Valeting focuses on general cleaning to make the car look presentable. While Detailing involves a deeper level of cleaning, correction, and protection to restore the vehicle’s original or near-original condition. Detailing is more comprehensive and meticulous, aiming to achieve a like-new condition while Valeting is generally considered a more thorough cleaning process than detailing. Valeting includes cleaning all interior surfaces, while detailing may focus on specific areas.

Experience is needed to do detailing right, one of the main reasons car detailing is so expensive is because it requires a lot of experience and skill to do it correctly. Also the time it takes to complete the detailing job “Time is money,” as the old saying goes. It’s also required to have the right equipment needed to make it happen and to cover any overhead expenses for running a business.