Most booked
Maintenance Detail
A full interior and exterior reset. Decontamination wash, wheels and arches, glass, vacuum, interior surfaces, then a protective wax to lock the finish in.
From $1102 hours to a full day
Maintenance Detail details
Ballina · Northern Rivers · Since 2018
Car detailing in Ballina, and across the Northern Rivers.
Send a few photos, take a 30-minute call, and get a fixed price for the work your car actually needs — not a package somebody guessed at.
Since 2018Detailing the Northern RiversBallina based, not a franchise
4 a dayMaximum booked inSo nothing gets rushed
7 daysQuote calls, 7am to 7pmWeekends included
InsuredEvery car, every jobWorkshop and mobile
Recent work
A few of the cars that have come through.
Every one was detailed in Ballina.
What Jayden does
Four services, one of them mobile.
Every vehicle arrives in a different condition, which is exactly why nothing here is sold as a fixed package. Pick the closest match and Jayden will confirm what your car actually needs.
Paint restoration
Polish & Wax
Machine polishing that removes the swirl marks, oxidation and light scratches dulling your paint, then locks the result in with a protective layer.
Quoted per car1-2 days
Polish & Wax detailsLongest protection
Ceramic Coating
A hard, hydrophobic layer bonded to your paint that shrugs off salt air, UV and contamination for up to five years, with prep done properly first.
Quoted per car2-3 days
Ceramic Coating detailsWe come to you
Mobile Detailing
Detailing at your home or workplace when getting the car to Ballina does not suit. Suitable jobs only, confirmed on the quote call.
From $1102 hours to a full day
Mobile Detailing detailsWhy condition sets the price
Two identical cars, two completely different jobs.
Condition drives the price far more than the make and model does. This RAV4 arrived with its driver’s footwell packed hard with dried mud — hours of extraction and shampoo, not a vacuum and a wipe down. It is exactly why Jayden quotes from your photos instead of reading a number off a list.
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What each level of detail includes
A real job, photographed before and after. The two frames were taken moments apart from very slightly different positions, so the view shifts a little as you drag.
What customers say
25 reviews. Not one below five stars.
Every one of them is on Jayden’s Google profile, where you can read the lot rather than take our word for it.
5.0 from 25 Google reviews
Read them on GooglePaint was getting chalky, now she is bright and shiny. Very reasonably priced.
Had the car detailed before selling it. Communication was excellent throughout and the result spoke for itself.
Great job and easy to deal with.
Real prices
What it costs, before you ask.
Most detailers make you ring to find out. These are Jayden’s actual prices — pick the work and the size, and there is the number.
Cut & polish and ceramic coating are quoted individually — the price depends on the paint, so a number here would be a guess.
Your price
$180
Full Detail, small car
Book this inJayden’s own published prices, not an estimate. He confirms the vehicle from your photos before anything is booked, and will tell you if a cheaper option would do the job.
How it works
Photos first. That is what makes the quote accurate.
The old way was a phone call, a guess, and a revised price when the car turned up. This is better for both sides.
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Send photos
Text or upload a few clear shots of the vehicle, plus close-ups of anything that bothers you. This is what makes an accurate quote possible.
2 minutes02
Talk it through
Pick a call time between 7am and 7pm, any day. Jayden will have already looked at your photos, so the call starts with real answers.
30 minutes03
Get a fixed price
A written price for the work you actually need, with an honest view on what is worth doing and what is not.
Same call04
Book the day
Drop it off in Ballina, arrange pick-up and drop-off, or book mobile detailing if your job suits it.
Your choiceWhere Jayden works
Based in Ballina. Working across the Northern Rivers.
Most jobs are completed at Jayden’s Ballina location, where lighting and conditions are controlled. Mobile detailing and pick-up and drop-off cover the rest.
Byron Bay30 minutes from BallinaLennox Head12 minutes from BallinaLismore35 minutes from BallinaAlstonville15 minutes from BallinaEvans Head30 minutes from BallinaCasino45 minutes from Ballina
East BallinaWest BallinaSkennars HeadWollongbarGoonellabahBangalowSuffolk ParkWardellBroadwaterOcean ShoresBrunswick HeadsMullumbimbyKyogleTintenbar
FAQ
Common questions.
How much does car detailing cost in Ballina?
Jayden publishes his prices, which most detailers do not. A Basic Detail is $110 for a small car, $130 large and $140 extra large. A Full Detail — the complete inside-and-out reset most people mean by detailing — is $180, $200 and $220. An Extreme Detail, for vehicles that have been genuinely lived in, is $300, $350 and $400. Interior-only work starts at $150 and exterior-only at $220. Cut and polish and ceramic coating are quoted individually, because the price depends on the condition of the paint rather than the size of the car.
How long does a full car detail take?
A Basic Detail takes two to three hours and a Full Detail three to five. An Extreme Detail is usually a full day, because the interior work is the slow part. A cut and polish is a one to two day job since the paint is corrected in stages, and ceramic coating runs two to three days because the coating has to cure before the car goes back on the road.
Do you come to me, or do I bring the car to you?
Both. Most work is completed at Jayden’s location in Ballina where lighting and conditions are controlled, which matters a great deal for polishing and coating. Mobile detailing is available across the Northern Rivers for suitable jobs, and pick-up and drop-off can be arranged if getting the car to Ballina does not suit your day.
What is ceramic coating, and is it worth it?
Ceramic coating is a hard, hydrophobic layer that chemically bonds to your paint and protects it for up to five years. On the Northern Rivers coast it earns its place, because salt air, UV and airborne fallout attack unprotected paint continuously. It also makes washing far quicker, since dirt struggles to key into the surface. It is worth noting that a coating preserves whatever condition the paint is in, so any correction has to be done first.
Can you remove scratches and swirl marks?
Most swirl marks, light scratches and oxidation can be machine polished out. Deeper scratches that have gone through the clear coat cannot be polished away, and Jayden will tell you that honestly rather than take the job. This is exactly what the photos and the quote call are for: assessing what is realistically achievable on your paint before you commit.
What areas do you service?
Ballina is the base, with regular work across Lennox Head, Byron Bay, Alstonville, Wollongbar, Goonellabah, Lismore, Evans Head, Bangalow, Suffolk Park, Ocean Shores and Casino. If you are elsewhere in the Northern Rivers, ask, because it is usually workable.
Free quote, no obligation
Your car, quoted properly.
Three minutes of photos now saves a wasted trip later. Jayden will tell you honestly what is worth doing.