Video ads · Auto detailing
Video ads for auto detailers in Sacramento
Detailing sells on the result, and the result is visual. We film the dirty-to-clean transformation, the process up close and the care that goes into every car. You run the ads; we make them.
What we film
What auto detailing ads usually show
The customer is buying a feeling: getting their car back better than new. Show them the moment it happens.
01
Dirty-to-clean transformations
A 50/50 split on corrected paint, a muddy interior turned spotless. The whole detailing ad in one shot.
02
The process up close
Foam cannon, clay bar, polisher on paint, steam on seats. Slow, satisfying and detailed.
03
Ceramic coating and water beading
The hose on a freshly coated hood. Proof in two seconds.
04
The mobile rig arriving
Your van pulling into a driveway or an office lot. For mobile detailers, convenience is the pitch.
05
The owner explaining packages
What’s in each package and who it’s for, so customers book the right one.
Your shot list
We plan the shots with you before the day, around the jobs you want more of and the places we can film.
Hooks and objections
What makes a detailing customer stop scrolling
Detailing hooks are visual. The first second does most of the work.
Opening lines we’d test
- “Watch this interior go from family road trip to showroom.”
- “Ceramic coating or wax? Here’s the difference.”
- “We come to you. Here’s what that looks like.”
- “What a paint correction actually fixes.”
- “Selling your car? Do this first.”
What stops them calling, and how the ad answers it
- “I can wash it myself.”
- Close-ups of what a hand wash misses, and what a detail fixes.
- “Why does it cost that much?”
- Process footage that shows the hours of work in a full detail.
- “Does a ceramic coating actually last?”
- You on camera, explaining what the coating does and how to look after it, in plain words.
- “I don’t have time to drop my car off.”
- For mobile detailers: the van arriving at a driveway, the work done while the customer works.
Case study
No auto detailing case study yet
We haven’t published a auto detailing case study, so we won’t show you one. Our published work is for HVAC, ADU and remodeling clients, and the shoot works the same way.
Auto brands we’ve worked with
Pricing
What’s included and what it costs
The same prices as the booking portal. You run the ads; we make them.
- Filmed at your shop or on a mobile job, with close-ups of the process
- Scripts written with you, around the jobs you want more of
- A half or full day on location with our crew and gear
- 3 finished ads per Ad Batch, edited and ready to launch
- Delivered within 7 days of the shoot
Travel is included in Sacramento, Roseville, Folsom, Elk Grove, Rocklin, El Dorado Hills and Davis; elsewhere the portal adds $150. See service areas
Shoot
Half-day shoot
$600
Half a day on location with our crew and gear.
Shoot
Full-day shoot
$1,000
A full day on location, for more scripts, people or places.
Editing
Ad Batch
$900
3 finished ads, scripted, edited and ready to launch.
Pack
Ad pack
From$1,500
A half-day shoot plus an Ad Batch: 3 finished ads, delivered within 7 days of the shoot.
Monthly
Video every week, not just ads
The Sacramento Trust Engine is monthly video for local service companies. Your team on camera, every week, everywhere your customers scroll. Two half-days of your time a month; we do everything else.
For companies already spending a few thousand a month on marketing.
Starter
- 8 short-form videos a month
- Posting to 1 platform
- A monthly strategy call
Core
- 10 short-form videos a month
- Posting to 2 platforms
- A strategy call every 2 weeks
Authority
- 12 short-form videos a month
- Posting to 3 platforms
- Comments and DMs handled, with leads passed to you
- A weekly strategy call
- An Ad Batch every quarter (3 finished ads)
Every shoot is delivered within 7 days, or your next 2 videos are free. Not happy with the first month’s videos? We re-shoot and re-edit them free. We work with one company per trade in the Sacramento region.
Founding Partners: we’re taking three companies at a founding rate for their first six months, in exchange for a case study: a filmed testimonial, your own before-and-after numbers, and permission to share your story. Ask about it on your strategy call.
Start the Trust Engine within 30 days of an ad pack and your shoot day comes off the first month.
FAQ
Auto detailing video ad questions
The questions we get from this trade before a shoot.
Can you film a mobile detail at a customer’s house?
Yes, with the customer’s permission. A driveway job is often the best setting for a mobile detailing ad.
Do we need a really dirty car?
It helps. The bigger the difference, the stronger the ad. Line up one or two cars that need the full treatment for the shoot day.
Is a half-day shoot enough?
For one car, often yes: we film the key steps and the reveal, not every minute of the detail. More cars or locations need a full day.
Can you make an ad for each package?
Yes. Each Ad Batch is 3 finished ads, so one batch can cover three packages: interior, exterior and ceramic coating, for example.
Other trades
Other trades we film
Each trade sells differently. Pick yours to see what we film, the hooks we write and what it costs.
- Video adsHVACTechnicians on camera, installs and before-and-after comfort.
- Video adsRoofingInspections on camera, tear-offs and finished roofs from above.
- Video adsADU buildersFinished-unit walkthroughs, the build and the owner on camera.
- Video adsRemodelingBefore-and-after reveals, your showroom and your crew at work.
- Video adsSolarReal installs, your team on camera and plain-language answers.
Where we shoot: Sacramento, Roseville, Folsom, Elk Grove, Rocklin, El Dorado Hills and Davis.
Book your detailing shoot
- Ad packs from $1,500
- Delivered within 7 days of the shoot
- Travel included across the Sacramento region