The short answer
An interior detail is a deep clean of everything inside the car: a full vacuum, hard surfaces cleaned and protected, glass, door jambs, and mats. Ours also includes steam cleaning, hot-water extraction of the carpets and cloth seats, leather conditioning, and UV protection on every surface. At Pegazos, interior work is one service at one starting price, from $149.
The word interior detail is used loosely across the industry, which is why two quotes can differ by $150 for what sounds like the same job. Below is exactly what ours includes, in the order we do it.
What the interior detail covers
A vacuum removes dirt. Steam removes what is bonded to the surface. Extraction pulls contamination out of the fibers, and the protection that follows keeps the next spill on top of them. All three happen in one visit, because doing only the first is what makes a cheap interior clean look tired again in a fortnight.
| Stage | What it does |
|---|---|
| Deep vacuum and air blowout | Loose debris out of seats, carpets, trunk, seat tracks, vents and seams |
| Steam deep-clean | Lifts what is bonded to hard surfaces without soaking them |
| Hot-water extraction | Pulls stains and grime out of carpet and cloth fibers |
| Leather clean and condition | Restores suppleness and adds UV resistance |
| Protect and finish | UV protectant on every plastic and vinyl surface, glass streak-checked |
The interior detail: what happens, in order
What a deep interior detail actually touches
This is the Interior Detail checklist. Every line is a separate operation, not a marketing bullet.
- Trash out, floor mats removed and cleaned
- Deep vacuum: seats, carpets, mats, trunk, and seat tracks
- Compressed-air blowout of vents, seams, and channels
- Steam deep-clean of every surface
- Hot-water extraction of carpets and cloth seats
- Leather cleaned and conditioned for suppleness and UV resistance
- Dash, console, cupholders, and door panels detailed
- Odor neutralized at the source, not masked
- Interior glass, streak-checked
- UV protectant on every plastic and vinyl surface
The steps people do not know to ask for
A few operations are the real difference between a car that looks clean and a car that is clean. If a quote does not mention them, ask.
Compressed-air blowout clears the vents, seat seams, and trim channels where dust actually lives, before any vacuum runs. Steam cleaning sanitizes and lifts grime out of textured plastics that a wipe just smears around. Hot-water extraction injects cleaning solution into carpet and pulls it back out with the dissolved soil, which is the only way to genuinely remove what a shampoo alone leaves behind. And UV protectant on plastics and vinyl is what keeps a Texas dashboard from going chalky and cracking.
What is not included, and what it costs
Some conditions need dedicated work and dedicated products. We price them separately rather than raising the base price for everyone, and we confirm any of them with you before we start.
| Add-on | Price | When you need it |
|---|---|---|
| Pet hair removal | $50 to $100 | Hair woven into carpet and cloth, which vacuuming alone will not lift |
| Full odor treatment | $199 | Smoke, pet, milk, or mildew smell that has moved into the fabric and vents |
| Ozone treatment | $50 | A lighter odor pass on a cabin that is otherwise clean |
| Full carpet and upholstery shampoo | $120 | Whole-car soiling rather than one spill area |
| Leather clean and condition | $69 | Leather that has gone stiff, shiny, or dry in the heat |
| Fabric and carpet coating | $89 | You want the next spill to bead instead of soak in |
| Biohazard cleanup | From $150 | Bodily fluids, spoiled food, or anything requiring protective handling |
Common interior add-ons and starting prices
Not sure the interior is what your car needs?
Book the interior on its own if the cabin is what bothers you, or both halves together if the paint has fallen behind too. We confirm the right call when we see it, and we will tell you if the smaller service would do the job.
How to tell whether the inside is what needs doing
Use the fiber test. Press your palm into the driver's carpet and drag it a few inches. If nothing comes up, the cabin is keeping up and a vacuum would do. If you lift grit, or the carpet is discolored in the traffic areas, or the car carries kids, dogs, or job sites daily, the steam and hot-water extraction in the Interior Detail is what actually resets it.
The second question is whether you want the result to last. Extraction and steam clean what is there today. The fabric coating and UV protectant are what keep the next six months from undoing it, and both are part of the service rather than an extra.
This is an educational guide written to help DFW drivers budget and decide with confidence. It is not a binding quote. Your price is confirmed up front before any work begins, with no deposit.