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RV, trailer and bus detailing

Motorhomes, towables and coaches, washed and detailed by the foot.

RVs and coaches

A vehicle and a building at once

An RV is two things bolted together. It is a vehicle, so it collects road film and insect residue like any other. And it is a building, so it has a roof, sealed joints, awnings, slide-outs and a kitchen. Almost everything that makes this work different comes from the second half.

That is also why it is measured rather than categorized. A thirty-foot Class C and a forty-five-foot coach are both "a motorhome", and they are not remotely the same amount of surface, height or time. We ask for the length, the type and a few photographs, and quote from those.

Clean the sides without cleaning the roof and the streaks come back with the next rain.

What we service

Motorhomes, towables and coaches

Anything from a camper van to a converted coach. What changes is the length, the height and how much of it is living space.

  • Class A & C motorhomes

  • Class B camper vans

  • Travel trailers

  • Fifth wheels

  • Buses & coaches

Toy haulers, pop-up campers, shuttle buses, school buses and bus conversions all fall in this category. Tell us the length and we will price it from that rather than from a body style.

How it is scoped

Three things decide the job

Length and height
Surface area rises with both, and height decides how much happens off the ground.
What is included
Roof, awnings, slide-outs and the interior are each their own block of work.
Condition of the sidewalls
A washable unit and an oxidized one are different services, not different prices.

Outside

The parts that actually take the time

A sidewall is the easy part. Everything below is where an RV detail differs from a very large car wash.

Black streaks
The vertical runs under every roof edge, window and awning arm. They are roof residue carried over the edge by rain, so they need a dedicated remover with dwell time — and the roof cleaned, or they return.
The roof
EPDM, TPO, fiberglass and aluminum each need different chemistry, and petroleum or citrus cleaners degrade a rubber membrane. Not every roof is rated to be walked on; those are worked from ladders instead.We clean a roof and report what the sealant looks like. Resealing is a repair, not a detail.
Oxidized gelcoat
Fiberglass sidewalls go chalky under UV and transfer color onto a cloth. Washing does nothing to this — it is compounded and polished back to sound gelcoat, then sealed, and on a large unit that is a multi-day job.
Awnings
Cleaned extended and, critically, rolled away dry. An awning put away damp after cleaning is worse off than before it was touched.
Slide-outs
Cleaned out, because the top of a slide collects debris that is dragged across the seal every time it moves — and grit on a seal is what tears it.
Storage bays and seals
Usually the dirtiest part of the unit and usually skipped. Rubber seals get a conditioner rather than a silicone shine product, which dries them out over time.

Inside

It is cleaned like a small home

Because that is what it is. Upholstery, hard flooring, a galley and a bathroom, each cleaned to its own material rather than as part of a wash.

  • 01

    Living area

    Dinettes, sofas and captain seats extracted rather than wiped. Cabinetry, blinds and window surrounds done by hand.

  • 02

    Galley

    Refrigerator, microwave, cooktop, sink and every cabinet face. Emptied by you, cleaned out by us.

  • 03

    Bathroom

    Shower, vanity and toilet area cleaned to a standard you would accept in a house, which is not the standard a vehicle wash applies.

  • 04

    What we report rather than clean

    A soft patch of floor, a stain on a ceiling panel or a musty note on opening. Those are water findings, and covering them helps nobody.

Where it is stored

What we need on site

Access decides more about an RV appointment than anything except length. Worth checking before you book rather than on the morning.

Open storage or a driveway

The straightforward case. Room to walk the full perimeter, extend the slides and set ladders against the sides.

Book online

A covered bay

Often too low to work the roof safely. Usually means pulling the unit out for the appointment, which is worth arranging in advance.

Tell us first

A tight lot or a shared yard

Workable, but the surrounding space decides what can be reached. A few photographs of where it sits answers this in a minute.

Photos help

Under a cover or shrink wrap

Has to come off before anything starts, and going back on is a separate job. Say so when you book so the time is allowed for.

Quote first

Questions

Asked about rvs & buses

Can I book an RV detail online, or do you have to quote it?

Both exist. A straightforward wash and interior on a unit in reasonable condition can be booked with the length entered during booking. Gelcoat restoration, roof work on a unit that has not been cleaned in years, and anything over about forty feet are quoted after photographs, because the difference between a good case and a bad one is too large for a category price to be honest about.

Do you clean the roof?

Yes, where it is safe to do so and where the ceiling height allows. It matters more than the sides: roof residue is what produces the black streaks, so cleaning the walls without the roof means they return with the next rain. We report on the condition of the sealant while we are up there, but resealing is a repair rather than part of a detail.

Can you fix faded, chalky sidewalls?

In most cases, yes. Oxidized gelcoat is compounded and polished back to sound material and then sealed. It is a substantial job rather than an add-on to a wash, and on a unit that has been compounded repeatedly over decades there may not be enough gelcoat left to work with — we will say so rather than take the job.

Do you need a water hookup at the storage lot?

No. Our vans carry their own water and power. On a very large unit a site faucet is useful and shortens the appointment, but it is never a requirement.

Should the slides be out and the awnings extended?

Yes, if those are included. The top of a slide and the underside of an awning cannot be cleaned retracted, and cleaning a slide roof is as much about protecting the seal as about appearance.

Do you detail commercial buses and shuttles?

Yes. Shuttle buses, school buses, coaches and conversions are all in this category, and operators running more than one are usually better served by a scheduled route than by separate bookings. That is quoted through our fleet process.

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The services behind this

A vehicle page says what we will touch. A service page says what the work consists of, step by step, and how the exact price is arrived at.

Guides

Written about this kind of vehicle

What needs care, what damages it, and what changes the scope of a visit — in more detail than a landing page can carry.

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Specialty vehicles

What an RV detail has to cover

An RV is a vehicle and a building at the same time. That is why it is priced by the foot, why the roof matters more than the sides, and why black streaks keep coming back.

Other vehicles

We do not only detail cars

  1. Cars & SUVs

    Sedans through three-row SUVs, pickups, minivans and vans.

  2. Motorcycles & UTVs

    Bikes, quads, side-by-sides and golf carts, cleaned where they are stored.

  3. Boats

    Gelcoat, vinyl, canvas and cabin — on the trailer, on the hard or in the slip.

  4. Semi trucks

    Day cabs, sleepers, box trucks and trailers, cleaned where they are parked.

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