Car Cleaning Tips from Bateau Bay

If you work Monday to Friday, you can leave the car with me at 8am and pick it up after work. Here's how a drop-off day actually runs in Bateau Bay.

The 15 shots that sell a car online, in the order I take them — plus the six phone-camera habits that make a good car look cheap.

No size loading, no surcharges, no add-ons. A hatch, a 4WD and a seven-seater all cost the same with me — $45 exterior, $80 inside and out, $120 premium.

People message me asking what the difference is between the three, so here it is properly, no waffle. $45 — Exterior Only Outside hand wash, wheels and tyres, exterior windows. About 45 minutes. This is the one for when the car's fine inside but the outside has copped it — bird mess, dust, a fortnight of driving. $80 — Full Clean Everything in the $45, plus the mats out and every seat moved forward so I can vacuum right under them, all the seats vacuumed and wiped down, a wip

No, I don't come to you — here's why drop-off only actually means a better clean and a fairer price.

Wondering exactly what you're paying for? Here's the full interior and exterior checklist for the $80 Full Clean, line by line.

No quote-on-inspection guesswork — here's exactly what car cleaning costs in Bateau Bay and the Central Coast, tier by tier.

Confused between a car wash, a clean, and a full detail? Here's the real difference — and what actually suits most Central Coast drivers.

Flat-price car cleaning in Bateau Bay, Central Coast. Drop-off only — no mobile service. Three simple tiers from $45.