Dads Auto Detailing Service

Have a car that had not been detailed in 3 years and Donald made it look brand new again. Donald is a true professional. Takes great pride in his work and is a pleasure to do business with. High recommend his services.

I’m selling a 2001 VW and wanted to have it detailed — something it hasn’t had in a long time. I was a bit taken aback when I brought it in because I could tell Donald works with cars tens of times the value of this one, and he was a little snobby. I felt a lot of judgment coming my way on this old VW, but once I picked up the car I realized Donald was just figuring out how he’d put a shine on it. Even with the worn leather inside and dents outside, it looked like new!
Two special things that warrant 5 stars: first, I had scheduled a morning appointment (7:30am), then realized I needed my car for the day and asked if I could reschedule. He offered 5pm the same day to get it done, and worked until 8pm (which ended up being well under the $ 80/​hr rate I see on reviews). Second, I had recently picked up a hood from a scrap yard due to a fender-​bender, and the bozos at the scrap yard had chalked in writing right across the center. I’d tried to get it off, but you could still see the shadow. Donald did work and got the rest of that writing off, which really made a difference!
Prospective buyers who get into the car compliment its cleanliness, and I have Donald to thank for that. Just remember: this is a cut above speed-​wash detailing, but the time and money are worth it.

Be wary! If you have chemical sensitivities be wary of DADS. Donald told me he could clean the interior of my car fragrance-​free, he didn’t, and now I get sick driving it. I have to drive it with the windows down. I called to remind him not to use a product with a scent. When I picked up the car, the scent was very strong. Literally sick to my stomach, I hope and pray the scent goes away very soon, otherwise I will have to sell the car. He did an excellent job cleaning the interior, but at $ 80/​hour he is not cheap. At 8:15 am, he said my car would take 4.5 hours. Instead, it took all day until 5 pm. He seems to work very slowly, but he is thorough. He honored his estimate of $ 365.00 (4.5 hours of work) even though it took about 7 hours before I could pick up my car. If you don’t get sick from cleaning chemicals, can leave your car for a day, can afford $ 80 an hour for a guy who takes his time, then DADS is for you. Update: After two weeks the smell went away and I didn’t have to sell my car.

I thought I had a grasp on what my car was supposed to look like post detailing until I picked up 2007 911 Turbo today from Donald. Alas, I knew nothing. Donald and his team did a complete detail inside and out.
INTERIOR: attention to detail and quality on every aspect from leather to vents to carpet – perfect.
EXTERIOR: the paint looks liquid, scratches are gone, and the car looks better than it did arriving from Germany.
This was my first time visiting DADS and I will be returning; not only due to the quality of the work but due to the integrity of Donald and his team. I will be recommending DADS to my friends and colleagues.

I specifically created a profile on Unilocal to write this review of Dads Auto Detailing Service.
Quite simply, Donald and his coworker were amazing. They took on my black, 2006 Subaru Impreza which had never been detailed on short notice on a Thursday evening and worked until close to midnight on it. While the cost of the detailing was much higher than what I would have paid at most other places, he restored the car to as close to its original look as possible.
If that’s not enough, Donald is a great guy and is clearly passionate about what he does.
Trust me when I say, I do not give out compliments easily, but this place is the REAL DEAL.

Below, is my most recent «Thank You» email written to Donald after his work on my car. The fact that I would highly recommend him is an understatement.
«Hi Donald
I wanted to thank you once again for doing such a fantastic job on my car. I really appreciate the quality of the work, your honesty and true professionalism. You can rest assure that I’ll be back in the future, as well as send my contacts your way.
Have a great weekend and we’ll be in touch.
Best,
Nick

The devil is in the detail and Donald Barboza is pretty devilish! Over the last 8 or so years, I have taken several vehicles to Donald for «rejuvination». If he were a plastic surgeon he would make Best of Boston/​Cambridge every year. My vehicles have never looked so good. I have taken pickup trucks, SUV’s, full size vans and hybrid cars to him over the years and keep coming back! No one does it better than Donald.

I really like meeting people who are the absolute best at what they do, and that’s what Donald is. When it comes to car detailing, he has no rival. Okay, my story: ’95 American car I’ve had 10 years, never detailed, paint reputedly «starting to oxidize,» (?? wtf ??), the whole situation was just generally sad. Ten hours in the hands of Monsieur Donald… and four guys asked him if my car was for sale before I came back to pick it up. Or so he claimed, but he might have been trying to keep my mind off the bill. Who cared? It looked like I had a new paint job, and it was pristine. Expensive, but so, so worth it. Incomparable car experience.

Donald is the car master, he took a shabby mini and made it into a jewel. His attention to Detail is amazing, this is not a job for money this is a job to restore cars to their former glory and Donald does the trick, he has many tricks and that is why his work is so suberb.

After years of parking my baby in the same spot on the same street, this year brought a perplexing mess from the tree’s that didn’t come off despite my best efforts. Having never been «wowed» by my annual trips to previous auto detail shops, Donald not only tackled the removal of the tree junk, but made my car look better than the day it rolled off the showroom floor. With Donald, you know the man who does the work and the work speaks for itself. If you want it done right, take it to Dads.

Donald is a wizard — a craftsman who takes real pride in his work. I sold my car today, and I’m convinced his detailing work was worth at least a grand tacked on to the final sale price.
He made me an offer: for one flat price, he’d work on my car until 5 p.m. He ended up working until ten, and still didn’t charge more. The car was pristine inside and out. Can’t recommend highly enough.

5 stars to Donald for excellent customer service, for making my toddler– and dog-​beseiged car look (almost) like new, for being more than fair in his pricing, and for his great sense of humor about the whole deal. If you are lucky enough to own a shishi car, bring it here to keep it tip-​top.