Tiago's Auto Spa
Richmond's Premier Auto Detailing Care Centre
Here at Tiago's Auto Spa, we understand the importance of maintaining the appearance and condition of your vehicle. We provide excellent service together with quality products to enhance your vehicles appearance and help it maintain that showroom shine.
We offer an extensive variety of car detailing services ranging from hand car washes, fabric shampoo, interior detailing, paint and fabric protection, exterior detailing, cut polishing, and waxing. We can even create custom packages catered just for you and your vehicle.
Auto Detailing
Auto Detailing
What is Auto Detailing?
Auto detailing, also known as car detailing, involves carrying out of in-depth cleaning, restoration, and finishing of a vehicle, to create an exceptionally quality cleanliness and polish. Basically, it has to do with a top-to-bottom thorough cleaning of your vehicle using specialized tools and products. Although a detailer may also carry out some light cosmetic touch-ups, the process does not involve paintwork or body repairs. Auto detailing essentially restores the paintwork of your vehicle as it eliminates scratches or swirl marks. It makes your vehicle to become almost brand new like it was when you first bought it.
What is the difference between car detailing and car washing?
Car washes usually take between ten and twenty minutes to go from washing to drying. It can be done by hand or by machines. Mainly, it involves running bristles, soap, and water to clean your car’s exterior. However, car detailing is more involved, as the name suggests. Car detailing generally entails cleaning and reconditioning the interior and exterior of a vehicle.
Exterior Detailing
Exterior detailing has to do with cleaning, and either restoring or exceeding the original condition of the surface of the car's finish (usually a paint with a glossy finish), chrome trim, windows, wheels, and tires, along with other visible components on a vehicle's exterior. Different detailing products and methods are used, based on the vehicle's surface type and condition, or the detailer's preference. These products include detergents and acid free degreasers (to break down dirt and soil), detail clay (to eradicate embedded contaminates), waxes, shines, and polishes (to resurface and then enhance reflectivity, or to give the tires a shine), as well as different applicators, brushes, and drying towels.
Interior Detailing
Interior detailing, also known as cabin detailing, has to do with a deep cleaning of the whole interior cabin for hygenic benefits. The interiors include different materials, such as synthetic carpet upholstery, leather, vinyl, carbon fibre composites, different natural fibres, plastics, and so on. This detailing which requires the use of various cleaning products and methods, such as: standard vacuuming and steam cleaning with liquid and foam chemicals to eradicate upholstery stains with brushes. To give your interior detail that quality finish some nonporous surfaces may also be polished.
Benefit of Auto Detailing
A major benefit is the improvement of your vehicle value. When you keep your car in good condition, you will be able to maintain the value of the car, especially for classic cars. When an old car has a good value and is in a good shape, you can easily sell it off to get a new car. While a car wash cannot give you the kind of improved vehicle value necessary to make your car look outstanding and attractive, good auto detailing can. With a good auto detailing, your car can regain its original beauty as well as increase its resale vehicle value by at least 10-15%. So if you want to see the original value of your car restored or you want to increase the value of your car, then auto detailing is the best option for you.
Ceramic Pro
Certified Richmond CeramicPro Installer
We are now a certified installer for Ceramic Pro. This is a professional line of ceramic coatings that we offer that is different from our regular consumer grade coatings. This new auto detailing is longer lasting, easier to maintain, has enhanced gloss, and has longer durability compared to carnauba waxes or paint sealants. Measure protection in years and not months. Never wax or polish your car again.
Ceramic Pro will be shown on CarFax and has a transferable warranty to the next owner.
Lifetime Warranty
Gold Package
The best package for your brand new car. Protect your investment for life of the vehicle and seal that new car look.
- Includes 1 stage polish for new vehicles - extra for used vehicles
- 1 layer of Ceramic Pro Nano Primer
- 4 layers of “Ceramic Pro 9H” (as paint protection on all painted surfaces)
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro 9H” on all exterior plastics
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro Light” (hydrophobic top coat)
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro Rain” on all windows
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro Wheel & Caliper” on rim faces & exhaust tips
5 year warranty
Silver Package
Great package for lease vehicles or for people who have ever changing taste for cars. Technology in cars change quickly, and you'll want the latest for your next car. Invest in 5 years of protection for your vehicle.
- Includes 1 stage polish for new vehicles - extra for used vehicles
- 1 layer of Ceramic Pro Nano Primer
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro 9H” (as paint protection on all painted surfaces)
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro 9H” on all exterior plastics
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro Light” (hydrophobic top coat)
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro Rain” on all windows
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro Wheel & Caliper” on rim faces & exhaust tips
2 year warranty
Bronze Package
- Includes 1 stage polish for new vehicles - extra for used vehicles
- 1 layer of Ceramic Pro Nano Primer
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro Light” (hydrophobic top coat)
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro Light” on all exterior plastics
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro Rain” on all windows
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro Wheel & Caliper” on rim faces & exhaust tips
6 month warranty
Sport Package
Test out a strong temporary Ceramic Coating for your vehicle if you're not sure if coating your vehicle is right for you. Experience the ease of maintenance and enhanced gloss no carnauba wax or paint sealant can give you.
- 2 layers of “Ceramic Pro Sport” on all painted surfaces & exterior plastics
2 year warranty
Interior Package
Keep those white, tan, or red leathers staying new and dye free. Leather coating will help resist dye transfer and spills while keeping maintenance super easy. Grab a wet hot towel and wipe away any transfer that may have gotten on there and you're done. Spills on fabric will be repelled and not soak into the fabric.
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro Leather” on all high traffic leather surfaces
- 1 layer of “Ceramic Pro Textile” on all high traffic suede & alcantara surfaces
Wheel Package
Heavy brake dust won't stand a chance against a strong wheel coating. Cleaning the inside of your wheels will become a joy instead of a struggle.
- 1 layer of Ceramic Pro Wheel & Caliper on the front and backside of the rim
Window Package
Increase visibility in Vancouver weather during our rainy months (when is it never??).
- 2 layer of “Ceramic Pro Rain” on all glass surfaces
Extra Layer of 9H
- 1 extra layer of 9H (applicable to Gold Packages only)
Ready to book your vehicle in?
Tell us what your vehicle needs and we will confirm the details with you.