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Our story

A family shop with a high-end standard.

A family-run detailing studio serving the Triangle since 2014. Hand-finished, hand-inspected, and built around a single idea: your car should feel new every time you climb in.

Marcus Allred, founder of Crest Auto Spa

Our story

A small shop with high standards.

I worked the bay at my dad's shop in Cary every Saturday from age twelve. He always said: "if you can see your reflection in the door jamb, you actually cleaned the car." That's still the standard here.
Marcus Allred
Founder & Lead Detailer
2014
Founded
3
Locations
28
Detailers on staff

Why we're different

We do the boring work other shops skip.

Real microfiber, fresh wash water, two-bucket method, hand-finished panels. The stuff that's invisible if it's done right and obvious if it isn't.

Hand-finished, every car

No automated brushes. Every panel is washed with a fresh lambswool mitt and dried with plush microfiber.

Two-bucket method

Grit stays out of the wash water and off your paint. The same protocol high-end detailers use on six-figure cars.

Biodegradable products

Every soap and dressing we use is pH-neutral and reclaim-friendly. Our wash water is recycled on site.

Real interior care

We steam, vacuum, and condition — not spray-and-pray. A Deluxe interior takes 60 minutes for a reason.

On-time, every time

Booked for 25 minutes? You're out in 25. Showroom Service runs come with hourly text updates.

Inspected before pickup

Every car gets a final hand-buff and a printed inspection card. If a panel doesn't pass, we redo it before you see it.

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Reviews

4.9average rating.

2,847 reviews
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Marcus and his team detailed our 11-year-old Subaru after a beach week. They got sand out of crevices I didn't even know my car had. The car genuinely smells new again. Worth every dollar of the Deluxe.

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Priya Khatri
Raleigh, NC
Google

Quick, clean, friendly. Will be back.

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Diana Belmonte
Cary, NC
Google

I've been a member at the chain car washes for years and the difference in care here is night and day. They actually look at your car. The lead detailer Diana noticed a swirl mark from a previous shop and offered to buff it out — for free, included with the Signature. Switched my membership the same day.

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Jermaine Holloway
Durham, NC
Yelp

First place I've found that handles my husband's lifted truck without complaint. Clean every time, and the booking flow is genuinely the easiest I've used.

Ana Ortiz
Raleigh, NC
Google

Great work overall — interior was spotless. Took about 15 minutes longer than the quoted time but they let me know upfront, and threw in tire shine. Honest people, no upsell pressure.

Gregor Wang
Apex, NC
Google

I drive 30 minutes past two other car washes to come here. The Reserve membership is wild — I get a Showroom-level service every quarter and it's nicer than what I paid $400 for at a so-called "luxury" detailer in Cary.

Bea Linden
Garner, NC
Google

Brought a 1973 911 in expecting to do most of the work myself. Got it back better than it left the dealer in 1974. The Showroom Service is the real thing.

Ramon Petrosian
Raleigh, NC
Yelp

Booked a gift card for my dad's 60th. The team wrote a handwritten note, included a little detailing brush as a gift. Small thing, but the kind of detail that tells you they care.

Tessa Yeoh
Wake Forest, NC
Google

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