Automotive Aptitude — Mobile Car Detailing & Ceramic Coating
Car Care Made Simple.
★★★★★Sound familiar
It is Saturday morning, and the car needs it again.
There is a coffee ring in the cupholder, crumbs under the seats, and a film on the paint that was not there a month ago.
You could run it through a drive-through wash and let the brushes have their way with it, or lose half the day in a lobby. Or you put it off again and wince every time you get in.
We built this business for that exact moment. One text, the car stays in the driveway, and we handle it while you get on with your life.
Why us
What you get with us that you will not get elsewhere
Insured, With a Written Warranty
We carry full insurance, and our coatings leave with a written warranty. If something is off after we leave, we come back and make it right.
A Studio on Wheels
The van carries its own water, power, lighting and every product we use. Your driveway gets the same setup a dedicated shop would have, without you driving anywhere.
Professional Touch
GT3s, Rolls-Royces, and Hondas all come through our books, and every one of them gets the same process. We measure paint depth, test one spot before committing, and work at the same pace whatever the badge on the hood.
What we do
Pick what my car needs
Open a category to see what lives inside it. Full pricing sits one click deeper.
Best for cars we already detailed. You keep the finish, we keep the schedule, and it never slides back.
1 to 2 hours
What’s included
- Coating Care Maintenance – gentle wash made for ceramic coated cars
- Preferred Maintenance Wash – hand wash, wheels, tires and windows
- Routine Maintenance Detail – wash plus interior tidy-up, for clients on a set schedule
Starting at $75
Best when the car has been living real life. One visit resets it inside and out, and you start clean again.
1.5 to 3.5 hours
What’s included
- Standard Detail – full clean outside and inside, one visit
- Interior Refresh – seats, carpets, vents and every surface inside
- Clay N Seal – strips the rough buildup wax misses, then seals the shine
- Full Detail – our deepest inside-and-out clean in one appointment
Starting at $150
Best if the swirls and scratches bother you every time the sun hits the paint. Most of them come out.
2 to 8 hours, condition dependent
What’s included
- 1 Step Paint Correction – one polishing pass that clears light swirls
- 2 Step Correction – removes most scratches and swirls, then polishes to gloss
- Wet Sanding – for deep scratches polishing alone cannot fix
Starting at $500
Best for kids, pets and spills. Hot-water extraction pulls out the stains and smells a vacuum cannot touch.
About 2 hours
What’s included
- Full Shampoo and Extraction – hot water pulls stains and smells out of seats and carpet
- Leather Deep Clean – cleans and conditions leather so it feels new again
Starting at $245
Best when one specific thing bugs you. Engine bay, headlights, exterior only. Bolt them onto any service.
45 minutes to 1 hour each
What’s included
- Engine Bay Detail – under the hood cleaned and dressed
- Headlight Restoration – clears foggy, yellowed headlights
- Exterior Detail – outside-only deep clean when the inside is fine
Starting at $75
Detail Designer
Spec your detail
Answer a few quick questions about your car and we will match you to the right service, with a real price and only the add-ons that actually apply. It takes about a minute.
Ceramic coating
Keeping the car? Coat it.
Best if you are keeping the car and want the paint protected for years to come. Corrected first, every tier. Starting at $800.
The 3-year coating starts at $900 — about $25 a month over its life. After that, keeping it healthy is a gentle maintenance wash, not another correction.
Just got the car?
The best day to coat a car is the day you get it. New paint needs almost no correction, so the prep is short and the coating goes onto a finish that has never been swirled. You’re not undoing damage — you’re making sure there isn’t any.
The investment happened when you bought it. This is how you keep it.
What it costs
Where each category starts
Prices move with vehicle size and condition. Each number below is the lowest that category goes.
Reach out
Call, text or book online and tell us what the car looks like.We will tell you what it needs, whether that is a wash, the interior, the paint or all of it.Twelve minutes, start to finish.
We come to you
We show up with water, power and the rest of the setup.The car stays where it is parked and we work around it.You get on with your day.
Enthusiasts, like you
Before we leave, we walk the car with you, side by side. You see the result up close before you pay.Most of the people we serve are repeat clients. We learn your car visit by visit.You get people who care about it the way you do.
Photos from our own jobs
Some of our work
Daily drivers, weekend cars, and a few we were nervous to touch. All of it done on site, in somebody’s driveway.
Proof
120+ reviews across Google and Yelp · 5.0 average
A few of the 120 and counting.
I had just gotten a fresh paint job on my truck and took it to Jaycen for a detail, and I was honestly blown away by the results. He cleaned my truck up insanely nice inside and out. The attention to detail is what really stood out to me.
I've had Jaycen detail my car twice now and he's done an amazing job each time. Very convenient, excellent service, and he'll take care of your car. I'm looking forward to booking him again.
I'm celebrating a year as Jaycen's repeat customer. I trust him with my 5 year old white VW Tiguan which I take pride in looking sharp. That's where Jaycen's service comes in. Every few weeks, my car gets washed. Every 4 months, it gets the clay and seal. Even the engine cleaning turned out great! For his reasonable prices, A+ attention plus I live down the street from him, I see myself as a lifelong customer. He is responsive, polite, and professional. Thanks, Jaycen!
Would highly recommend Automotive Aptitude for anyone looking to get an amazing job done on their car! They were super professional, nice and did an amazing job with my car. I opted in for interior detailing and they did such a good job. Above and beyond my expectations, some of the best service I've ever got! Highly recommend.
Not going to lie I had the dirtiest car due to being a college student! Jaycen made my 2014 Honda Civic look brand new. He impressed me so much that I had to get my Acura RDX ceramic coated by him. BOTH cars look amazing 😍
Professional, amazing service, and great prices. You can't ask for much when you need a last minute appointment right before a road trip, but Jaycen was able to squeeze me in and knock it out of the park. The guys even showed up early and knocked out a clay bar, seal, and even got rid of a pesky scratch in record time. My car looked like it rolled out of the dealership again. Amazing work!
Jaycen is quick in his response time, doesn't over charge, and did a terrific job. This was the first time I had my car "mobile detailed", and it was a fantastic experience. He showed up on time, brought everything he needed, and the few times I checked up on him, he was hard at work. 10/10 would recommend to a friend.
I was long overdue for a thorough wash and detail. Jaycen did his thing! Made my 2012 car look shiny and new, both inside and out.
You should definitely book an appointment! I got the clay and seal package, and the outside looked amazing. They did a great job on the inside too. Everything was perfect. They really took their time to make sure everything looked brand new.
One satisfied customer here! My first time ever having my car serviced and detailed, and I am definitely going to book again. Jaycen was really professional and very nice, and I was amazed with his service truck too.
Where we go
All of LA and Orange County
We bring our own water and power. All we need is space around the car.
Why us
Careful hands, every time
The people who quote your car are the people who show up to it.
We are enthusiasts before we are detailers, and it shows in the work: paint depth measured, products matched to the surface, nothing rushed.
Insured, with a written warranty where it applies. And we walk every car with you before we leave.
Questions
Before you book
What is the difference between this and a car wash?
A wash takes the loose dirt off and drags the rest across your paint. A detail lifts the contamination out, cleans the wheels at the barrel, and resets the interior piece by piece.
Do you come to me?
Yes. Los Angeles and Orange County, your driveway or your office lot. We bring our own water and power.
Do I need to provide anything?
No. We carry water, power and the rest. All we need is room to walk around the car.
How long does it take?
A maintenance wash runs about an hour and twenty. A full detail is around three and a half hours. Coatings and correction run six hours and up depending on condition.
Do you go through my trunk or glovebox?
No. We do not clean trunks of sedans, or the glovebox and center console, unless you ask us to. It is written into our Private Space Policy below.
How much does it cost?
Maintenance starts at $75, detailing packages at $150, correction at $500 and coatings at $800. Every service and every price is published on the services page.
Can I book more than one service?
Yes, and most people do. Interior and exterior stack in the same visit and the total time adjusts.
What if I do not know what I need?
Call us and describe the car. Most of the time the answer is one of three services, and we would rather point you at the cheaper one that fits.
I have never had this done before. How do I know my car is safe?
Fair question, and worth asking. I work insured, I use a clean towel per panel so nothing gritty gets dragged across your paint, and before I pack up I walk around the car with you. If something is not right, I would rather hear it while I am standing there.
Is a ceramic coating worth it on a new car?
This is the best time. New paint needs the least correction, so more of what you pay goes into protection rather than repair. If you are weighing it against a coating offered at the dealership, the useful questions are which product it is and how many years it is rated for — those two answers tell you what you are actually buying.
Private Space Policy
We do not clean the trunk of a sedan, or the glovebox and center console of any vehicle, unless you ask us to. Say so when we talk and we will take care of them.
Let us take it from here
Tell us what the car looks like right now and we will tell you what it needs.
Let's Talk Details
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