What do car detailing and window tint cost in Georgia?

Full car detail

A full detail cleans the inside and the outside of the vehicle in one booking. Package names and steps differ from shop to shop, so compare what each package lists rather than its name.

Outside, a full detail usually means a careful hand wash, cleaned wheels and tires, dressed trim and a protective layer such as a wax or a spray sealant. Inside, the detailer vacuums, cleans and dresses the hard surfaces, cleans the glass and works on the seats and carpets.

It goes further than a car wash, even a hand wash, because each surface gets its own products and attention. It stops short of paint correction and ceramic coating, which are priced as their own services. A full detail can clean and shine the paint, but it is not meant to remove swirl marks or scratches.

The range for this job is in the short answer above.

What moves the price

Size of the vehicle

A truck, a large SUV or a minivan has more paint, glass and carpet than a sedan, and many price lists sort vehicles into brackets such as car, small SUV, and truck or large SUV. A midsize SUV can land in either of the upper brackets, so ask which one yours falls in.

Condition of the car

Heavy dirt, stains and spills that have set in take longer to clear, as does a car after a beach trip or a muddy job site. Some shops quote only after seeing the car, and others add a charge at drop-off.

Package level

Shops often sell tiers, and one shop's full detail may include carpet shampoo and a clay bar treatment while another's is a deep vacuum and a spray wax. A quote that looks low may simply cover less work.

Mobile or in a shop

A detailer who comes to your home or office may charge a travel fee or a higher base price, while a shop asks you to drop the car off.

Booking services together

Adding headlight restoration, an engine bay cleaning or a coating to a detail can cost less than booking each one on a separate visit.

Regular upkeep details

Some detailers offer a lower price for repeat details on a schedule, since a car kept up takes less work each time.

Interior detailing

Interior detailing covers the cabin: the seats, carpets, dash, door panels and the inside of the glass. A basic interior cleaning is a lighter version, and pet hair removal is usually priced as an add-on.

What moves the price

Seats and upholstery

Cloth seats and leather seats are cleaned with different products and steps, and the price can follow the seat type.

Stains and odors

Set-in stains and strong smells may need treatment beyond a standard clean, and that is often priced on top.

Pet hair

Hair woven into carpet and cloth comes out slowly, which is why many shops list it as its own charge.

Full or basic

A basic interior cleaning is mostly a vacuum and a wipe-down. A full interior detail goes deeper into the carpets, the seats and the crevices, and costs more.

Exterior detailing

Exterior detailing works on the paint, wheels, tires, trim and glass outside the car. Engine bay cleaning is a separate service that many detailers offer as an add-on.

What moves the price

Paint decontamination

A clay bar or iron remover lifts bonded grit off the paint. Some packages include that step and others charge extra for it.

Wax or sealant

A paint sealant usually costs more than a basic wax, so the protection you choose changes the package price.

Wheels and tires

Brake dust baked onto the wheels, or a request for wheel wells and tire dressing, adds work and can add to the price.

Engine bay condition

A greasy engine compartment takes longer to degrease and dry, and some detailers price the engine bay by its condition.

Ceramic coating

A ceramic coating is a liquid layer applied to the paint that bonds to it and hardens into a slick, glossy finish. Installers sell it as a longer-lasting step up from a wax or a sealant.

The range for this job is in the short answer above.

What moves the price

Prep and polish

The paint is washed, decontaminated and usually polished before it is coated. Paint that needs more correction raises the total.

Coating grade

Coatings come in grades that are sold as lasting longer or shorter, and a higher grade usually costs more.

Amount of paint

A larger vehicle takes more product and more hours of prep, so it costs more to coat.

Wheels, glass and trim

Coating the wheels, the windows or the plastic trim is often priced on top of the paint.

Paint correction

Paint correction is machine polishing that removes swirl marks, light scratches and haze from the clear coat. Chips and scratches that go through the clear coat usually need touch-up paint or body shop work, not correction.

The range for this job is in the short answer above.

What moves the price

Depth of the defects

Light swirls may come out with a lighter polish, while heavier marks take more polishing with stronger compounds and cost more.

Paint hardness

Some factory paints are harder and slower to polish than others, which can add hours to the job.

How far you go

Shops often sell levels from a light gloss enhancement to a fuller correction, priced by how much of the damage they aim to remove.

Size and color

A larger vehicle has more panels, and dark paint shows marks more plainly, so it can take more work to finish.

Window tint

Window tint is a film applied to the inside of the glass to cut heat, glare and the view in. Shops usually quote the whole car as one price.

What moves the price

Type of film

Dyed film usually costs the least, carbon film more and ceramic film the most, since ceramic is generally sold for blocking more heat.

Amount of glass

More windows, or larger ones, mean more film and labor, so a van or a truck with a sliding rear window can cost more than a coupe.

Removing old tint

Stripping faded or bubbled film and its glue takes time and is often an added charge.

Windshield and sunroof

A windshield or a sunroof is large, curved glass and is often priced as its own line.

Headlight restoration

Headlight restoration sands and polishes cloudy or yellowed plastic headlight lenses, usually finishing with a protective coat. It cleans up the lens; it does not replace the headlight.

What moves the price

How cloudy they are

Lenses that are badly yellowed or crazed take more sanding than a light haze, and cost more to bring back.

The protective coat

A UV sealant or clear coat at the end can add to the price, and a job without it may see the haze return sooner.

Lens damage

Cracks or moisture inside the lens cannot be polished out, and those headlights may need replacing rather than restoring.

Fog lights and taillights

Adding fog light or taillight lenses to the job raises the price.

Paint protection film

Paint protection film is a clear film applied to painted panels to take rock chips and scratches. We do not have a Georgia range for it yet.

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What moves the price

How much is covered

Coverage options often run from a partial front end to the full front end to the whole car, and the price rises with coverage.

Film and finish

Gloss and matte films, and films sold as self-healing, are priced differently.

Paint prep first

Paint is usually corrected before film goes on, since the film covers whatever is under it, and that adds to the total.

Shape of the panels

Bumpers with deep curves, vents and sensors take more cutting and wrapping time than flat panels.

Boat and RV detailing

Boat and RV detailing covers the hulls, fiberglass, roofs and interiors of boats, campers and motorhomes. We do not have a Georgia range for it yet.

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What moves the price

Length of the vehicle

Many detailers price boats and RVs by the foot, so a longer one costs more.

Oxidation on fiberglass

Chalky, faded gelcoat needs compounding and polishing, which adds time and cost.

Where it is kept

A boat in the water, on a lift or in storage may need a different setup, and some detailers charge to travel to it.

Inside and on top

Cleaning an RV roof, or a boat's cabin and upholstery, is often priced on top of the outside.

What a good detailing or tint quote should list

Two quotes for the same car can use the same package name and still cover different work. Ask each shop to put these in writing:

1. Exactly which steps the package includes, inside and out, and which ones cost extra
2. Which protective layer finishes the paint: a spray wax, a paste wax or a sealant
3. The vehicle size the price is based on, and what changes for a truck, an SUV or a van
4. Whether a heavily soiled interior, pet hair or stains carry an added charge
5. For ceramic coating, how much paint correction is included and what upkeep the coating needs
6. For window tint, the type of film, which windows are covered and whether removing old film is extra
7. Which tint shades the shop says Georgia allows on each window, and whether its film meets that
8. Whether any warranty comes with the coating, the film or the work, and what it covers
9. Whether the price is for a shop visit or a mobile visit, and any travel fee

Where these numbers come from

We collect these prices with our own crawler, which reads the public websites of Georgia detailers and tint shops and follows each site's robots.txt rules. It has read 185 of their websites so far. Each range is the middle half of the prices and cost guides those businesses publish, collected November 2026. A price list is what a business says it charges; a cost guide is a business's own estimate of what the job usually runs in Georgia. We check every figure against the page it came from, leave out national averages and prices from other states, and count a business only once, even if it has several websites. We never name the businesses behind a range. This page is written and published by Georgia SEO Company.

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