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From the first message to collecting your keys, you know who you’re speaking to and who is looking after your car.
✦ PERSONAL CAR DETAILING · HOVE, BN3
BY APPOINTMENT.
BRING YOUR CAR TO ME.
Personal car detailing in Hove. Thorough cleaning, careful polishing and wax protection, with the work, price and timing agreed around your car.
Ask for a quotePOAPrice on application. Quoted for your car.
Hove, BN3 · A one-minute walk from Aldrington station

01 / SERVICES & APPROACH
For prestige cars, performance cars and cherished daily drivers. Complete-car care, inside and out, with time for the work your car needs. Tell me what you drive and what you’d like to improve; I’ll help you choose the right approach.
From the first message to collecting your keys, you know who you’re speaking to and who is looking after your car.
The paintwork, the wheels, the cabin, the bits that bother you. We agree the work, price and timing before your appointment.
A personal, home-based service in Hove, BN3, a one-minute walk from Aldrington station. Drop your car off, then take the train while I look after it.
THE RIGHT WORK FOR YOUR CAR
Every detail includes a complete clean inside and out, followed by polishing suited to your paintwork and wax protection. All work is quoted individually.
Hand polish
For paintwork already in good condition. Hand polishing to lift the finish, without machine correction.
Discuss a refreshSingle-stage machine enhancement
For dullness and light swirl marks. Single-stage machine polishing to improve gloss and reduce lighter defects.
Discuss an enhancementTwo-stage paint correction
For more noticeable paint defects. Two-stage machine correction, with the achievable improvement agreed after assessment.
Discuss correctionUnsure what your car needs? Send Iain a few photos and we’ll discuss the right approach.
Not every mark can be safely removed. Correction work is subject to assessment, suitable weather and agreed collection arrangements.
02 / THE WORK, UP CLOSE
These personal projects on my RX-8 and MINI show the work and the finish up close.
CARBON BONNET RESTORATION / MAZDA RX-8
Restoring clarity and depth to a tired carbon-fibre bonnet. The photographs show the surface during restoration, the weave in close-up, and the finished bonnet on the car.
PAINTWORK & PRESENTATION / MINI R53
Keeping a car looking its best means looking beyond the obvious. Paintwork, wheels, trim and the engine bay all contribute to how it presents.
Tap any photograph for a closer look. Engine bays are shown separately below the main projects.
03 / MEET IAIN
PREVIOUSLY AT McLAREN AUTOMOTIVE
Head of Software Engineering – Digital
I’m Iain. I love cars, and I take real satisfaction in bringing out the best in them.
Outside my software engineering career, I’ve spent years maintaining, improving and restoring cars. I enjoy the patient work that makes a visible difference to a car’s finish.
That includes bringing a tired carbon-fibre bonnet back to a deep, clear finish—work that takes patience, precision and a refusal to leave something half-done. That’s the care I bring to Iain’s Detailing here in Hove.
My McLaren role was in software engineering, not detailing. Iain’s Detailing is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by McLaren Automotive.
Tell me about your car04 / LET’S TALK CARS
Tell me what you drive, how it looks now and the finish you have in mind. I’ll quote for a complete-car service, with the work, price and timing agreed before booking.
A personal quote, agreed before booking.
A one-minute walk from Aldrington station.
Convenient for dropping off and getting on with your day.
1Tell me about your car
2Agree your quote & appointment
3Bring it to Hove, BN3
A FEW PRACTICAL DETAILS
I’m based at home in Hove, BN3, a one-minute walk from Aldrington station—handy for dropping off your car and continuing your journey by train. The exact drop-off address is shared when we arrange your appointment.
I work from my home forecourt under a top-only gazebo. Weather, drying and the work involved affect what’s practical. We’ll agree suitable timing and collection before booking; longer correction work needs an individual discussion.
This is a drop-off service. Bring your car to me at the agreed time, then collect it once the agreed work is complete.
All work is priced on application. Message me with your car, a few photographs and what you’d like done. I’ll quote for its size, condition and the agreed work. You’ll know the price before booking.
No. My focus is personal car care and detailing. Long-term ceramic coatings call for careful surface preparation, precise application and the right curing conditions. I recommend a specialist coating installer for that work.
Modern prestige cars, performance cars and cherished daily drivers are all welcome. Tell me what you drive and what you’d like to improve, and we’ll discuss the complete-car work that suits it.
NICE MOTOR. GOOD HANDS.
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