Hastings has every kind of car, from orchard utes to family SUVs to the good car kept in the garage. The Full Detail treats them all with the same care: a deep clean of the carpets, mats and seats, then the dash, trims and centre console, and outside a snow foam pre-wash, hand wash and the wheels, tyres and arches. Anything more, such as engine bay work or a clay bar, is quoted separately by Niah or Ben.
Hastings sits in the middle of the fruit bowl, and plenty of cars here do orchard work as well as the school run. Dust off the rows and packhouse yards finds its way into vents, seat seams and door pockets, and work boots grind it into the carpet. Left long enough, that grit wears the fabric and the cabin never quite feels clean.
How Hastings Is Served
Hastings is covered from the Spanish Mission streets of the city centre out to the orchard blocks on the plains. Niah and Ben set up at your home, your work or the yard, and you hear back from Niah or Ben to confirm a time that suits you.
Life On The Heretaunga Plains
Work Boots On The Carpet
Mud and grit from orchard rows ride in on work boots and get ground into the driver's footwell. Rubber mats help, but the carpet underneath still needs a proper clean every so often.
Open Sun Across Flat Country
The plains get long hours of strong summer sun. Paint and black plastic trims that sit out in it all day fade, and the clear coat loses its depth sooner than it would under cover.
Dust That Sits On The Paint
Fine orchard dust settles on paint overnight. Wiped off with a dry cloth or a duster, it acts like sandpaper and leaves the fine swirls you see on dark cars in direct sun.