How Often Should You Detail Your Car in Dothan?

People ask us this all the time, and the honest answer is: it depends on how you use the car and where it sits. But there's a simple schedule that works for most folks around Dothan.

A full detail twice a year

For a daily driver, a full inside-and-out detail every six months keeps things from getting ahead of you. Once before summer to clear off the spring pollen and protect the paint from the sun, and once toward the end of the year to undo a season of love-bugs, dust, and whatever the kids tracked in. If you sell or trade the car, do one right before — it's the cheapest way to bump what a buyer will pay.

A wash and wax every month or so

In between full details, a hand wash and wax every four to six weeks does the heavy lifting. It pulls bug guts and tree sap off the paint before they etch the clear coat, and the wax keeps water beading so the next wash is easier. When water stops beading on the hood, the wax is gone and it's time for a fresh coat.

More often if the car lives outside

Parked under a tree, sitting in the sun all day, or driving a lot of dirt roads? Move everything up. Sun and sap are hard on paint, and the longer that stuff sits, the more it costs to undo. A car that lives in a garage can stretch the schedule a little.

Not sure? Just ask

Tell us what you're driving and how you use it and we'll give you a straight answer — no upsell. Call AutoPride at (334) 333-6706 and we'll get you on a schedule that makes sense.