Detailing in Dubai ranges from a glorified car wash to museum-grade paint correction, and the menus rarely explain the difference. Here’s the translation.
Express detail (AED 150–350): thorough wash, clay bar, machine wax, interior vacuum and dress. Good maintenance every 2–3 months. Single-stage polish (AED 500–900): removes light swirls and adds real gloss — the best value step up. Full correction (AED 1,200–3,500): multi-stage machine polishing removing 70–90% of defects; what you do before ceramic coating or selling the car.
Interior deep detail (AED 400–1,000) covers steam cleaning, leather conditioning and odour treatment — worth it in a climate where cabins bake daily.
Judge a studio by its lighting (proper detailers show paint under bright panels), its prep process, and before/after photos of similar cars. Verified detailing studios on UAE Garage Finder display all three.