I've been coming to Image Auto Detailing occasionally for small detail jobs ( I didn't know Shawn back then ) and I was always very impressed with their attention to detail work.
This time I brought in my San Marino Blue M6 for some major detail work, I wanted to get paint correction/tint all around/ceramic coating entire body + wheels + calipers and etc. So it was going to be a major work that would take a couple of days. When I thought of this major work I instantly thought of Image Auto Detailing since my experience with them was always great, however, I wanted to do some research and shop around different detailers to see whom I want to give this job to because I wanted someone that actually care and do the job like they own the car since this wasn't going to be a 1k or 2k job.
Prior to finalizing my decision to go with Shawn at Image Auto Detailing, I selected 6 different detailers around my area based on google search and reviews. Some of those detailers have many reviews but when I visited those stores I knew I didn't want to leave my car there, my primary goal is to find a shop that only works with a limited amount of cars per day not somewhere that gets the cars in and out quick to do more business in volume, these places do not have souls.. when I went to talk to them about what I want to do with my car and asked them for recommendations I couldn't connect with them and I was getting the impression that they are tired and don't really care for more business.
I narrowed down my finalist to Shawn and Image vs another reputable shop in Orange but I ended up going with Shawn at Image because I felt his passion for his job from our conversation that he is very enthusiastic about cars. At my first meeting with him, he spent a good amount of time walking around my car to do the inspection and asked me a lot of questions to understand how I use my car and my needs and he made recommendations based on my needs. He could have upsold me with a lot of other stuff but he didn't and kept real with me.
This business actually deserves a better rating, I can see some of the hateful comments but they do not provide worthy/relevant information to validate it, you don't come here to expect to do a cheap 50~100 dollar job. that's not the type of detail job Shawn and his crew do here
Shawn can come off as a rude person to some people but he is genuinely very passionate about his work and just really straight forward, he not only gave me recommendations on auto detail jobs but he constantly gives me ideas on modding my cars too.
I highly recommend Shawn and Image Auto Detailing for an auto detail job that requires attention to detail work, he is a very knowledgeable and experienced person you can trust. read more