Serving Birmingham, AL
Birmingham's IDA-certified detailing studio — ceramic coatings, paint correction, full leather restoration, and mobile-or-in-studio packages built for owners who actually care what their car looks like.
Birmingham's IDA-certified detailing studio — ceramic coatings, paint correction, full leather restoration, and mobile-or-in-studio packages. Built for owners who actually care what their car looks like, and who don't want a swirl-mark drive-through finish.
By the Numbers
Years in Birmingham
Vehicles Detailed
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The Reality
If you've taken your car through one of those tunnel washes, you already know.
These are the situations we help Birmingham customers solve every week.
- →Your paint is full of tunnel-wash swirl marks and the sun shows every one of them
- →Your leather seats are starting to crack and the dealer's $200 "interior detail" did nothing for them
- →You're selling the car and a real detail would add $1,500 to the offer — but every shop wants 4 days
- →Your last "ceramic coating" was a bottle of wax and the gloss was gone in 6 weeks
- →Three detail shops quoted $180 to $1,400 for the same car and you can't tell what's actually different
Our Services
What we do.
Service · 01
Ceramic Coatings (1, 3, 5, 7-Year)
Professional ceramic coatings from CarPro CQuartz, Gtechniq, and System X — 9H hardness, hydrophobic surface, and the deepest gloss your factory paint will ever produce. Multi-year warranties from 1-year entry to 7-year flagship coatings. Surface-prep correction included.
Service · 02
Full Interior Restoration & Leather Care
Deep extraction shampoo, leather cleaning and conditioning, headliner refresh, dashboard / console / door trim restoration, and odor elimination. We handle every surface inside the cabin like it'll be photographed for a magazine. Pet hair, food spills, smoke remediation included.
Service · 03
Paint Correction & Polishing
Multi-stage machine polishing to remove swirl marks, oxidation, water spots, and minor scratches. One-step enhancement to full three-stage correction. Every paint correction job is paint-thickness-gauge measured before we start so we know how much clear coat we have to work with.
Service · 04
Mobile & In-Studio Detail Packages
Full mobile detail service in your driveway or workplace — same equipment, same products, same IDA-certified technicians as the studio. In-studio service for ceramic coatings and full corrections (controlled environment matters for the high-end work). Pick whichever fits your schedule.
The Difference
Why Birmingham keeps coming back.
IDA-Certified Detailer
Owen is an International Detailing Association Certified Detailer (CD). That certification covers chemistry, paint correction, machine polishing, and surface prep — the things that separate "car wash with extras" from actual detailing. Every technician at the studio is trained to the same standard.
Honest About Paint Thickness
We measure your clear coat with a paint-thickness gauge BEFORE we start any correction. If your car has been polished aggressively before (or had a respray), we'll tell you exactly how much we can safely remove. We've turned away 8% of correction jobs this year because the safe envelope was too thin.
Multi-Year Ceramic Warranties
We're authorized installers for CarPro, Gtechniq, and System X. That means manufacturer-backed warranties from 1 to 7 years — not the "6-month wax" the dealer add-ons quietly call ceramic. Annual inspection-and-refresh included on 5- and 7-year coatings.
Mobile or In-Studio — Your Call
Mobile service for routine details and one-step enhancements. Studio service for multi-stage correction and ceramic coatings (humidity, dust, and lighting matter for the high-end work). Both crews use identical equipment and chemistry — same outcome either way.
Common Questions
You probably want to know.
How much does a real detail cost?+
Standard mobile detail (wash + interior + tire dressing): $145–$220. Full interior restoration: $285–$485. Single-stage paint enhancement: $385–$580. Multi-stage paint correction: $680–$1,650 depending on condition. Ceramic coating: $1,200–$3,800 depending on tier and warranty length.
How long does ceramic coating actually last?+
1-year entry coating: 12–18 months. 3-year mid-tier: 3+ years. 5-year flagship: 5+ years with annual inspection. 7-year coatings: 7+ years with annual maintenance visits included. Real coatings (not the "complimentary ceramic" your dealer offers) last what they say if they're prepped and applied right.
What's the difference between detail and ceramic coating?+
Detailing cleans, restores, and protects what's already there (often with a 6-week wax or 3-month sealant). Ceramic coating chemically bonds to your factory clear coat for 1–7 years of hardness, gloss, and hydrophobic protection. Coating is permanent until removed; detailing is recurring.
Mobile or in-studio?+
Mobile for routine details, interior restoration, and one-step enhancements — we work in your driveway or office parking lot. Studio for multi-stage correction and ceramic coatings — controlled environment matters for high-end work. We'll recommend whichever fits your job at the quote stage.
How often should I detail my car?+
Daily driver: full interior + exterior detail every 6 months, between maintenance washes. Garage queen with a ceramic coating: annual maintenance detail. Pre-sale or pre-trade: one big restoration detail typically returns 3–5x its cost in retained value.
Get a real detail. Not a "detail".
Free quote with paint-thickness measurement and condition walkthrough — mobile or studio. Honest about what your paint can handle, transparent about what each tier actually delivers.
📞 (205) 555-0173Visit Us
Birmingham, AL
Velvet Detail Studio
1820 4th Ave S, Bay 4
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 555-0173Service Area
Birmingham · Hoover · Vestavia Hills · Mountain Brook · Homewood · Pelham · Trussville