Empire Auto Detailers is a mobile auto detailing company that serves the greater Washington DC metropolitan area. We provide on the spot auto care for all vehicle sizes. We come to you! Our services include hand wash, wax, glaze, polish, claying complete interior detailing and engine cleaning. Our niche is providing convenient auto care to keep our customers productive and save them time.
Email Us: info@shinemyride.com Phone: (240) 370-6622

Auto Services and Pricing- 2008

Sizes will be classified as follows:

  • Small - Any 2 Door Coupe
  • Medium - Any 4 Door Sedan or Small Pickup
  • Large - SUV's, Crossovers, Minivans, Large Pickup and Large Trucks

Auto Detailing Packages

Express Mini Detail

  • Hand wash with a special polymer with a lambs wool mitt
  • Dry with chamois
  • Door jambs wiped
  • Vehicle wheels, wheel wells and tires scrubbed clean
  • Fender scrubbed to remove bug splatter and road grime
  • Tires dressed to a perfect shine
  • Gas cap and surrounding area treated
  • Vacuum interior including ashtray and trunk
  • Interior windows, mirrors and gauges cleaned to a streak free shine
  • Dashboard wiped clean
  • Exterior trim treated
  • A wax used by machine to seal in the protection and leave a "wet look"

Economy Detail

  • Hand wash with a special polymer with a lambs wool mitt
  • Dry with chamois
  • Door jambs wiped
  • Vehicle wheels, wheel wells and tires scrubbed clean
  • Fender scrubbed to remove bug splatter and road grime
  • Tires dressed to a perfect shine
  • Gas cap and surrounding area treated
  • Vacuum interior including ashtray and trunk
  • Shampoo carpets and mats with a heat extractor
  • Interior windows, mirrors and gauges cleaned to a streak free shine
  • Dashboard wiped clean
  • Exterior trim treated
  • A wax used by machine to seal in the protection and leave a "wet look"

Executive Detail

(This is our flagship service. This package includes all of the above plus a 4 step exterior rejuvenation that has a Paint Sealant, Polish, Glaze and Wax plus headliner and seats cleaned by hand with engine shampoo.)

  • Hand wash with a special polymer with a lambs wool mitt
  • Dry with chamois
  • Door jambs wiped
  • Vehicle wheels, wheel wells and tires scrubbed clean
  • Fender scrubbed to remove bug splatter and road grime
  • Tires dressed to a perfect shine
  • Gas cap and surrounding area treated
  • Vacuum interior including ashtray and trunk
  • Interior windows, mirrors and gauges cleaned to a streak free shine
  • Dashboard wiped clean
  • Exterior trim treated
  • Special attention paid to cracks and crevices by removing dust, dirt and grime
  • Vinyl and leather treated to a "like new" condition
  • Headliner (interior roof and sides) scrubbed by hand to remove dirt and hair particles
  • Carpet and upholstery pre-spotted, hand shampooed, and deep cleaned with a heat extractor
  • Free interior car scent
  • A paint sealant is used to protect the paint from environmental fallout
  • Hand application and removal of polish and glaze
  • A wax used by machine to seal in the protection and leave a "wet look"
  • 5 Point Engine Shampoo

Motorcycle Detail

  • Hand wash with a special polymer with a lambs wool mitt
  • Dry with chamois
  • Wind guard cleaned to a streak free shine
  • Instrument panel wiped clean
  • Vinyl and leather seat treated to a "like new" condition
  • Vehicle wheels, wheel wells and tires scrubbed clean
  • Scrubbed to remove bug splatter and road grime
  • Wax and polish applied by hand on painted panels
  • Tires dressed to a perfect shine
  • All chrome parts polished

A-La-Carte Services

* Express Exterior Only Hand Wash

  • Hand wash with a special polymer with a lambs wool mitt
  • Dry with chamois
  • Door jambs wiped
  • Vehicle wheels, wheel wells and tires scrubbed clean
  • Fender scrubbed to remove bug splatter and road grime
  • Tires dressed to a perfect shine
  • Gas cap and surrounding area treated
* Exterior only hand wash has a 2-car minimum or a $15.00 trip fee will be added.

10- Point Basic Hand Wash

  • Hand wash with a special polymer with a lambs wool mitt
  • Dry with chamois
  • Door jambs wiped
  • Vehicle wheels, wheel wells and tires scrubbed clean
  • Fender scrubbed to remove bug splatter and road grime
  • Tires dressed to a perfect shine
  • Gas cap and surrounding area treated
  • Vacuum interior including ashtray and trunk
  • Interior windows, mirrors and gauges are cleaned to a streak free shine
  • Dashboard wiped clean

Deluxe Interior Only Detail

  • Vacuum interior including ashtray and trunk
  • Interior windows, mirrors and gauges are cleaned to a streak-free shine
  • Dashboard wiped clean
  • Special attention paid to cracks and crevices by removing dust, dirt and grime
  • Vinyl and leather cleaned and treated to a like new condition
  • Headliner (interior roof and sides) scrubbed by hand to remove dirt and hair particles
  • A heated extractor used up to 210 degrees to deep clean carpet, floor mats and upholstery. We also pre-spot with a cleansing agent by machine.
  • Free interior car scent

Empire Guard Fabric Protector- $35.00

Have kids or pets? Protect your carpet, mats and seats with our Empire Guard. This is the leading fabric protector for cloth seats.
  • Protects your fabric and seats against spills
  • Spills won’t stain (has to be wiped up immediately)
  • Covers each fiber with a protective coating
  • Does not alter look, feel or smell of fabric
  • Makes getting stains out easier

Back to Black Trim and Door Handle Restoration- $5.00 per door handle and mirror, $25.00 entire car

Are your door handles or trim faded? If so let Empire bring it Back to Black! Empire has specially formulated dye that will make your door handles and trim look like new.
  • Dye dries in 30 minutes
  • Restores door handles, mirrors, trim, flat bed you name it!

Rim Wax and Polish Bling - $28.00

Do you have chrome or alloy rims? Get Empire’s Rim Wax and Polish Bling. It cleans, protects and restores your rims. Specially formulated to protect your rims and keep you shining all day and all night long! This wax will help against brake dust buildup.

Aquapel Windshield Treatment- $5.00 Windshield Only- $10.00 all Windows

  • Outsmart the elements with Aquapel rain repellent
  • Dramatically improve vision during bad weather
  • Improve all-weather visibility, safety and driving comfort

5 Point Engine Shampooing - $50.00

Engine Shampooing-A clean engine promotes a smooth ride and better engine performance. In addition, if you are selling your car this will dramatically increase your resale value.
  • Engine pre-rinsed
  • Engine cleaned using a engine shampoo degreaser
  • Engine brushed to ensure dirt and grime is removed
  • A high pressure washer used to strip away any remaining dirt
  • Engine compartment dressed with a non silicone low sheen dressing

2- Point Swirl Removal Process - $75.00

Swirl marks are scratches in the finish. They are more easily seen on dark colored vehicles. Sometimes these scratches are microscopic in size and only visible in sunlight. Other swirl marks are very deep and are easily visible in just about any lighting condition. Empire’s Swirl Removal Process is a 2-step process. At the end of the process your car is left with a brilliant swirl free mirror like shine.
  • Exterior wet-sanded
  • Our special Swirl Removal cutting glaze is used to remove the swirls
Claying and Swirl Removal available with all exterior services except the express hand wash.

Claying - $50.00

Every day, vehicle paint finishes are bombarded with a wide variety of airborne contaminants. Here are just a few: tree sap mist, paint overspray, industrial fallout, hard water deposits, diesel fuel exhausts, rubber particles from other cars and much more. Claying will deep cleanse the pores of the paint and enable wax or sealants to adhere better and last longer. Our Clay Bar Detailing System safely and quickly removes all these contaminants and restores crystal-clear reflections and slickness. Instantly, paint is restored to a shiny, smooth-as-glass finish and is ready for wax protection to be added. Claying and Swirl Removal available with all exterior services except the express hand wash.

Interior Odor Removal - $50.00

Does your car smell like smoke, animals or just a bad odor? We have the way to clear the air. We don’t cover the smell up with fragrances we get rid of the odors at the source. Purchase Empire’s Deluxe Interior Detail, after we have detailed your interior we use an industrial ozone generator to complete the odor removal process. The heat and air conditioning unit is turned on with the windows up to add ozone in the air of your car. While the ozone is being added, the generator does the rest. It will kill the rest of the odors remaining in your car. This unit will get rid of the following smells:
  • Mildew
  • Pet odor
  • Smoke
  • Urine
  • Vomit and more!