Car repair services in Marbella
Tyres & wheels
Alloy wheel painting
Refinishing alloy wheels whose paint is scuffed, peeling or corroded: stripping, priming and repainting all four rims in the original or a new colour and finish — gloss, matt or metallic — in a paint booth. Cosmetic only; a bent or cracked rim is straightened first under alloy wheel restoration.
1 shopAlloy wheel restoration
Straightening bent alloy wheels and repairing kerb damage or cracks to restore the rim's structure.
1 shop
Car wash & cleaning
Engine bay cleaning
Degreasing and rinsing the engine bay with wastewater containment to keep electrics safe.
3 shopsHand wash
Washing the exterior by hand with shampoo, wheels and door shuts included, for a gentler finish than a tunnel.
3 shopsFloor mat cleaning
Deep-cleaning the car's floor mats out of the vehicle: textile mats shampooed and extracted or machine-washed and dried, rubber mats scrubbed and dressed, so ground-in dirt, sand and stains come out rather than just being vacuumed over. Often added to an interior clean.
2 shopsFull valet
A complete wash package covering the full exterior wash and full interior clean in one visit.
3 shopsHeadliner cleaning
Cleaning the fabric lining on the inside of the car's roof: hand marks, grease, water stains and tobacco yellowing are lifted with low-moisture foam and a soft brush, because soaking the lining can loosen its glue and make it sag. Replacing a lining that already sags is an upholstery job, not this.
1 shopInterior disinfection
Sanitising the whole cabin against germs, mould and viruses, usually by filling it with a fine mist of an approved disinfectant such as hydrogen peroxide, sometimes with high-temperature steam on seats and surfaces. Some shops hand over a certificate afterwards, useful for taxis, rental and company cars. Treating smells with an ozone generator, and cleaning the air-conditioning ducts, are listed as their own services.
1 shopInterior vacuum & wipe-down
Vacuuming seats, carpets and boot, and wiping down the dashboard and door panels.
3 shopsLeather cleaning & conditioning
Cleaning and conditioning leather seats and trim to remove dirt and prevent cracking.
2 shopsOzone odour treatment
Running an ozone generator in the sealed cabin — of a car, a truck cab or a bus — to remove smoke, damp and pet odours and disinfect surfaces.
2 shopsPlastic trim restoration
Bringing faded, grey or sticky plastic back to a clean, even, dark finish: deep-cleaning the dashboard, door panels and console inside, or the bumpers, mirror caps and window trim outside, then applying a restorer or dressing that protects it from the sun. Cosmetic care only — cracked or broken parts are a bodywork repair.
2 shopsTar & iron decontamination
Chemically removing tar, bug residue and embedded iron fallout from the paintwork without abrasion.
3 shopsUpholstery deep clean
Deep-cleaning fabric or leather-alternative upholstery and carpets to lift stains, pet hair and ground-in dirt.
3 shopsWax protection
Applying a coat of wax to clean paintwork by hand or machine, then buffing it off. It adds gloss, makes water bead and roll off, and keeps dirt from sticking for a few weeks to a few months — a lighter, cheaper protection than a ceramic coating. Usually added on after a wash.
3 shopsWheel detailing
Deep-cleaning the wheels well beyond a normal wash: brake dust and iron fallout dissolved from the faces and the inner barrels, wheel arches cleaned, tyres dressed, and optionally a protective sealant on the rims so dirt sticks less. Repairing kerbed or corroded wheels, or repainting them, are separate services.
3 shops
Bodywork, paint & glass
Car seat and interior upholstery
Repairing or re-covering a car's interior: torn or worn seats in fabric, vinyl or leather, sagging headliners, door panels, carpets and steering-wheel covers — a single seat panel or a full custom interior. Motorcycle seats are listed separately.
1 shopBrake caliper painting
Painting the brake calipers a colour of the owner's choice with heat-resistant paint, a cosmetic job visible through the wheel spokes: the wheels come off, the calipers are cleaned and degreased, surrounding parts are masked, and two or more coats go on, sometimes with a brand logo. The brakes themselves are not touched.
1 shopCeramic coating
Applying a liquid silica-based (SiO2) protective layer to the paintwork after decontamination and polishing. It cures to a hard, glossy, water-repellent shell that keeps dirt from sticking and lasts years instead of the weeks a wax lasts. The polishing step itself is listed separately.
3 shopsDent repair
Repairing dents and creases, including paintless dent removal where the paint is intact.
1 shopCar glass polishing
Machine polishing of the windscreen and windows with cerium oxide to remove wiper scratches, fine swirls and water spots. Light and moderate scratches polish out; a deep scratch needs glass replacement. Not for paint or headlights, which are separate services.
1 shopRain-repellent glass treatment
Applying a water-repellent coating to a clean windscreen and windows so rain beads up and runs off at speed, improving visibility and making insects and grime easier to clean off. It lasts from a few months to about a year and does not remove scratches, which is glass polishing.
1 shopHeadlight polishing & restoration
Machine polishing to clear yellowed or oxidised headlight lenses and restore brightness.
2 shopsBody kit and aero parts fitting
Fitting aftermarket styling and aerodynamic parts to a car — a front lip or splitter, side skirts, a rear diffuser, a boot spoiler or a full body kit in plastic or carbon — including test fitting, adjusting the fit, fixing with bolts, rivets or bonding, and painting to match where needed. Some parts need homologation to stay road-legal, which is a separate job.
1 shopPaint protection film
Cutting and fitting thick clear or printed protective film to bodywork panels, made to the vehicle's shape rather than a stock decorative wrap.
1 shopScratch and stone-chip touch-up
Repairing small chips and scratches that have gone through the paint, without respraying the panel: the spot is cleaned and lightly sanded, filled with paint mixed to the car's factory colour code, then levelled and polished so it blends in. Stops rust starting on bare metal and is far cheaper than painting; shallow marks that only sit in the clear coat are removed by polishing instead.
1 shopPolishing and paint correction
Machine polishing to remove swirl marks and light scratches, with a protective finish.
3 shopsVinyl wrapping
Covering panels, the roof, trim or the whole vehicle in coloured, textured or printed self-adhesive vinyl to change its look without repainting — a colour change, carbon or wood-effect film, stripes or advertising graphics. Reversible and much cheaper than paint. Thick clear protective film is listed separately as paint protection film.
1 shopWindow tinting
Applying tinted film to the inside of a car's side and rear windows to cut glare and heat, keep the interior private and hold the glass together if it breaks. In Spain the front side windows and windscreen may not be darkened, and the film must be approved and marked, so a shop fits homologated film and hands over its certificate for the ITV. Also covers removing old, bubbled or faded film.
1 shop