Basic car wash
A quick wash can be enough for surface dirt. It is not a substitute for cleaning seats, carpets, or the small places inside your car.
Choose the right clean
Car Wash or Detailing: What Does Your Car Need?
A quick wash helps with light dirt outside. A detail goes further into the parts of your car you want cleaned. Choose by what actually needs attention.
The short answer
Choose by what needs cleaning
A basic wash makes sense when the outside just needs a quick clean. If the wheels, trim, glass, bugs, tar, or road grime need closer attention, choose an exterior detail. If the cabin needs work too, choose a full detail. Different shops use “detail” differently, so check what is actually included before you book.
Exterior Detail Reset
RANA's $80 exterior service includes a foam bath, hand wash, wheels and tires, trim, bug/tar/iron removal, exterior glass, and safe drying.
Exterior Detail ResetFull Factory Detail Reset
Want the cabin refreshed as well? The $180 full detail combines RANA's Interior Detail Reset and Exterior Detail Reset in one request.
See the full detailThe outside
What makes RANA's exterior detail different?
It is a hands-on clean of more than the painted panels. The exterior service includes wheels and tires, plastic trim, exterior glass, and removal of bugs, tar, and iron contamination, followed by safe drying. That is the work in the $80 Exterior Detail Reset—not a promise that every mark or flaw will disappear.
Paint correction, ceramic coating, and scratch repair are not part of this service. If the paint is damaged, tell us what you see before choosing a detail.
The next step
We can come to the car
Tell us which detail you want and where your car will be parked in Northern Virginia or DC. We'll confirm the location and timing with you. Sending a request is not a confirmed appointment.
About this comparison
RANA's prices and inclusions come from its current service menu. For the general difference between a wash and a detail, see the International Detailing Association and Consumer Reports. Their descriptions do not add services to RANA's menu.