The short answer
A full interior and exterior detail for a car in Tampa Bay starts at $100 to $400, and the typical starting price is $190. That's across the 21 detailers where we recorded a full-detail price for a sedan or coupe from their own website. A ceramic coating costs a lot more: the 18 detailers with a recorded coating price start at $500 to $1,000, with a typical starting price of $698.
These are starting prices. SUVs, trucks, pet hair, heavy stains and paint that needs correcting all push the final bill up, so treat them as the floor, not the quote.
The numbers at a glance
| Service (car or sedan) | Detailers with a price | Lowest | Typical | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full detail, inside and out | 21 | $100 | $190 | $400 |
| Full detail, mobile detailers only | 15 | $100 | $150 | $350 |
| Ceramic coating | 18 | $500 | $698 | $1,000 |
"Typical" is the median: half the detailers start below it and half above. We rounded $999.95 and $279.99 to the nearest dollar in the text.
Full detail prices
Fourteen of the 21 detailers start a full detail under $200, and eight start under $150. Only four start at $300 or more. Here is each published starting price, lowest first, as listed on the detailer's own site:
- $100: D&E Autodetailing, Apollo Beach
- $100: The Comboy Car Detailing, Tampa
- $120: Royalty Auto Care, Valrico
- $125: Rivera's Premium Auto Care, Brooksville
- $125: Elite Detailing and More, Tampa
- $129: Bayline Mobile Detailing, Tampa
- $140: Top Quality Mobile Detailing, Tampa
- $149: VANTA SG Elite Detailing, Winter Haven
- $150: Auto Spa America, Tampa (includes clay bar and hand wax)
- $150: Diamond Detailing Sparkles, Brandon
- $190: PRIME Mobile Detailing, Tampa ($190 to $230 for a sedan)
- $195: Scrub N Sudz Mobile Detailing, Largo
- $199: Gloss Point Detailing, Lakeland
- $199: Rare Perfection Mobile Detailing, Tampa
- $210: Jonesy Auto Detailing, Bradenton
- $225: 5.0Detail, Land O' Lakes
- $280: On Point Auto Detail, Hudson
- $300: Red Carpet Mobile Services, Tampa
- $325: Daniel Son's Detailing, Tarpon Springs ($325 to $450)
- $350: St Pete Auto Detail, St. Petersburg
- $400: Topflight Detailing, St. Petersburg
The same name can cover different work: the $150 detail at Auto Spa America lists a clay bar and hand wax, while the other $150 detail, at Diamond Detailing Sparkles, lists a hand wash and interior vacuuming. Ask what's included before you compare.
Tampa has the most published full-detail prices, 8 of the 21, and they run from $100 to $300.
Mobile detailers aren't more expensive
You might expect a detailer who drives to your driveway to charge more. In these numbers it's the other way round. The 15 mobile detailers with a full-detail price start at a typical $150, against $190 for the whole group. All but one of the eight full details under $150 are mobile. Our guide to choosing a mobile detailer in Tampa Bay covers what to ask before you book one.
Ceramic coating prices
The cheapest coatings start at $500, at three detailers: Exotic Shine Auto Detailing in Brandon, Detail Depot in Clearwater and High Ticket Detailing Services in Lakeland. Five of the 18 start under $600, and four start at $800 or more.
Price tracks how long the coating is rated to last. High Ticket Detailing lists a 1-year coating from $500 and a 3-year coating from $995. Four of the eight coatings starting at $750 or more are labelled as 3-year or 5-year coatings. Some prices also bundle a polish: Liquid Shine Elite's $800 includes a light polish for paint in good condition.
Five more detailers advertise a ceramic coating "special" on their site, from $329 to $1,000. We left those out of the typical price because sale prices end. If you see one, check the end date and what the coating's rated to last.
Before you book, read our questions to ask before a ceramic coating, and if you're weighing coating against film, our PPF vs. ceramic coating guide.
How to use these numbers
- Say what you drive. These prices are for a sedan or coupe. At the five detailers whose recorded price lists both a car and a truck or SUV, the bigger vehicle cost $10 to $90 more.
- Ask what "full" means. Compare the steps (shampoo, steam, clay bar, wax or sealant), not the package name.
- Ask about upcharges. Pet hair, sand and heavy stains are common add-ons.
- Compare a few. 357 of the 463 detailers we list say they do ceramic coating, and we recorded a coating price for only 18 of them. Expect to ask the rest for a quote.
You can browse every detailer by area from the Tampa Bay page, including St. Petersburg and Clearwater.
Questions people ask
How much does a full car detail cost in Tampa? At the 21 Tampa Bay detailers that publish a full-detail price for a car, a full interior and exterior detail starts at $100 to $400, and the typical starting price is $190, as of November 2026. Fourteen of the 21 start under $200.
How much does ceramic coating cost in Tampa Bay? The 18 Tampa Bay detailers that publish a ceramic coating price start at $500 to $1,000, with a typical starting price of $698, as of November 2026. Longer-rated coatings (3 to 5 years) and paint correction cost more.
Is mobile detailing more expensive in Tampa Bay? No, not by starting price. The 15 mobile detailers with a published full-detail price start at a typical $150, compared with $190 across all 21 detailers with a published price.
How we counted
We started with the 463 Tampa Bay detailers in the Detailer Atlas directory. For 215 of them we recorded a price from the business's own website, checked November 6, 2026. We sorted each by hand. A full detail counts when the price is for an interior and exterior detail (called full, complete or interior and exterior) on a car, sedan or coupe. A ceramic coating counts when it's a paint coating for a car. We used the lowest or "from" price, and the low end of a range. We left out add-ons, wash-only and interior-only prices, SUV-only prices, memberships, products, per-foot boat and RV prices, prices marked as a special or sale, and anything unclear. "Typical" is the median. Prices quoted only by phone or after an inspection aren't included.
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