California Auto Detailers

Francisco is so awesome and friendly, they did a fabulous job of cleaning out dog poop from my husband’s car. He also has a chihuahua who is so well behaved and loves him. Dogs know good peeps. I am excited to get my car detailed on Monday!

THIS IS THE GUY YOU WANT TO SEE!!!
I first started using California Detail over 10 years ago. I consider Francisco a friend now, not just a car detailer. Recently he detailed my motorcycle, and did a great job. (See photo)
This company has been in business forever (70’s?), and you will not get anywhere near the level of detail, down to toothbrush level, all over the car anywhere else at any price, and Francisco charges less than other detailers.
Tell Francisco that Jeffrey sent you!
Thanks again Francisco for the excellent service over all these years.

I accidentally found Francisco’s detailing shop and so glad I did. They are FAST and they always do a great job on my car. My family was so pleased with their work they started going there. Based on other places Ive been to Francisco’s prices are extremely fair.

PROS:
— Local (for me) in Redwood City
— Engine cleaning (top end only) was good
— General cleaning was good
— Francisco was nice to deal with
CONS:
— Definitely NOT DETAILED cleaning
— Ended up cleaning the details myself
— Shop is very dirty; looks more like an automotive repair shop than a detail cleaning place
SUMMARY:
For $ 185 to clean the Exterior, Interior and Engine (top end only), I didn’t feel it was worth my money. If I wanted this type of general cleaning, I would have used Lozano’s or Ducky’s as they do just as good a job for around $ 20 … (with the exception of engine cleaning).
As I stated above in the Con’s section, I had to clean all the nooks and crannys myself. Also, whatever cleaner they used for the interior dash areas, it left an oily residue.

What can I say? This is the real deal — they do perfect, impeccable work. Reasonably priced and right on time.

I took my 2003 Accord to California Auto Detailers to get the engine compartment steam cleaned. The engine had never been detailed since the car was new. After about a 40 minute wait, yowza! — all the accumulated dirt, grime and oil from 12 years of driving were gone and the engine compartment looks like it did the day I drove my car off the dealer lot. Now I’m hesitant to drive my car since I don’t want the engine to get besmirched again.
I plan to take my car to this shop for subsequent exterior/​interior detailing jobs.

The best, I have been coming here for ten years. My car always looks brand new. I had my interior done today and it was an ugly mess, I picked it up and it looked brand freaking new… clean, smelled perfect, awesome!!!

I brought my car there with years of no waxing or any special treatment and my 2001 honda came out looking new again I can’t hardly believe what a good job they did. they all do a great job francisco was awesome and very patient with me and all my questions as it was the first time I would have car detailed, very professional

I should have taken before and after pictures of my filthy car! Wow, I was amazed how brand new it looked. Having a 2 year old, there was all kinds of stains and what not. Superior work. Will defiantely be retunring.

Francisco did a fabulous job with my 2002 Eurovan. It smelled musty and was dingy inside and out. I had both the interior and exterior detail serivce and I’m shocked at the results! The interior looks brand new. I can’t believe he got 12 years of stains out of the light grey upholstery and carpets. And the musty smell is gone (but there’s no icky chemical smell inside the vehicle). The exterior and windows look like new as well. a few days later, I noticed a bit of streaky residue from the wax job, but a quick wipe-​down by me and it looks great.

Today I woke up very early to bring my car in to get a full detail. My appointment was at 7:30am. I got there at 7:30a and the gate was not opened. Drove around and there was someone there blocking the part of the entrance with his car. I try to turn my car around and he starts yelling angrily and throwing his hands up looking at me with straight up hostility in his eyes-​this guy is not a morning person. I drove away feeling some type of way-​my car needs love but these people will not get my business. Worst experience ever anywhere. Bye-​Felicia!

I had a minivan that had never been detailed since we got it. My minivan looked like a brand new car. Francisco and John gave amazing customer service. My car was CLEAN like in had just purchased it. It’s quite obvious that this team work well together because of the results. I will take my car here more often and will highly recommend them to friends. Thank you Team CAL Detailing

Wow. WoW. WOW! All the reviews that I read for this company were very true! Francisco and John were the two whom I interacted with and they were both very warm and friendly. My 2003 Honda Pilot has not gotten detailed ever. It is 11 years old, but we have tried to keep it fairly clean. After they worked on my vehicle, it looked like a brand new car.
We plan to bring our other cars in the future. They came highly recommended by a friend before I looked on Unilocal.
If you want to treat yourself (and your car), you will not regret it. They did magic!

Francisco & company are professionals! They worked some magic on my dirty engine. It looks new now!

Francisco and his crew do amazing work. they made my 20 year old car look brand new. great work at a great price. what else can you ask for?

Francisco and his team did an incredible job on my Mazda. I am prepping it for sale and was referred by a friend in the automotive industry. It looks so good now that I am wishing I wasn’t selling it! Fantastic price (for quality and extent of work it was cheaper than Ducky’s) and great customer service. I will definitely be returning with my new car for regular detailing and will refer friends and family!

In one word these guys are AMAZING!
They clean cars without leaving residue or using fragrances. Our cars all smell BRAND NEW…
We’ve taken all of our cars for a complete detail and they’ve magically erased all the dirt in a few hours.
We’re quite picky when it comes to keeping our vehicles clean and I can’t recommend these guys enough. I’ve sent them more business than I can count in two hands and so far, everyone that I’ve sent to Francisco have been raving fans just like us.
Call in advance for an appointment and plan to leave your car all day since it takes a while to really detail a car.
Their average detail service runs around $ 180 not including gratuity but its well worth the price.
I highly recommend them. Great service, friendly staff and phenomenal work!
The only thing that I’d like to have them add is a shuttle to drop you off at work and pick you up when your car is ready. Otherwise no complaints at all.

If I could give a business more than 5 stars I would give it to California Auto Detailers. Yesterday I backed my white 2011 car into another car. I ended up with black streaks on the bumper :-(I called California Auto Detailers and Francisco the manager told me to bring it in. With in 5 minutes he had my bumper looking brand new again. He refused to take money and was just as sweet as can be. I definitely will be bringing my car back to Francisco. I wish more businesses treated people like this one.

I have used California Detailing, several times. They came highly recommended by a friend who is a car freak/​collector.
All the good things — they are perfect (the car looks new), quick, friendly and reasonable. They have got all kinds of stains off the carpet. One of my cars had cloth seats — you wouldn’t believe the before and after pictures.
These guys are great!
— what the heck — «My name is Hari and I approve this message.»

I’ve been taking my cars to California Auto Detailers for a while now, so a Unilocal review is overdue.
Francisco, the manager is fabulous. He remembers everything and treats customers and their cars with professional courtesy. He doesn’t miss a detail in his detailing work…
The quality of their work is excellent. The prices are reasonable and until I pile my dogs back in my cars, the car feels new again.
My cars look so great after a day at the detailers that they lie about their model year… They always make themselves younger!