new.

    Sedan / CoupeCivic, Camry, Malibu, Model 3
    $279
    SUV / 2-RowEquinox, CR-V, Grand Cherokee
    $319
    Truck / 3-RowF-150, Silverado, Tahoe, Explorer
    $359

    Dirty

    About 3–4 hours

    The honest daily driver — spills, crumbs, road grime. The reset that clears a whole season of buildup, inside and out.

    Sedan / CoupeCivic, Camry, Malibu, Model 3
    $359
    SUV / 2-RowEquinox, CR-V, Grand Cherokee
    $399
    Truck / 3-RowF-150, Silverado, Tahoe, Explorer
    $459

    Poor

    About 4–5 hours

    The full rescue — years of buildup, set-in messes, pet hair in every seam, winter salt ground into everything.

    Sedan / CoupeCivic, Camry, Malibu, Model 3
    $459
    SUV / 2-RowEquinox, CR-V, Grand Cherokee
    $499
    Truck / 3-RowF-150, Silverado, Tahoe, Explorer
    $549

    Honest pricing note: these are starting prices — the photos you send at booking confirm your car's actual condition before we ever schedule, so your quote is exact and nobody pays the “poor” price for a “clean” car. The clearer your photos, the more exact the quote. If the car's condition on the day doesn't match the photos, we re-quote it with you before any work starts — you never pay a price you didn't approve.

    Transparent Add-Ons

    Make It Yours

    The same starting prices you'll see in the booking flow — sized to your exact vehicle as you book, so the widget does the math for you. Nothing gets pitched in your driveway that wasn't on this menu.

    • Hot-water extractor pulling embedded dirt out of black carpet during a three-step enzyme carpet extraction by After Hours Car DetailingFabric Deep Clean — Carpets + Seatsfrom$170
    • Chevy Tahoe cargo area completely free of pet hair after a pet hair removal by After Hours Car DetailingPet Hair Removalfrom$50
    • Ozone generator running inside a vehicle cabin during an odor elimination treatment by After Hours Car DetailingOzone Odor Eliminationfrom$50
    • Clay bar gliding across lubricated dark paint during a clay bar decontaminationFull Paint Decontamination — Clay + Ironfrom$130
    • Hard-water mineral spots scattered across a dark glossy car hood before a water spot removal treatmentHard Water Spot Removal$99
    • Crystal-clear restored headlight lens on a dark gray car after headlight restorationHeadlight Restoration$100
    • Spotless detailed engine bay of a C7 Corvette after an engine bay detail by After Hours Car DetailingEngine Bay Detail$95
    Why a Full Detail in East Lansing

    What Builds Up Here

    Season After Season

    A quick vacuum at the gas station and a drive-through wash skim the surface of all three. The full detail goes after what actually built up — fabric, seams, paint, wheels — in one visit, parked right where the car already lives.

    Seven home Saturdays in the stadium lots

    Tailgate season packs cars onto grass and gravel lots — dust and sap settle on the paint while the cooler and the crowd take care of the interior.

    A campus winter, on foot and on wheels

    From November on, every boot that climbs in carries salt to the carpet, and every commute films the paint in road spray a rinse won't strip.

    Move-in to move-out mileage

    A school year of daily campus runs builds coffee rings, crumbs, and cabin wear faster than anyone plans for — and May reveals all of it at once.

    Our Walkaround Promise

    In Writing

    You open the driver's door and it looks — and smells — like the day you drove it home. That's the walkaround. The whole car, new again — and you never pay a price you didn't approve. Here it is in writing:

    • The Walkaround Guarantee — you approve the car before you pay. We walk the whole vehicle with you, inside and out, when we're done. If something we agreed to clean isn't right, we fix it on the spot — at no charge.
    • Not right after we pull away? We come back — free. If something we cleaned doesn't hold up to the walkaround standard within 48 hours, we return and make it right at no charge. You're not buying a wash — you're buying the result.
    • Your exact quote is free — and approved by you before we arrive. The photos you send with your booking request confirm your condition and price before the appointment — at no cost, with no card and no deposit. In the rare case the car doesn't match the photos on the day, we re-quote it with you before any work starts. You never pay a price you didn't approve.
    • Backed by a $1M+ general liability policy. If anything we use damages your vehicle, our coverage handles the repair — never you.
    • We'll tell you the truth about what a detail can't fix. Scratches and swirls need paint correction; set-in damage that's gone through the fabric or clear coat can't be cleaned away. If your car needs a different service, we'll say so instead of taking your money.

    A full detail cleans, seals, and protects every surface — it does not remove defects from the clear coat (that's paint correction), and deep stains, embedded pet hair, and odors are handled by the clearly priced add-ons, not the base package.

    From the East Lansing Driveway

    The Kind of Resets

    We Do Here

    East Lansing full details follow the school year, and they come from both sides of campus — faculty driveways near the Red Cedar, family homes off Grand River Avenue, apartment lots within walking distance of the stadium:

    Monday-after-tailgate interiors — spills, grass, and stadium-lot dust
    A cabin that forgets the whole weekend
    Faculty commuters salt-dulled by a winter parked on campus
    Washed, sealed, and bright again
    May move-out cars hauling a year of student life
    Turned back over looking like move-in day

    Each one was priced from the owner's photos before we arrived, finished in a single visit, and signed off on a walkaround — not before.

    Where We Work in East Lansing

    Both sides of campus and beyond: the neighborhoods along Grand River Avenue and Saginaw, the faculty blocks near the Red Cedar River, apartment complexes and rental houses around MSU, and the family streets that border Lansing to the west — across 48823 and 48824. If it's parked in East Lansing and the spot fits our rig, we'll work there.

    What Customers Say

    After the Whole Car Is Done
    Facebook

    They do an amazing job! This is our second time using them and will continue to use their services. Even when you think your vehicle is clean they will show you what clean is!! Highly recommended!!

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    Melissa PepperRepeat customer · full interior steam clean
    Google

    Always a pleasant experience! Never had a complaint with Josh. He definitely pays attention to detail.

    MG
    Mike GuseyRepeat customer · Ram 2500, detail + decon
    Google

    Used their services numerous times, always very pleased!

    MC
    Michael ChristensenRepeat customer · lifted Ford Bronco
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    Swirls Bothering You

    in the Sun?

    A detail cleans and seals the paint — machine paint correction is what actually removes swirls and scratches, gauge-measured before we touch a panel. From $499.

    Explore Paint Correction

    Want It to Stay

    This Way?

    A System X ceramic coating protects the paint for years instead of months — applied in the same visit, over a car we've just detailed.

    Explore Ceramic Coating

    We Come to You

    Across Mid-Michigan

    Mobile full details across 20+ cities in Mid-Michigan. We arrive fully equipped — your driveway, your office, wherever your car lives — with our own water, power, and everything the job needs.

    Don't see your area? Contact us — we may still reach you.

    Common Questions

    Answered Up Front

    What people ask before booking a full detail, answered honestly. Still missing something? We're a click away.

    Still have questions?

    We're a quick text away — usually back within a few hours.

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    127 days left in our 2026 season

    The Whole Car,

    New Again

    The cabin you're proud of again. Paint sealed against the season. Resale-grade clean.

    Book in about two minutes — pick your vehicle, send a few photos, and we confirm your exact price before we arrive. The quote is free, you never pay a price you didn't approve, and you're saving $71–$106 vs booking the exterior, interior, and door jambs separately. Not ready to book? Text us the photos first and we'll send your price — no pressure, no commitment.

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