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Hi i had this Alfa Romeo in for the Mobile Classic Valeting Package in Tewkesbury Gloucestershire a few  weeks ago and it had not long had some paintwork ,interior was very dusty and tired,the leather needed a very good clean and treatment, Carpet mats were being replaced. As i said paint work wasn't too bad but still needed a gloss enhancement along with a lot  of over spray that needed to be  removed and compound around  plastics and  moldings here and there. 
Overall finished with nice Durable Wax for the winter months

Below Before Photo`s

Wheels before
Inside Before

The Luxury Detailing Wash 

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  • Engine cleaned and dressed.
  • Pre-Inspection
  • Pre-clean, wash Entire vehicle exterior pre-washed to remove soiling prior to contact wash
  • Removal of traffic film, flies (so annoying in the Summer) and salt.
  • Wheels cleaned, outside and inside.
  • Full exterior ‘Kleen Machine’ jet wash of door shuts, sills, boot shut, wheel arches, wheels and all paintwork. .
  • Door shuts and bonnet shut cleaned .
  • Only When exterior is fully cleaned of the dirt & grit, is then shampoo`d
  • by hand using ultra soft wash mitts with luxury ph neutral wash & wax.
  • Contamination Removed From Paint
  • Badges britework and grills cleaned
  • Tar spots removed from paintwork
  • Body fully dried with super soft drying towels.
  • Vehicle is normally air blow dried with warm air to remove trapped water
  • Paintwork detail clayed
​The Interior Detail
  • All seats, carpets, boot and mats are vacuumed.
  • Shampoo all carpets seats and Upholstery, including roof lining
  • Clean steering wheel and stalks
  • All interior plastics and rubbers are cleaned, this includes the pedals.
  • Dashboard, fascia, all plastic surfaces and rubbers are dressed/treated.
  • All wood surfaces cleaned and polished.
  • The interior is deodorised.
  • Mats removed, and cleaned and dressed if necessary
  • If Interior is Leather, full leather clean and re-feed.
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​The Exterior Detail
  • Spare wheel cleaned and polished
  • Paint work detail clayed
  • All bright-work chrome and grills cleaned and polished
  • The arches are dressed with protection.
  • The tyres and plastics dressed with long lasting dressing.
  • Tar spots removed
  • Windows and mirrors cleaned and polished inside and out
  • All Plastics and rubbers treated with long life dressing
  • Gloss Enhancement to Paint to add better lusted and deeper finish
  • All Paintwork and exterior hand waxed and sealed with
  • high quality wax (more information).
If your vehicle is prestige, classic or a sports car we even have matt or semi matt dressing. See Luxury detailing extras. This Valet will a day or more to complete.
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Prices
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This service starts from £350,00 Each valet/Detail is individual due to the size and condition of the vehicle and an exact price will be given upon inspection of the vehicle and a price will be agreed before we start the valet on your vehicle.

Book This Service Click Here 07774454455
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I Had this Mini Cooper in For Ceramic Coating - Enhancement Detail and Full Detailing Package in Cheltenham At Kleen Machine Workshop.
As you can see from the before photo`s for this car it hadn`t been professionally detailed or valeted for quite some time. There was some green around the windows and door shuts, wheels pretty bad on the inside of the rims. Plus Contamination bonded and organic contamination and lots of Tar, so that also needed to be addressed.
​This is ideal Detailing Package for used or new cars To keep the car tip top.
Paint Protection
On This Mini The Client opted after the Enhancement to have the best Ceramic Paint Protection to improve the gloss and unlike wax it doesn't need topping up, just regular maintenance.For More information and details and benefits of Ceramic Coatings Click Here For Details

This Service is a top inside and out detailing package to maybe maximise the price for sale and maybe a great top up Paint Protection
Book Early to avoid disappointmenti
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Below  Some Before Photo`s
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50/50
swirls before
swirls on paint
The Luxury Detailing Wash
  • Pre-Inspection
  • Pre-clean, wash Entire vehicle exterior pre-washed to remove soiling prior to contact wash
  • Removal of traffic film, flies (so annoying in the Summer) and salt.
  • Snowfoam soak
  • Wheels cleaned, outside and inside.
  • Full exterior ‘Kleen Machine’ jet wash of door shuts, sills, boot shut,​
  • Wheel arches, wheels and all paintwork. .
  • Door shuts and bonnet shut cleaned .

  • Only When exterior is fully cleaned of the dirt & grit, is then shampoo`d by hand using ultra soft wash mitts with luxury ph neutral wash & wax.
  • Contamination Removed From Paint 
  • Badges britework and grills cleaned
  • Tar spots removed from paintwork​
  • Body fully dried with super soft drying towels.
  • Vehicle is normally air blow dried with warm air to remove trapped water
  • Paintwork detail clayed
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Because of weather conditions on the day there wasn't many opportunities for photo`s of the Wash process.
After it was washed and clayed and taken inside I started on the Enhancement to the paint .
The Enhancement Detailing package is designed for vehicles that have picked up swirl marks, fine scratches and various other imperfections through bad usage and bad washing techniques.As a result of these the paintwork is left looking dull and hazy. Our Light Paintwork Correction will remove light swirl marks and hazing via a single stage machine polish restoring a glossy, swirl free paintwork finish. ​
More details Here
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Below the  Video of the Jeweling  up of the Paint
Below Enhancement Stages
Swirls on Paint Before
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Piano Black Before
Swirls and lack of gloss on the roof
The Paint Protection
  • One Stage Machine Polish over the whole car with CarPro Essence This the same preparation for Finest , Cquartz Uk and Classic Edition
  • Essence also leaves a perfectly smooth, deep, reflective, primed layer to build on with CQuartz adding to you protection leaving a layer of SiO coating prior to the ceramic top coat
  • One Stage to Improve Clarity of the paint, gloss and protection prior to Coating
  • All Metal brightwork chrome and grills cleaned and polished
  • The tyres and plastics dressed with long lasting dressing protection​
  • ​Windows and mirrors cleaned and polished inside and out
  • Door shuts sealed
Now Time For the Coating
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Even All the Plastics Bumpers ,lights and Plastic moldings done
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Outside  all coated and finished

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Now time for the Interior Detailing 

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The Interior
  •  All seats, carpets, boot and mats are vacuumed.
  •  All upholstery and carpets are shampooed.
  •  Leather, cleaned If applicable 
  •  All interior plastics and rubbers are cleaned, this includes the pedals.
  •  The interior is deodorised.
  •  Dashboard, fascia and all plastic surfaces and rubbers are Cleaned and dressed/treated​
  • Steering wheel Also needed cleaning and sanitising 
  • Headlining steamed and de Ordourised
  • Leather cleaned and treated with two coats  of  highest quality leather feed
This service is Price on application only
and prices estimated after viewing the vehicle only.
 Each valet/Detail is individual due to the size and condition of the vehicle and an exact price will be given upon inspection of the vehicle and a price will be agreed before we start the valet on your vehicle.

Book This Service Click Here 07774454455
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I Had this Mini In for the Mini Cooper Detailing - Executive Detail - Cheltenham- Gloucestershire As you can see from the  before  photo`s for this car it hadn`t been professionally detailed or valeted for quite some  time. There was some green around the windows and door shuts, wheels pretty bad on the inside of the rims. Plus Contamination bonded and organic contamination so that also needed to be addressed.
​This is ideal Detailing Package for used or new cars To keep the car tip top ideally for a Regular 6 month Detail Package to keep your car in best tip top condition.

This Service is a top inside and out detailing package to may be to maximise price for sale and great top up Paint Protection to with choice of waxes and sealants . 
Also ideal if your vehicle has come to the end of your lease or contract hire and you need to hand it back.
Book Early to avoid disappointment 
Prices from £125.00 

​Book This Service Call ​or Text 07774454455
In this Blog I try and mix things up,After talking to clients over the last few months,some have asked for before and after photo`s and showing each stage before and after. so I will show you the stages and photo`s showing exactly what goes  into one of my Specialist Valets And Detailing Services. 
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First up the  Before photo`s showing how dirty this  car was .

​The Luxury Detailing Wash.

  • Pre inspection  
  • Badges brite-work and grills cleaned.
  • Wheels cleaned, outside and inside. Ph Neutral Fall out Safely removing Brake dust
  • Removal of traffic film, flies(so annoying in the Summer) and salt. 
  • Pre-clean, wash Shampoo or snowfoam 
  • ​ Contamination removed and Fall out applied to paintwork (removing  any iron deposits).
  • Detailing  brushes where needed
  • Super soft Hand wash​
  •  The arches are dressed with protection.
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Also Detailing Claybar was needed on this to remove even more bonded contamination. Results  of  claybar after below 
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The Interior Valet

  • All seats, carpets, boot and mats are vacuumed.
  • • All upholstery and carpets are shampooed with Airbag Friendly products.
  • Air vents  blown out and  then cleaned with various brushes and  detailing tools
  • All interior plastics and rubbers are cleaned, this includes the pedals.
  • The interior is deodorised.
  • Dashboard, fascia and all plastic surfaces and rubbers are Cleaned and dressed/treated.​ as below even the  rear quarter plastics too
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Rear Seats and Carpets Cleaned
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Front seats shampoo, as you can see  below how  much cleaner it is coming up.
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Pillars Cleaned Below
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Interior Finished
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Fronts Seats Now Cleaned and Shampoo`d

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Air Bag Friendly Cleaning

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  • The Exterior
  • ​Remove Scratches on the  Paint
  • The chrome and metal work to be cleaned and protected with Metal polish
  • Paint Cleaned and  polished prior to wax
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Before and after with Scratches
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As You can see above the  paint  is  shinier now and  gloss and depth so much better and  ready for the Paint Sealant then wax
  • Tyres and plastics dressed with long life dressing
  • All plastic surfaces are Cleaned and dressed/Protected.
  •  Door shuts and bonnet shut cleaned and polished.
  •  Under Bonnet cleaned and shuts cleaned and protected
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Exterior Finished

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Below some before and afters
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​This Valet will take between  4 and 5 hours depending on the size of the car and its condition.
All this can be included in a Regular Detail Maintenance package, on either 
monthly or weekly basis.

Prices from £125.00
Many Thanks For  Looking
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BMW X5 Msport in for Classic Detail and sort the Swirls out on Paint as you can see in photo's and many other issues due to being rushed through by dealership.Obviously clients werent  happy with the poor  workmanship so came  in for it to be rectified.
As normal here`s the  before  during and  after photo`s 
If that sounds familiar with your car give me a call and I can inspect your car and put right any issues you may have with your car.Tye package is designed to thoroughly go through every aspect of your car inside and out and get it looking it's best .
The Classic Detailing Package 
This is our most in-depth Detailing Service. The interior and exterior of you vehicle is treated to the pinnacle of of our detailing and professional valeting expertise, that includes our complete arsenal of detailing skills, making your vehicle look the best it possibly can.
The Interior Fully detailed .
Exterior, Luxury Wash, Contamination removal Detailed Clay and Gloss Enhancement to the paint to bring back the gloss and depth .
Prices £350.00
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Some Before Photo`s
The Luxury Wash Process 
All washed and dried , so onto the  interior  before we  got  into the workshop to do the Enhancement Detail 
But First is  the  finishing  of the  Engine and The Interior Valet , Clean Carpets and seats and  clean and  treat all the  leather  
Then onto the Enhancement Detail  and the Protection 
Photo`s  Below
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​For More Information Click Detailing Service Below :-​Visit our other Blogs in the Classic Car Series here with the Ferrari 365 GT4 BB , Porsche Targa , Jaguar F Type, Porsche 911 , E-Type Jaguar , Lotus Elise, Aston Martin DB5 and more on our Blog Post here.
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Video Walk Around

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I had in this Porsche 911 Turbo In For The Classic Prestige Valeting Package in The Cotswolds the intense deep Valeting / Detailing package and more attention to the inside too. Deep clean carpets and intensive clean and re treatment of the leather seats.
Outside needed in depth clean of the  wheels especially behind on the inside of the alloys ,Wheels sealed and  the exterior paint work compound and old wax needed to be removed due to recent paintwork and badges needing a lot of dirt build up and calcification built up too.
​This is ideal Detailing Package for used or new Prestige,Classic or Super Cars Ideally for a Regular 4-6 month Detail Package to keep your car in best tip top condition.

This Service is a top inside and out detailing package to may be to maximise price for sale and great top up Paint Protection to with choice of waxes and sealants . 

Book Early to avoid disappointment 
Prices from £150.00 
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​Book This Service Call ​or Text 07774454455
Here`s  some Before Photo`s 
The Wash Stages 
Then onto the  interior 
Here`s some  finished photo`s 
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For More Information Click Detailing Service Below :-​Visit our other Blogs in the Classic Car Series here with the Ferrari 365 GT4 BB , Porsche Targa , Jaguar F Type, Porsche 911 , E-Type Jaguar , Lotus Elise, Aston Martin DB5 and more on our Blog Post here.
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The New Car Protection
Welcome to Kleen Machine`s new car protection page. Below is what we offer 
​As most people know when you buy a new car the dealership will offer you some sort of paint and interior protection packages, they will tell you that it is the best package for you. In most instances it is not as high quality or as durable as the product most Detailers like myself are applying.The biggest problems with the protection packages is not the just the products but how they are applied and most importantly, the preparation of the surfaces of the paint before it is applied. We have seen it applied over the top of fall out, over sprayed and un-clayed panels therefore leaving very little protection, if any at all. If you are spending £450 or more for protection you want the BEST preparation for your car, be it a Ford Focus or £150,000 Range Rover Sport or Ferrari.
We offer 5 paint protection packages:
1. A Glass Coating from CarPro - CQuartz Finest
2. Carpro Essence Protection + Reload Sio Coating
3. Carpro Cquarts - Uk or Classic Eddition 
4. Regular Detail Package - to suit your budget and keep you car protected.
5.Air glide system , Cross linking Nano protection
Hi I Had this Jaguar XF in for New Car Protection Package . This  car is to be a  regular so he opted for the CarPro Essence and Reload Sio2 Sealant and wax top up as a Regular Detail Package on monthly bases. Along with regular washes and  Protection top ups this will keep this car as good as new  for years to come.
​For More Information Click Detailing Service Below :-​Visit our other Blogs in the Classic Car Series here with the Ferrari 365 GT4 BB , Porsche Targa , Jaguar F Type, Porsche 911 , E-Type Jaguar , Lotus Elise, Aston Martin DB5,  Ford Focus ST500 and more on our Blog Post here.
QUARTZ COATING VS WAXES-COMPARISON
Quartz coating is a liquid, SiO2-based medium which protects painted automotive surfaces. Traditional waxes contain, in most cases, the Carnauba wax of Brazilian palm trees, beeswax or KPS-type, synthetic waxes.
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Interior sorted and freshened up on Ferrari 355 Spider in for Classic Detail this week in the Cotswolds. This ideal package if your classic has just come out of storage or a good clean after busy summer on the concourse and classic car shows or may be just from your weekend drives.
Plastics finished off with Black Wow Pro, still the best product on the market, and an idea product for restoring plastics on older classic cars too. 

​The Classic DetailThis is our most in-depth Specialist Detailing Service. The interior and exterior of you vehicle is treated to the pinnacle of of our detailing expertise. This Detail includes our complete arsenal of detailing skills, making your vehicle look the
best it possibly can.
The Luxury Detailing Wash +.

  • Engine cleaned and dressed.
  • Pre-Inspection
  • Pre-clean, wash Entire vehicle exterior pre-washed to remove soiling prior to contact wash
  • Removal of traffic film, flies(so annoying in the Summer) and salt.
  • Wheels cleaned, outside and inside.
  • Full exterior ‘Kleen Machine’ jet wash of door shuts, sills, boot shut, wheel arches, wheels and all paintwork. .
  • Door shuts and bonnet shut cleaned .
  • Only When exterior is fully cleaned of the dirt & grit, is then shampoo`d
  • by hand using ultra soft wash mitts with luxury ph neutral wash & wax.
  • Contamination Removed From Paint 
  • Badges britework and grills cleaned
  • Tar spots removed from paintwork
  • Body fully dried with super soft drying towels.
  • Vehicle is normally air blow dried with warm air to remove trapped water
  • Paintwork detail clayed
The Interior Detail
  • All seats, carpets, boot and mats are vacuumed.
  • Shampoo all carpets seats and Upholstery, including roof lining
  • Clean steering wheel and stalks
  • All interior plastics and rubbers are cleaned, this includes the pedals.
  • Dashboard, fascia, all plastic surfaces and rubbers are dressed/treated.
  • All wood surfaces cleaned and polished.
  • The interior is deodorised.
  • Mats removed, and cleaned and dressed if necessary
  • If Interior is Leather, full leather clean and re-feed.
The Exterior Detail
  • Spare wheel cleaned and polished
  • Paint work detail clayed
  • All bright-work chrome and grills cleaned and polished
  • The arches are dressed with protection.
  • The tyres and plastics dressed with long lasting dressing.
  • Tar spots removed
  • Windows and mirrors cleaned and polished inside and out
  • All Plastics and rubbers treated with long life dressing
  • Gloss Enhancement to Paint to add better lusted and deeper finish
  • All Paintwork and exterior hand waxed and sealed with
  • high quality wax (more information).
If your vehicle is prestige, classic or a sports car we even have matt or semi matt dressing. See Luxury detailing extras. This Valet will a day or more to complete.
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For More Information Click Detailing Service Below :-​Visit our other Blogs in the Classic Car Series here with the Ferrari 365 GT4 BB , Porsche Targa , Jaguar F Type, Porsche 911 , E-Type Jaguar , Lotus Elise, Aston Martin DB5 and more on our Blog Post here.
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Aston Martin DB5 - Executive Valeting Detailing Services in Andoversford The Cotswolds - Kleen Machine
I had a Aston Martin DB5 in for The Prestige Detailing Package in Andoversford at Cotswold Prestige Cars in Andoversford , they had  had  it  in for a lot of work and wanted it to go back to the  client  in a nice  clean order. The car wasn't too bad just had collected a bit of dust and the  interior needed a good clean and detail and leather seats  needed a clean and  treatment. Outside there was  a lot  of dust and  wax and  compound that had  built  up over the  years, not  uncommon for a classic car of this age.

The Luxury Wash Process and  Before  photos

Below Finished Photo`s

​Kleen Machine is a Mobile Car Valeting & Detailing company based in Cheltenham.We work throughout Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds area, including Cheltenham, Gloucester,Tewkesbury, Stroud, Berkeley and Cirencester, please see the map below. We are available 7 days a week, all year round, working in all weather.
For More Information Click Detailing Service Below :- ​Visit our  other  Blogs  in the Classic Car Series here with the Ferrari 365 GT4 BB , Porsche Targa , Porsche 911 E-Type Jaguar , Lotus Elise and more on our Blog Post here.
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Aston Martin Vantage - Mobile Prestige Detailing Package in Winchombe The Cotswolds - Kleen Machine
I Had this Rare Aston Martin Vantage Convertible in for a Prestige Detailing Package including paint sealant and wax upgrade. Interior needed a deep clean and leather needed all the grubby marks and ingrained stains to the cream leather removed then re fed with high grade Leather protection leaving the leather nice and soft and well protected for the coming months. All this is Extra`s the are included in the Prestige Detailing Package which is designed to suit  the customers  needs on pacific Sports , Classic and Prestige vehicles
Below before photo`s
The Luxury wash 
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Snow Foam Soak
Detailing Brushes where needed
Soft Towel Dried
Engine Done
The Luxury Detailing Wash.
  • Pre inspection  
  •  Badges brite-work and grills cleaned.
  •  Wheels cleaned, outside and inside. Ph Neutral Fall out Safely removing Brake dust
  •  Removal of traffic film, flies(so annoying in the Summer) and salt.
  •  Pre-clean, wash Shampoo
  •  Contamination removed and Fall out applied to paintwork (removing  any iron deposits).
  •  Super soft Hand wash
  •  Body fully dried with super soft drying towels and Hot Air removing any trapped water.
  •  The arches are dressed with protection.
  • ​Detailing Clayed if  needed to Remove Bonded Contamination 
​The Interior
  •  All seats, carpets, boot and mats are vacuumed.
  •  All upholstery and carpets are shampooed.
  •  Leather, cleaned If applicable 
  •  All interior plastics and rubbers are cleaned, this includes the pedals.
  •  The interior is deodorised.
  •  Dashboard, fascia and all plastic surfaces and rubbers are Cleaned and dressed/treated.
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Interior Done
​The Exterior
  •  Tar spots removed.• Paintwork is Sealed and hand waxed
  •  The windows and mirrors are cleaned inside and out.
  •  The tyres dressed with long lasting dressing.
  •  All plastic surfaces are Cleaned and dressed/Protected.
  •  Door shuts and bonnet shut cleaned and polished.
  •  Under Bonnet cleaned and shuts cleaned and protected
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​Prices
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This service starts from £150,00 Each valet/Detail is individual due to the size and condition of the vehicle and an exact price will be given upon inspection of the vehicle and a price will be agreed before we start the Detail on your vehicle.

Book This Service Call 07774454455
Kleen Machine is a Mobile Car Valeting & Detailing company based in Cheltenham.We work throughout Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds area, including Cheltenham, Gloucester,Tewkesbury, Stroud, Berkeley and Cirencester, please see the map below. We are available 7 days a week, all year round, working in all weather.
For More Information Click Detailing Service Below :-​Visit our  other  Blogs  in the Classic Car Series here with the Ferrari 365 GT4 BB , Porsche Targa , Porsche 911 E-Type Jaguar , Lotus Elise and  more on our Blog Post here.
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Prestige Detailing Package on Jaguar F Type in Cheltenham at Kleen Machine - Mobile Car Valeting and Detailing
​I Had this Jaguar F Type in for The Prestige Detailing Package , a lot of contamination to remove ,bonded contaminates and  tar and tree sap, not unusual now a days. Interior  hadnt  been done i a while so the  Leather  needed a deep clean and treatment, a lot of dust everywhere too so that needed to be addressed to.
To finish up nice paint clean enhancement and polish to improve gloss and couple of coats of durable wax.
All included would take about a  day to do and depending  on paint and  condition prices start at £150.00

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Before Photo`s

Below Luxury Wash 
Fall out Remover
The Interior Finished
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Finished with Two Coats of Durable wax
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Kleen Machine is a Mobile Car Valeting & Detailing company based in Cheltenham.We work throughout Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds area, including Cheltenham, Gloucester,Tewkesbury, Stroud, Berkeley and Cirencester, please see the map below. We are available 7 days a week, all year round, working in all weather.
For More Information Click Detailing Service Below :-​Visit our other Blogs in the Classic Car Series here with the Ferrari 365 GT4 BB , Porsche Targa , Porsche 911 E-Type Jaguar , Lotus Elise and more on our Blog Post here.
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Welcome To The Kleen Machine
Kleen Machine is a Mobile Car Valeting & Detailing company based in Cheltenham.  We work throughout Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds area including Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Berkeley.

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Hi I`m Tony from Kleen Machine - Mobile Car Valeting and Detailing Services in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

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