Manager Gina Budhai

I want to share a few reasons why you might want to spend a little bit more to have your car detailed by Car Pool Detail:

• We’ve detailed 15,000+ cars over 30 years.  We know what we’re doing.
• We win awards.  Concours exhibition awards…Detailer of the Year…Best Auto Detailing Shop (Richmond Times Dispatch)…and more.
• You wouldn’t believe what else we can do for your car.  Bumper scuffs?  Dents?  Worn leather?  We specialize in fixing eye sores without replacing.

Okay, here’s the special you came for.

Craigslist users are all about the deal, so we’ll give you our very best discount:

$30 off any purchase over $130.

Even our newsletter subscribers don’t get this deal (shhhh..).  Just mention “Craigslist” when you book your appointment.

Our service menu.  Some amazing pictures on these pages.

Thanks so much for your loyalty. Please join our e-mail list so we can stay in touch more often and save some paper! To thank you, we’ll email you a $25 credit at our shop. The details: no minimum purchase, expires in three months.

Gina
Manager
Carpool Detail

Gina Budhai
Managing Partner
Car Pool Detail LLC
Richmond, Va. 23230

Even if you’ve never heard of artillery fungus, also known as shotgun fungus (genus: Sphaerobolus stellatus), you may have seen it, particularly in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. It appears as sticky, tiny black or brown spots on your house, decks, plants or paint surface of your automobile. It looks like bug droppings and is often misdiagnosed in the detail industry as tree sap, but are actually scaly spores.

Without getting too technical, these spores come from a fungus which establishes colonies in and on organic materials such as rotting wood, wood-based mulch and animal manure when temperatures are between 50 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit during the spring and fall seasons

Artillery fungus spores grow inside tiny cups that burst when they’re exposed to bright light. The spores emit an incredibly sticky liquid that rivals Super Glue, enabling them to glob on to anything they hit up to 20 feet away—including your car. Because they are light-sensitive, you’re most likely to find them on reflective surface of white or silver colored vehicles.

Artillery fungus isn’t corrosive or an allergen, but causes millions of dollars of cosmetic damage to paint surfaces and is an annoying eyesore that’s almost impossible to remove. The longer it remains bonded to the paint surface of an automobile the harder it sticks. Even if you pry off the dark little bumps, a brown stain often remains. If you don’t catch the little bumps and destroy them, they can survive for up to 12 years and reinfest the ground wherever they fall.

Scrubbing and scraping the black spots from the paint surface of an automobile with strong chemical cleaners is a time-consuming chore that can scratch and damage the paint. In fact many detailers have been known to speed up the process by blowing them off the paint surface by closely aiming the pressure washer directly at them. This type of pressure can fracture the clear coat, not to mention that entire pieces of clear coat can be ripped from the surface of the vehicle. Removing the fungus safely is possible with hot soapy water and scrubbing gently on each spot with a micro-fiber towel making sure to properly dispose of the spores.

Once you’re rid of the spores, the best way to avoid a re-appearance is to stay clear of wood mulch. If you use it in your yard, don’t have it near the house or driveway, turn it and break it up regularly to aerate it and dry it out, and completely replace it every year. If that sounds like too much work, use stones for landscaping instead.

Gina Budhai

Managing Partner

Car Pool Detail

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Mildew Seat

Sanitizing Seats

5 Gallons of Liquid Detergent Spill

Deep Scratch Repair

Paint Touch Up On Bumper

Featured Cars For February

Hardened Latex Paint On Floor Mat:

Chipped up paint with some chemical etching

After touch up looks much better

Unfortunately our camera broke and we forgot to change the date from April of last year on the replacement camera. These pictures were taken last week.

Floor Mat and Carpet matted with Greasy Oil:

Owner manages a restaurant and tracks a lot of food grease onto the floor mats and carpet.

Grease has discolored the fibers in the mat and carpet turning it slight brown in some areas.

Degreasing bottom of engine to remove grease

Cabin Air Filter – Mold, allergens – removed from a vehicle with severe water damage. This customer has a lung transplant and was not aware of the severity of the contaminated air filter that was causing him to be ill.

Very soiled seat

Odor in this vehicle is indescribable and a hazardous environment that requires biological decontamination. Owner was a hoarder and many months of garbage, food, and severe spills. We are dis-aassembling the vehicle in an attempting to save most of the contents and eliminate the malodor.

Mold removal from deep into the paint surface. This is what happens when a vehicle is not maintained well, infrequent washing and no protection applied to the paint surface.

Road Rash- Paint Touch Up. Hood of vehicle severely chipped up from highway driving.

Headlight Relensing: applying permanent coating so the lens will never oxidize again. The finish is crystal clear like new.

Running Bars Rusted on Hummer:

Yellow Road Paint:

Vomit Bio Hazard Cleaning – Talk About A Pestiferous Odor – !!

Artillery Fungus Covering Entire Paint Surface:

Vandalism – Large Container of Chewed Tobacco and Spittle poured through open sun-roof staining headliner and running down behind panels inside the vehicle and down into carpeting and center console, heavy tobacco odor

Hand washing won't scratch or dull your paint.

The Best Hand-Wash in Richmond!

Our full-service hand car washes are legendary! For most auto enthusiasts, your vehicle is your pride and joy. Only the most experienced and reliable providers are allowed to maintain it – a provider who is diligent about the products and materials they use to ensure against scratching or marring the paint and delicate clear coat finish; who uses only clean, soft micro-fiber towels and a pH neutral “finish friendly” car wash soap that foams away dirt and grime while preserving the wax or sealant protection; who is meticulous with buffing and waxing techniques, and brings your chrome and glass to glistening.

If your vehicle is fitted with polished, painted, alloy, or clear coated rims, we use soft wheel brushes, mitts, and cleaners formulated to gently clean away brake dust without scratching. We rotate the rims and scrub the tires, wheel wells, and whitewalls with a high pressure washer to remove dirt and mud. Door jambs are wiped down thoroughly; glass and mirrors are cleaned with low-lint towels and ammonia-free glass cleaners; and we apply UV protectorates to the tires..

Waxing

Waxes and sealants are designed and intended for use on cleaned polished paint surfaces. They add a protective layer on top of the paint finish, and enhance its brilliance. Restoring brilliance to the paint finish is seldom achieved with only the application of a wax, as most paint finish have imperfections, micro scratches, oxidation and environmental contamination such as tar, tree sap or industrial fallout. To achieve a brilliant, rich, deep shine requires additional processes which include: claying, compounding or polishing. The lasting quality of  waxes varies with climate exposure to sun and temperatures and have a life of approximately 3 to 4 months. For optimum protection, vehicles should be hand washed frequently and either a hand wax applied every 4 months or a sealant at least once a year. Sealants give a more durable protection have a life of approximately 6 to 12 months.

Need more than just a wash?

Our hand car wash also offers a la carte services designed to compliment your wash and improve the appearance of your vehicle.

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The very best chemicals, process, and equipment produce clean and fresh smelling carpets and upholstery.

Car Pool Detail uses professional rotary air brushes and low moisture/high pressure >hot water extraction machines to agitate the dirt out of your carpets and upholstery – but why use such extreme measures? Dirt is ground down into the textile fibers. It must be loosened and pulled out rather than drenched with soap and water, which only leaves behind the dirt, plus moisture, which causes even more problems.

So that we can provide the best results for your customized Carpet and Upholstery Shampoo Service, Car Pool Detail professional technicians:

1. Inspect and Identify – We begin with a thorough inspection of your carpet and upholstery to identify the scope of work involved: What types of stains are we removing? Are they hard to treat like coffee,colas and tea, or more difficult like red juices,curry and wine? What materials are we dealing with and what chemical solution will be most effective?
2. Seek the Source of Odors – Caused by bacteria, odors cannot be eliminated by shampooing or spraying a deodorizer – in fact, water only expands the infected area and feeds the bacteria’s growth, making it worse. Car Pool Detail Technicians are certified in scientific odor control methods, and mold and mildew removal.
3. Purge - We first use compressed air to blow debris and dust from seams, piping, stitching, map-pockets, crevices, between and beneath seats. We then vacuum thoroughly to remove dirt, debris, sand and animal hair.
4. Treat and Kill Bacteria – Using enzymes, we kill bacteria and abate mild odors while using a stronger process for extreme odors.
5. Loosen the Grime – By applying cleaning agents and pre-spotters on stains, we mechanically loosen soil and lift it from the base of the fibers.
6. Pull out the Big Guns! - Car Pool Detail uses powerful, deep cleaning extraction machines with emulsifying detergent shampoo and hot water that injects deeply into the soiled fibers. The machine then sucks up all the hot water carrying with it, the grime, grease, salt and dirt. Capable of recovering up to 50% more grime than traditional extraction tools, the CFR Carpet Cleaning with Moisture-Controlled Wand Technology ensures moisture never saturates the carpet or upholstery.
7. Rinse - We remove any chemical residue, leaving a clean, fresh-smelling upholstery and carpeting.

Additional Services:

1. Stain Removal – Red dye, excessive coffee, cola spills/explosions, crayon, ink, lipstick, wax, paint, and wine spills can be completely removed or greatly improved for additional fees.
2. Fabric Stain Repellant – We can apply fabric repellent that are designed to protect fabric and carpet with increased protection from water, oil, and dry soils. Spills “pool up,” giving you a chance to wipe them dry before they are absorbed.

No Limits!

If you’re thinking your vehicle is beyond hope, consider that our technicians are certified by the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration (IICRC). Although it may require some additional work or the replacement of parts, Car Pool Detail technicians can clean everything from the most basic daily dirt, to gross filth:

• Water leakage and flood damage.
• Spilled milk and a variety of other liquid spills.
• Animal urine and various other animal odors.
• Tobacco and cigarette residue and damage.
• Spilled paint and gasoline.
• Fire and smoke damage.
• Vomit (requiring biohazard cleaning).
• Specialty fabrics such as Castano, King Ranch leather, Sport, Escaine and Ultra Suede.

More About CFR Technology:

CFR incorporates moisture-controlled atomization technology within a hand-held extraction wand to provide another way to control and minimize water that comes in contact with the carpet. A Rapid Recovery Atomization process occurring within the wand works like an agitator, deep-cleaning the fibers without damaging the carpet, and leaving carpets and backing far less saturated so they can dry completely. CFR produces truly thorough auto carpet cleaning.

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