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How Blackbird Prices Mobile Detailing in Hampton Roads

What you can expect to pay, and why we scope every quote.

Apr 25, 20265 min read
The Blackbird mobile unit and enclosed trailer parked on a residential street in Hampton Roads

Most detailers either post a flat menu that does not fit any real vehicle, or refuse to publish anything at all. Both approaches lose. A flat menu lies, and a black box wastes everyone time. Blackbird sits in the middle: published starting prices for specialty work, and scoped pricing for membership and full details once we see the vehicle.

The reason is simple. A daily-driver sedan and a three-row SUV with a year of beach trips do not take the same hours, the same pads, or the same product. Pricing them the same is dishonest. So we publish what we can hold consistent, and scope the rest.

What you can see today

Specialty installs are the closest to a true menu. Window film, ceramic coatings, paint enhancement, and add-on protection sit in a narrow band by film grade or product tier. We publish those starting prices below.

Window Tint Β· Starting At

Carbon and ceramic film, scoped to Virginia legal limits.

Active Signature and Elite members receive 10% off every tint service.

  • Windshield Brow
    Upper windshield strip for glare reduction.
    Starting at $139
  • Front Windows
    Two front windows for heat and glare reduction.
    Starting at $279
  • Full Windshield
    Full windshield tint for heat rejection and interior protection.
    Starting at $279
  • Full Sides & Rear
    Complete vehicle tint excluding windshield. Varies by vehicle size.
    Starting at $449

Final pricing depends on glass count, vehicle size, and the specific film grade.

Add-ons are the small targeted services that pair with a maintenance detail or stand on their own. Pet hair removal, headlight restoration, engine bay clean, salt and overspray decon. Members pay a member rate on every visit; non-members pay the published retail starting rate.

Where it gets scoped, not posted

Initial details, paint correction stages, and ceramic coating tiers are all scoped to the vehicle. We do not publish a flat number for those, because the right number depends on what the walk-through finds. The application returns the membership rate card, the initial-detail tier prices, and the member add-on rates.

Why pricing is delivered after you apply

Membership and initial-detail pricing come back with the application. We confirm the route window for your ZIP, walk the vehicle in person, and the quote is firm once that walk-through is done.

  • You apply with vehicle, contact, and the package you are leaning toward.
  • Founding membership rates, initial tier pricing, and member add-on rates come back with the application.
  • We call within 24 hours to lock the on-site walk-through.
  • Quote is firm after the walk-through. Nothing commits before that.

What founding pricing means for you

Memberships started in 2021 and we are still onboarding founding members in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Norfolk. Founding pricing is locked for the life of the membership. Retail pricing kicks in for members who join after the founding window closes. The application is the only place to lock the founding rate.

β€œA standing appointment is worth more than a one-off detail. Same time window, same detailer, same vehicle. The price reflects that.”

Judah Cates, founder

If you want the full membership rate card, the initial detail tier prices, and the member add-on rates without a phone call, apply. It takes a few minutes, and your rates come back with it.

Apply for Membership

Your rates come back with it.

Founding membership rates, initial detail tiers, and member add-on rates come back with the application. We call within 24 hours to confirm the walk-through.

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