Alliston carries a flat $99 travel and fuel fee — thirty dollars less than Barrie, Innisfil or Essa, because it sits in a nearer band of our service-area map. That is the only geographic difference; every package price below is the same one a Toronto driveway pays. The fee is quoted with your package, collected with your deposit, and never revised upward after the fact.
Paint Correction in Alliston
Correction leads this page deliberately. It is the work that makes the biggest visible difference to a car that is otherwise sound, and it is the work most worth having done at home rather than dropped off somewhere for a day — an Alliston car that goes to a shop for correction is a car and a driver both out of action. All of it happens in your driveway.
Machine Polish
1-Step Paint Correction
2-Step Paint Correction
Every one of the three includes a free Executive Exterior detail, decontamination, clay bar and trim restoration, so the correction starts on a genuinely clean panel instead of grinding whatever was on it into the clear coat. If a car needs more than a 1-step once the technician sees it in daylight, you are told on site before anything changes, and the price may increase from there rather than the work quietly being reduced to fit. The full method is on the paint correction page.
Ceramic Coating in Alliston
A coating is not a wax and is not a spray sealant; it is a long-term chemical bond to the paint, measured in years of UV resistance, chemical resistance and water behaviour.
Ceramic Coating — 3 Year
Ceramic Coating — 5 Year
Ceramic Coating — 8 Year
Correction and coating sale pricing runs until 31 October 2026; after that the regular price applies. Every coating tier includes a free Executive Exterior detail and a 1-step paint correction and polish first, because sealing swirls under a coating locks them in for the life of the coating. Larger SUVs, minivans and trucks carry a size surcharge on a coating — a larger one than a detail carries, since every extra panel has to be decontaminated, corrected and coated — and it appears on your quote before you pay. More on the ceramic coating page.
Detailing Packages and Prices
Not every car needs correction. Most need a proper detail, and Alliston books the full ladder:
Express Exterior
Express Interior
Express Full Detail
Executive Exterior
Executive Interior
Executive Full Detail
At the top sit The Ultimate Package at $899 and the same with a paint polish and buff at $1,399, both full-day appointments. Headlight restoration is $180 for one light, $240 for both or $400 with the tail lights done as well. Larger vehicles carry a size surcharge on every package, shown on your quote. Interior car detailing and exterior detailing are always separable — if the paint is fine and only the cabin needs work, you pay for the cabin.
Boats and RVs
Alliston is inland, but boats and RVs are stored here like anywhere else in Simcoe County. Boat detailing starts at $300 for an interior or an exterior and $550 for a full interior and exterior, with correction and ceramic packages from $1,599, quoted by size and condition and carried out on land rather than in the water. RV detailing books online by the foot — exterior only — from $26 per foot with a 20-foot minimum.
Mobile Detailing Instead of a Drop-Off
The practical case for mobile auto detailing in a town this size is the half-day you do not lose. Searching car detailing near me from Alliston returns places you would have to drive to twice; a mobile detailer arrives instead, and the detailing services — a full car detail, a correction, a coating — happen on your own driveway while you carry on with the day. A mobile car wash and detailing setup brings its own water, power and product, so nothing about the work is reduced by doing it at your address rather than in a bay.
The $99 Travel and Fuel Fee
$99, flat, for any Alliston address. Alliston sits in the nearer of the two bands we use north of the city, so it costs less to reach than the Lake Simcoe towns — and it is priced that way rather than being rounded up to match them.
The fee is shown on the booking page before you pay and collected with the deposit. Deposits are $99 for any Express booking and $125 for any Executive one, applied to your total; paint correction, ceramic coating, boats and RVs take 50% up front, and The Ultimate Package takes $400.
Alliston Detailing FAQ
Why is Alliston's travel fee lower than Barrie's?
Because the fee follows our service-area map rather than the name of the town, and Alliston sits in the nearer $99 band while Barrie, Innisfil and Essa sit in the $129 one. The booking form prices your exact address, so what you see at checkout is the real number for where you actually are.
What is the difference between a machine polish and paint correction?
A machine polish at $999 restores gloss and clarity to paint that has gone dull, while paint correction removes defects — roughly 60 to 70% of swirls and light scratches at the 1-step for $1,199, and roughly 85 to 95% at the 2-step for $1,399. All three include a free Executive Exterior, decontamination, clay bar and trim restoration.
Do you need a garage to apply a ceramic coating?
No — coatings are applied in your driveway using shelter and controlled-environment equipment, which is what makes a mobile coating possible through a Canadian year at all. Plan for a full-day appointment plus cure time afterwards, and the technician will explain the aftercare on the day.
Is the $99 added on top of the package price?
Yes — it is a separate travel and fuel line on top of the package, not built into the prices shown. It appears on your quote before you pay anything and is collected up front with the deposit.
How much deposit does a correction or coating take?
Paint correction and ceramic coating take a 50% deposit up front, rather than the $99 or $125 that Express and Executive detailing bookings take. It comes off your total rather than being charged on top, and the travel fee is collected with it.
What happens if my paint needs more work than I booked?
The technician tells you on site before doing anything, and the price may increase from there. That is the honest direction for the conversation to run — the alternative is quietly doing less work than the paint needed and calling it finished.
Do you work in winter?
Yes — rain, snow and cold are not reasons to cancel, and every service including correction and coating continues through the winter using shelter, heating and controlled-environment equipment. If conditions are genuinely unsafe or unworkable the attending technician makes that call and you are not charged.
Can I reschedule?
Yes, with no charge at all if you give 48 hours' notice or more. Inside 48 hours a $30 rescheduling fee applies and you can rebook within 30 calendar days, subject to availability.
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