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Where We Travel, and What the Travel Fee Actually Is

Short answer

No travel fee in San Francisco and the northern Peninsula — all 27 SF ZIP codes plus Daly City, Colma, Pacifica, South San Francisco and San Bruno. Those areas also get instant online booking.

5% for Marin and the southern Peninsula. 10% for the East Bay. Those areas are quote-based rather than instant, and we confirm the date by text.

We are mobile only, we bring our own water and power, and every one of the 60 jobs we have documented was completed at the customer's own address across 28 different neighborhoods.

The zones

Three zones, three answers

Zone Areas Travel fee How to book
San Francisco + Northern Peninsula All of San Francisco, Daly City, Westlake, Colma, Pacifica, South San Francisco, San Bruno None Instant online booking
North Bay + Southern Peninsula Sausalito, Marin City, Mill Valley · Millbrae, San Mateo, Foster City, Belmont, Montara, Half Moon Bay +5% Request a quote
East Bay + South East Bay Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont, Alameda, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Hayward, Castro Valley, Fremont, Union City +10% Request a quote

The fee is a percentage of the service, not a flat charge, so a smaller job carries a smaller fee. It exists to cover the drive and it is published rather than negotiated.

Worked

What the 5% actually comes to

Southern Peninsula example on a sedan. The percentages are small in practice, which is the point of publishing them.

Service Base (sedan) +5% fee Total
Interior Detail $229 +$11 $240
Full Package $279 +$14 $293
Exterior Wash & Protection $100 +$5 $105

East Bay is the same arithmetic at 10%. Midsize SUV and large SUV or truck bases are higher — see the pricing guide.

Booking

Why some areas are instant and some are not

Book Now is instant online scheduling through our booking system. It is switched on for the ZIP codes we can reliably serve at short notice: all 27 San Francisco ZIPs, plus 94014 and 94015 (Daly City and Colma), 94044 (Pacifica), 94080 (South San Francisco) and 94066 (San Bruno).

Request a Quote covers everywhere else. That is not a soft no — we serve those areas regularly. It means the date gets confirmed by text rather than by an instant calendar, because a longer drive has to fit around the rest of the day's route.

If you are in a quote-based area, the fastest route is usually to text (415) 360-1964 with your car, your address and roughly what you want. We are open every day, 8 AM to 7 PM.

One thing worth being explicit about: you will not see a Book Now button on our Marin, southern Peninsula or East Bay pages. That is deliberate. Offering instant booking somewhere it does not apply and then rejecting the booking at checkout is a worse experience than saying so up front.

Where exactly

Where we can work once we get there

We are mobile only. There is no shop and no drop-off, and we bring our own water and our own power to every job, so nothing at the location is needed from you — no hose, no outdoor tap, no outlet.

In practice that means we work in street parking spaces, residential garages, apartment building lots, office parking structures and driveways. In this city those are the five situations that cover almost everybody.

You do not need to be present. Most customers hand over a key, a gate code, a lockbox code or a doorman's name. We text on arrival, text if anything comes up, and text when it is done.

The exceptions worth flagging in advance: a garage with a low height limit (tell us the clearance), a building with contractor rules (worth a quick check with your manager), and a street spot with a cleaning window during the appointment.

For all-day work like a ceramic coating, access to a power outlet is helpful but not always required, and we confirm that when arranging premium services.

Proof

Where we have actually worked

Not a claimed service radius — the neighborhoods in our documented job set.

  • 60 documented jobs across 28 neighborhoods, every one completed at the customer's own address.
  • 462 photos and 112 before-and-after pairs from those jobs, on the gallery and the work pages.
  • Heaviest coverage: Outer Richmond, Outer Sunset, Pacific Heights, Nob Hill, Twin Peaks, Richmond District, Pacifica.
  • Also documented: Marina District, SoMa, Daly City, San Mateo, Western Addition, Glen Park, Cow Hollow, Presidio Heights, Hayes Valley, Ingleside, Hunters Point, Bernal Heights, Westlake, Noe Valley and more.
  • 25 different makes, from a Fiat 500 to a Grand Highlander, which is the honest answer to whether we work on your car.

Not sure which zone you are in

The service areas page has the map. Or just tell us the address when you get in touch and we will tell you the zone, the fee if there is one, and whether you can book instantly.

Payment is card, Apple Pay, Venmo, Zelle or cash, taken after the job is complete.

Questions

Questions we get asked

Do you charge a travel fee?
Not in San Francisco or the northern Peninsula — Daly City, Colma, Pacifica, South San Francisco and San Bruno included. Marin and the southern Peninsula carry 5%, and the East Bay 10%.
Do you serve the East Bay?
Yes — Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont, Alameda, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Hayward, Castro Valley, Fremont and Union City. It carries a 10% travel fee and is quote-based rather than instant booking.
Do you travel to Marin County?
Yes — Sausalito, Marin City and Mill Valley. A 5% travel fee applies and it is quote-based rather than instant booking.
Why can't I book online for my area?
Instant booking is switched on for the ZIP codes we can reliably serve at short notice. Elsewhere the date is confirmed by text so a longer drive can be fitted around the day's route.
Do you come to my home, office, or parking garage?
Yes. Street spots, residential garages, apartment building lots, office parking structures and driveways. We bring our own water and power, so nothing is needed from the location.

More short answers live on the FAQ.

Tell us the address.

We will tell you the zone, the fee if there is one, and whether you can book instantly.

Open every day, 8 AM to 7 PM. (415) 360-1964 or [email protected]. Questions first? Contact us.