Maintenance Detailing — The Arrangement
The old-world way to own a car: look after it on a schedule and it never needs rescuing. The Arrangement is a standing booking with your detailer — same driveway, same rhythm, every fortnight or every four weeks — for cars that have already been brought up to standard.
The rates
Per visit, paid on completion, for Hampton Park, Lynbrook, Lyndhurst, Hallam, Narre Warren, Narre Warren South, Cranbourne, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne West and Dandenong.
| How often | Large4WD / van / 7-seat | MediumSUV / ute | Smallhatch / sedan |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Usual, booked on its own | $245up to 3 hrs | $215up to 2¾ hrs | $199up to 2½ hrs |
| Every 4 weeks | $189up to 2¼ hrs | $169up to 2 hrs | $149up to 1¾ hrs |
| Fortnightly | $145up to 1¾ hrs | $125up to 1½ hrs | $109up to 1¼ hrs |
Time and the 2-week promise. The time under each price is the most we set aside for your car. Plenty of jobs take less, but the time is booked so nothing gets rushed or skipped. If anything with the work goes wrong or turns out not to be right, let us know within 2 weeks and we’ll correct it at no extra charge.
The difference from the menu price isn’t a trick that gets clawed back elsewhere. A car that’s kept clean takes less time to do properly, and a run of regulars a few streets apart means less time on the road. You get the saving because the work is genuinely less.
The terms, plainly
- It starts from a proper baseline. Your first visit is a full-price detail — The Usual or above — or one of our Armour Trilogy coatings. No car joins in a neglected state; that’s what keeps every visit after it quick and the price honest.
- It’s local by design. These rates are for Hampton Park, Lynbrook, Lyndhurst, Hallam, Narre Warren, Narre Warren South, Cranbourne, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne West and Dandenong. Further out, we’ll still keep your car on a schedule — at menu price.
- Keep the rhythm. If more than six weeks pass between visits, the next one is a full Usual at menu price. By then it’s a full job, and it’s priced like one. After that, you’re back on your rate.
- Rain doesn’t cost you. Wet day? We move the visit within the week or skip it. No fee.
- No lock-in. Pause it when you travel, stop whenever you like — 24 hours’ notice before the next visit is all we ask.
- Places are limited. The run only holds so many cars if each one is going to get the time it deserves.
What every visit includes
- A safe hand wash — wheels, tyres and arches included
- Glass cleaned inside and out
- Cabin vacuumed and wiped down
- A protection top-up — sealant on uncoated cars, proper coating care on coated ones
- An inspection — etching, fallout and new scratches caught while they’re still small
- The same set of eyes on the car every time, from someone who knows its history
Why maintained cars win
Paint damage in Southeast Melbourne isn't one dramatic event — it's accumulation. Bird droppings and sap that sit for weeks chemically etch the clear coat. Brake-dust fallout bonds in. Spring pollen bakes on through October to December. Catch all of it every two or four weeks and none of it gets the time it needs to do harm — that's the entire secret. The maintained car never needs the $599 rescue, never loses its gloss, and holds its value at trade-in time.
If your car wears one of our Armour Trilogy coatings, The Arrangement is also how the coating stays at full strength for its whole warranted life — washed properly, topped up when needed, inspected every visit by the person who applied it.
Coated cars can also book quarterly coating maintenance — a Reload top-up every 3 months (from $120 a visit), made specifically to extend a ceramic coating’s life. It’s also what keeps my personal coating guarantee valid: 3 years on Good Fella, 6 years on The Soldier and 10 years on The Made Man, well past Nasiol’s own 3 and 5-year manufacturer guarantees. How the guarantee works. Ask about quarterly coating maintenance when you book.
How it starts
- Book your first detail — The Usual or above — online or by phone, and add a note that you’d like The Arrangement.
- We agree the rhythm on the day. Fortnightly suits daily drivers parked under trees; every four weeks suits the garage-kept.
- Your slot recurs from there. Same driveway, same time. You don’t have to call to ask.
The anthem for the regulars
Every service has its own song, sung by the Detailing Don. This one’s The Usual — same driveway, same time of day.
What CommandaPro customers say
“Chris has been taking care of my fg g6, for over 12 months now, and his work is always amazing, I highly recommend Chris to anyone”
— Orlando W. · Google review
“Chris does a perfect job every time!”
— Andrew B. · Google review
“This is the second time I’ve booked in a car clean. For the first booking was the interior cleaned only, however I was so happy with the result that this time, I booked in both the interior and exterior. My car is over 12 years old now, and I can honestly say that after the recent clean by Chris, my car feels like new!”
— Sarah H. · Chelsea Heights · Google review
The Arrangement FAQ
I live outside those ten suburbs. Can I still book regular visits?
Yes. We’ll keep your car on whatever rhythm suits you, at menu price — The Usual from $199. The Arrangement rates rely on short drives between regulars, so they stay local. Rebook within 3 months of your last detail and you take 10% off.
Do I really need a full detail first?
If we’ve coated the car, you’re already there. Otherwise, yes — the first visit brings the car up to standard, and that’s what keeps every visit after it quick and fairly priced.
What happens if I miss a visit?
Miss one and stay inside six weeks, and nothing changes. Go past six weeks and the next visit is a full Usual at menu price — then you’re back on your rate.
Is there a contract?
No. Pause it or stop it with 24 hours’ notice before the next visit. That’s not a subscription; it’s a standing arrangement between you and your detailer.
Never rescue the car again
Book the first detail. We’ll keep it sharp from there.