Basic Interior (small Cars - vans)
$180 – $280 · 2–4 hours
- Comprehensive vacuum, every square inch
- Vents, cracks and crevices
- Seat rails and door jambs
- Interior dressing to resist grime
- Windows cleaned spotless
Auto Detailing
Creston, BC
Interior and exterior detailing for cars, trucks, SUVs, RVs and boats across the Creston Valley. Published pricing, by appointment, Monday to Friday. Mobile detailing available from Crawford Bay to Moyie!
What's Actually
Included
A comprehensive vacuum of every square inch of fabric — plus vents, cracks, crevices, seat rails and door jambs cleaned of debris. An interior dressing goes on afterwards that prevents grime building back up and brings surfaces back toward the factory finish. Windows cleaned spotless.
On the exterior, a deliberate procedure lifts contamination off the paint safely, brake dust comes off the wheels, and plastics are restored with conditioners rather than dressed to hide fade. The last step is a spray sealant that behaves like a hand wax — beading water and holding off grime for up to four months.
Pricing
Published Rates,
Not "Call for a Quote"
Full Interior
$260 – $360 · 2–4 hours
- Everything in the basic interior
- Hot water extraction on fabrics
- Steam cleaning
- Stain removal
- Pet hair removal
- Broken interior parts can be replaced
Exterior
$120 · about 1.5 hours
- Safe contamination lift from paint
- Brake dust off the wheels
- Plastics restored with conditioners
- Spray sealant, up to 4 months
- Beads water, resists grime
Add-ons and plans: headliner stain removal $40 · maintenance plans available at a heavily reduced rate after a first full detail, cleaning your vehicle every 1–3 months to keep it fresh. RV and boat detailing quoted individually by size and condition.
Disclaimer: extremely dirty vehicles, or vehicles with biohazards such as mould or biological waste, can be subject to extra charges.
Why the Kootenays Are Hard on Vehicles
Six Things This Valley Does
to Your Paint and Interior
Every step of the detailing process here exists to counter something specific about this valley.
Kootenay Pass Road Salt
The Salmo–Creston summit on Highway 3 is the highest paved pass in Canada and one of the most heavily treated stretches of winter road in the province. Salt and brine wick into seams, box rails and suspension pockets and keep working long after the road looks dry. Anything that commutes over the pass takes the worst of it.
Winter Traction Sand
Sand and crushed grit go down all winter on Highway 3 and 3A. At highway speed it sandblasts front ends, chips paint down to primer and pits windshields. Every chip is a bare-metal entry point, and bare metal in a salted environment is where rust starts.
Creston Valley Farm Dust
This is a working agricultural valley — grain, hay, orchards and a lot of gravel side road. Fine dust finds its way into cabin filters, vents and upholstery, and it behaves like a mild abrasive on paint every time a dry vehicle gets wiped down.
Orchard Spray & Hard Water
Irrigation overspray and hard water leave mineral deposits that bond to glass and clearcoat. Once they bake in summer sun they etch below the surface and stop washing off — at that point they have to be polished out rather than cleaned off.
Wildfire Smoke & Ash
Kootenay summers bring smoke and fine alkaline ash that settles on every horizontal surface. Left through a heat cycle it etches clearcoat, and it pulls into cabin air intakes where the smell sets into headliners and upholstery.
Kootenay Lake Grit
Boat launches, gravel approaches and lake water are hard on trailers, tow vehicles and hulls alike. Launch grit gets dragged across paint, and hard water spotting sets fast on a hot hull sitting in the sun.
Get a Free Quote
Book a Detail
in Creston
Tell Scott the year, make and model plus what's bothering you, and he'll come back with a time and a price.
- Mobile detailing available - Crawford Bay to Moyie.
- Published pricing — no phone-call-only rates
- You talk to Scott, the owner
- Cars, trucks, SUVs, RVs and boats
Prefer to call? (250) 402-9986
How It Works
By Appointment.
Done Properly.
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1
Tell Us About the Vehicle
Send the form or call. What you drive, what condition it's in, and what's bothering you about it.
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Free Assessment
By appointment only, Monday to Friday. Multi-day work is scheduled (if required).
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Book Your Slot
By appointment only, Monday to Friday. Multi-day work is scheduled so the paint can breathe between steps.
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Collect It Finished
Walk the vehicle before you pay. Correction is checked under inspection lighting, not in a dim bay.
Why Wheel to Wheel
Why Creston Valley Drivers
Choose Wheel to Wheel
Auto body training, published pricing, and a shop that takes the time the job needs.
An Auto Body Background
Scott trained as an auto body technician in auto restoration before opening the shop. Correction is a refinishing skill, and it shows in the results.
Built for Kootenay Roads
Salt over the pass, traction sand on Highway 3, valley farm dust and summer smoke. The process is built around what actually happens to vehicles here.
Published, Honest Pricing
Prices are on the website, not hidden behind a phone call. A free assessment before any correction quote, so you don't pay for a stage your paint doesn't need.
Warrantied Protection
Coating packages carry a warranty against oxidation and paint staining for the full term — 2, 4 or 6 years.
Not Just Cars
Cars, trucks, SUVs, RVs and boats. Detailing, correction and protection on all of them.
It Takes as Long as It Takes
Severe correction gets an extra day or two so the paint can breathe between steps. Rushing it is how you get a finish that looks good for a week.
Common Questions
Auto Detailing FAQs
How much does auto detailing cost in Creston BC?
At Wheel to Wheel Detailing in Creston, a basic interior detail runs $180 to $220 and a full interior with extraction runs $280 to $320. An exterior detail is $120 and headliner stain removal is $40. Maintenance plans are available at a heavily reduced rate once a first full detail is done. Paint correction starts at $600 and protective coating packages start at $500 for two years.
How long does detailing take?
At Wheel to Wheel Detailing a maintenance detail takes 1.5 to 2.5 hours, an interior detail takes 2 to 4 hours depending on condition, and an exterior detail takes about 1.5 hours. Paint correction is a 2-day job on newer paint and 4 to 5 days in severe cases, because the paint is left to breathe between steps. Coating packages take a minimum of 2 days and up to 4 depending on the options chosen.
Do you detail boats and RVs?
Yes. Wheel to Wheel Detailing details and protects boats and RVs as well as cars and trucks, and paint correction is offered on all of them. On Kootenay Lake in particular, hard water spotting sets fast on a hot hull and launch grit is hard on gel coat and trailers, so protection is doing real work. RV and boat jobs are priced individually by size and condition — contact the shop for a quote.
Do I need to book, or can I drop in?
Wheel to Wheel Detailing works by appointment only, Monday to Friday from 7am to 5pm. Because correction and coating run across multiple days — and the paint has to be left to breathe between steps — the calendar is planned in advance. Call (250) 402-9986 or send the quote form and Scott will come back with a time.
Where We Work
Serving the Creston Valley
& Kootenay Lake East Shore
Based in Creston and serving the valley communities, plus the east shore up Highway 3A. Choose your community for local information.
What Customers Say
Creston Valley Drivers
On Working With Us
★★★★★
Absolutely amazing service! They made our 2022 Honda Sport look brand new again. We needed a deep clean after a pretty rough mess (including spills and odors), and they completely eliminated the smell , you’d never know anything happened.
Emma Mccallum
Google Review
★★★★★
Fantastic experience with Scott at Wheel to Wheel Detailing. He responded quickly to my request, gave me a better quote than the competition, and was a breeze to deal with. He drove me home after I brought him my car and his car was immaculate...
Janna Wierenga
Google Review
★★★★★
To say my experience with “Wheel to Wheel” has been fantastic would be understatement! A truer gentleman and more service minded bro has seldom been met. Scott, the owner has been taking care of me for a few months now.
Kyler Oler
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