Monterey Car Week 2026 — mobile concours and show prep.

Yes. We are fully mobile and work at hotels, vacation rentals, private garages and storage facilities anywhere from Monterey and Carmel to Pebble Beach and Carmel Valley. We need space to work around the vehicle and permission from the property — for hotels and gated communities that usually means letting the front desk or gate know in advance.

Concours Preparation needs a minimum of 7 days between a confirmed booking and the start of work — it runs multi-day and the show date cannot move — and it closes to new bookings on 3 August. Show Prep closes 10 August. Arrival Detail and Staging Touch-Up stay open through the week subject to availability. Bookings made inside 24 hours carry a 35% surcharge.

Show Prep is a one-step gloss polish with full decontamination, interior, engine bay and jambs — 5 to 8 hours, $1,200 to $1,800 by condition. It makes a very good car look excellent. Concours Preparation is multi-stage correction across every accessible surface, including wheel wells, jambs and brightwork, plus a morning-of touch-up. It is billed at $200/hr with a 12-hour minimum and is measured in days rather than hours.

Yes — that is exactly what the Arrival Detail is for. Enclosed transport still leaves road film, rail dust and static-attracted grit on paint and glass. The Arrival Detail is a 2 to 3 hour wash, decontamination, wheels, tires, glass and interior wipe-down at $450, or $650 for a large vehicle, wagon or SUV.

Yes. Consignment prep ahead of preview days is a core part of our week — the RM Sotheby's, Gooding, Bonhams and Broad Arrow sales all run 13–15 August. Show Prep is the usual choice for a consignment car. Three or more vehicles with a payment method on file qualify for the −20% trade rate.

Both, with one condition. Most of our Car Week work happens where your car is staying — the hotel, your rental, a private garage, a storage facility, or trailer-side the moment it comes off the transport. For street and public shows like Exotics on Broadway or Concours on the Avenue, we can work the display area directly.

The Pebble Beach show field and The Quail lawn are different: they are credentialed, and there is no vendor pass for detailers. We work those only as part of an entrant’s own team, on a credential you provide. If that is your situation, contact us — we will quote it and coordinate around your judging time.

One practical note for Concours entrants: the field opens to entrants at 5:30am, long before the public. The most useful slot is almost always the night before, wherever the car is stored. We are open 24 hours from August 5 through August 17 for exactly that reason.

Yes. We service homes and rentals throughout Pebble Beach and Del Monte Forest. The gates require resident or guest authorization for a service vehicle, so we will ask you to arrange access with the gate before your appointment — it takes a call from the property. A $75 gate access charge covers the coordination and entry time.

Nothing. We run a fully self-contained mobile detailing Sprinter van — we carry our own water and power, so we do not need a spigot or an outlet from the property. All we need is a standard parking space beside the vehicle and permission to work there. That is exactly what lets us operate at hotels, vacation rentals, storage facilities and gated Del Monte Forest addresses where hookups are not available.

Yes. We work Concours Sunday, 16 August. Our 24-hour window runs 5–17 August, so pre-dawn slots ahead of judging are available where your car is stored — book the Staging Touch-Up for that. Work on the Pebble Beach show field itself is only possible on a credential you provide; see the show field question above.

Booking online holds your slot with a 30% deposit, and we confirm your final total after a quick review. For Car Week that deposit is non-refundable within 72 hours of the appointment — cancellations cluster around the events themselves and a lost slot can’t be resold at a day’s notice.