What To Expect

What to expect fromObsidian

We're a growing mobile studio building our name across the Durham to Hillsborough to Chapel Hill corridor. We haven't stacked up a public review wall yet, so instead of borrowed words, here's exactly what you can count on when you book us.

Fully mobile · own water & power · open 7 days
Detailer working on a black sports car at a Durham home
100%
Mobile & Self-Contained
6
Corridor Towns Served
7
Days a Week, 7AM–8PM
<1 hr
Typical Quote Reply
Detailed Tesla Model 3 after a mobile detail in Durham What You Can Count On
Straight With You

A young studio, no borrowed words

Obsidian Detail Studios is early in the corridor, and we'd rather show you how we work than paste up testimonials we can't back. So here's the deal, plain.

We're building our review base one car at a time around Durham, Hillsborough, and the towns between them. Until that wall fills in honestly, the cards below lay out exactly what every booking gets: mobile service at your place, our own water and power, and a quote tied to your vehicle instead of a fixed menu. When you book, you're welcome to ask for a reference or two from recent jobs in your area. Want to judge by results instead of words? Browse the detailing gallery, or read more on our about page.

ON-SITE

We pull up to your driveway, apartment lot, office deck, marina, or hangar and run the full job right there. No drop-off, no shuttling your car across town.

Driveway serviceDurham to Chapel Hill
SELF-CONTAINED

Our rig carries its own water and power. You don't need a hose, an outlet, or any prep. Hand us the keys and go about your day.

Water & power onboardHillsborough base
BY THE VEHICLE

Bronze, Silver, and Gold packages are quoted by vehicle size and condition, so a tidy sedan runs less than a truck off a job site. Usually a number back within the hour.

Honest quoteNo fixed-menu guessing
Blue Lamborghini with show-car gloss after mobile detailing near Chapel Hill Mobile Ceramic & Correction
Mobile Ceramic & Correction

Gloss done in your driveway

ON-SITE COATING

We apply ceramic coating right where your car is parked in Durham or Hillsborough. No shop drop-off. We prep and cure outdoors in Triangle weather, and we plan the day around it.

Mobile ceramicPrep, correct, coat, cure
SWIRL WORK

Paint correction knocks back the swirls a cheap car wash leaves behind. We walk you through what a machine polish can and can't fix on your paint before we start.

Paint correctionHonest about results
Most shops insist ceramic coating and paint correction have to happen indoors. We do both on-site, right where your car is parked in Durham or Hillsborough.

Read the full detail on our ceramic coating and paint correction pages, including how we prep and cure paint outdoors in Triangle weather.

Red Mercedes-AMG profile after a ceramic coating detail in Hillsborough Interiors & Pet Hair
Interiors & Pet Hair

The messy jobs, handled

PET HAIR

Big dogs mean back-seat hair that a vacuum alone won't touch. We work it out of the carpet and upholstery so the cabin actually smells fresh again.

Deep interiorWest Durham to your door
FAMILY CARS

Crushed crackers and spilled juice around a car seat are our normal. Interior shampoo and extraction bring the seats and carpet back without a trip to the shop.

Shampoo & extractionMebane and nearby
APARTMENT-FRIENDLY

No garage, no problem. We roll up self-contained and work right in the lot where a lot of detailers won't come, then condition the leather back to life.

Lot serviceCarrboro and Chapel Hill
On Time, On Quote

Detailers you can count on

Here's how we run every job, whether it's a daily driver, a boat, or a work truck. We show up when we say, and the invoice matches the quote. Pricing runs on vehicle size and how much work the condition needs, so a compact that gets a monthly wash quotes lower than an SUV coming off a muddy summer. Send a few photos and you'll usually have a number back within the hour, with no fixed-menu guessing.

We work well past the daily-driver too: boat and marine details on Falls Lake and Jordan Lake, plus jobs out at Kerr Lake and Hyco. Fleet owners can lean on our fleet and commercial route, and we also handle RV and camper and aircraft work that most local shops don't touch.

WHILE YOU WORK

Book us at your office lot near RTP and pick up a clean car at the end of the day. We keep to the arrival window and the price we quoted, with no day-of surprises.

Office-lot detailingDurham and RTP
SELLING A CAR

A full detail before you list makes a car photograph and show far better. We get it clean enough that buyers notice, without overselling what a detail can do.

Sale-ready detailHillsborough and nearby
ON THE LAKE

Pontoon back from a summer on Falls Lake with an algae line and faded gelcoat? Marine work is a niche we actively cover, on Falls, Jordan, Kerr, and Hyco.

Boat & marineNamed-lake service
FLEET ROUTE

Running a small contractor fleet? We detail trucks in batches over consecutive mornings for a consistent result, and we'll set up a standing schedule that fits your operation.

Fleet & commercialStanding schedules
GIFT IT

A detail makes an easy surprise for the driver in your life. Tell us the date and we'll line up the visit so the car is fresh when they need it.

Gift a detailBook around your date
POLLEN SEASON

Triangle pollen cakes paint in yellow film for weeks. A full exterior detail clears it and brings the finish back. Quick to reply and easy to schedule around your hours.

Seasonal exteriorChapel Hill and corridor

Ready to book your first Obsidian detail? Request a free quote or call (919) 695-7326.

Ask the Shop

Reviews questions

Do you have customer reviews yet?+
We're an early-stage mobile studio still building our review base across Durham, Hillsborough, and Chapel Hill, so we don't post testimonials we can't back. Instead, this page lays out exactly what every booking gets. If you'd rather judge by results, the gallery shows before-and-after work across auto, ceramic, and marine jobs, and when you book you're welcome to ask for a reference or two from recent jobs in your area.
Is Obsidian Detail Studios good for a first-time detail?+
Yes. We walk you through what each package covers, quote it honestly by vehicle size and condition, and stand behind the result. If something's off, we come back and make it right.
How much does a detail cost?+
There's no fixed menu price. A quote depends on your vehicle's size and how much work the condition calls for, so a well-kept sedan runs less than a truck coming off a job site. Send a few photos through the contact page and you'll usually have a number back within the hour.
Do you really come to me?+
Yes. Every job is on-location work at a home, apartment lot, or office in the corridor. We arrive fully self-contained with our own water and power, so you don't need a hose, an outlet, or any prep. We cover Durham, Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Mebane, and Roxboro seven days a week, 7 AM to 8 PM.
Behind the Work

The people doing the work

No faceless crew. You get a trained tech who treats your car like the only one on the schedule that day.

Obsidian detailer cleaning an engine bay during a mobile detail in Durham Obsidian detailer polishing a truck wheel at a Hillsborough driveway Obsidian detailer working a black car window during a Chapel Hill detail
Be an Early Client

Book your first detail

We come to you across Durham, Hillsborough & Chapel Hill for cars, boats, RVs, and fleets. Tell us about your vehicle and we'll reply with a quote, usually within the hour.

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Tell us about your vehicle and we'll get back with a custom quote fast, usually within the hour. Prefer to talk it through? Reach us here.

We Come to Your LocationServing Durham, Hillsborough, Chapel Hill & the corridor
Satisfaction GuaranteedNot happy? We come back and make it right
Self-Contained RigOur own water & power, so you don't lift a finger
WORK ORDER · FREE QUOTEREPLY < 1 HR
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