Chelsea, Alabama
From Chelsea Park to Chesser Plantation, Eli brings award-winning interior and exterior detailing to your Chelsea driveway, with his own water, power and professional equipment. Your car gets the full treatment while your workday, or your Saturday, keeps moving.
A tree-lined pond in Chelsea, Alabama, in JunePhoto: Paul Lowry, CC BY 2.0
Recognized for excellence
Made for Chelsea commuters
Chelsea has grown fast since it incorporated in 1996. The community that went by Melrose until the railroad renamed it in 1908 now adds new streets and new homes every year, and for plenty of those households the week runs on US 280. After five days of commuting over Double Oak Mountain, nobody wants to spend Saturday waiting on a detail. So Eli's Elite comes to your house, bringing water, power, professional equipment and an owner-led process from the first rinse to the final wipe-down.
Eli sets up wherever the car already lives: a driveway in Chesser Plantation, a cul-de-sac in Forest Lakes, a garage apron in Chelsea Park, or an office lot where that works better. While he hand washes the paint, cleans the wheels and restores the cabin, you can keep working, get the kids to practice or simply enjoy the house. Before he packs up, anything you are not happy with is redone on the spot, and the car is ready for the next run down Chelsea Road.
The Chelsea routine
Driving in Chelsea mixes highway miles with fresh construction. US 280 coats the front end with bugs and road film, new neighborhoods send red clay onto rocker panels and floor mats, and spring pine pollen settles on anything parked outside. Add an Alabama summer beating down on the dash and seats, and a car can look tired well before its next oil change. Eli's packages clean away the grime and add fresh protection in a single visit.
The daily drive up 280 leaves bug residue, brake dust and a gray film on paint and glass. A careful hand wash, wheel cleaning and fresh wax lift it without grinding grit into the finish.
With new homes going up across Chelsea every year, construction traffic tracks red clay onto roads and driveways. It cakes in wheel wells and grinds into carpet, where a proper shampoo lifts far more than a vacuum can.
Wet towels from the Melrose Park splash pad, practice gear, dog hair and spring pollen all end up inside. The Elite adds steam disinfection, odor removal and extreme pet hair removal to reset the cabin.
Choose your level of care
The Essentials and The Elite are priced by vehicle size; The Signature Experience is one yearly membership. Not sure which fits? Call or text Eli.
01 · Detailing package
Kept delivery-day clean.
Our most popular all-around detail. Full interior and exterior rejuvenation, in about three hours, at your driveway.
About 3 hours on site.
02 · Detailing package
The full reset. The tier most households choose.
Our deepest, most luxurious clean. Everything in The Essentials, then the deep work, for a flawless, showroom-level finish.
Four to five hours on site.
03 · Annual membership
Restored, coated, and kept there all year.
Day one takes your vehicle to its absolute peak. Then a capped roster of clients gets twelve maintenance cleanings, two emergency cleanings, and priority care all year.
About $208 a month
$7,675 in value, paid individually. 30-day money back.
Its ceramic coating is applied at our Birmingham shop, 1100 Corporate Drive; the maintenance cleanings come to you.
Premium paint care
Swirl marks. Oxidation. Haze. Not anymore.
Machine polishing that removes swirl marks, scratches, dullness and water spots. It comes to you like a detail.
Not sure which level?18-Point Paint Inspection, $50
A mirror finish that lasts for years, not weeks.
SystemX ceramic coating from a certified installer, applied at our Birmingham shop, not in the driveway.
See the difference
Every photo here is Eli's own work on a client's vehicle. The right service for yours depends on its condition and the result you want.
How it works
Pick The Essentials or The Elite, or text Eli a few details and he'll recommend the right level of care.
Choose a date and time that works for you, online in about a minute, and share where the vehicle will be in Chelsea.
Eli arrives at your Chelsea home or office with his own water, power, and professional equipment, and does the work right there. Ceramic coating is the one exception: it is applied at the shop.
Pay securely and step into a car that looks, feels, and smells incredible.
Keep it there with The Signature Experience: its ceramic coating is applied at the shop on Corporate Drive, then twelve maintenance cleanings and two emergency cleanings come to you all year, with priority care.
A driveway, garage area, or office parking area with room to work is ideal. Eli can help confirm your location is suitable before your appointment.
Owner-led service
I'm Eli, and I built Eli's Elite for people who want their vehicle cared for properly without giving up their day. I come to you with the equipment, water, and power to detail your vehicle right at your home or office.
From daily-driven SUVs to collector cars, every appointment gets the same owner-led care: respect the vehicle, be honest about what it needs, and leave you proud to drive it again.
Eli Slaton, owner
Our promise to you
Mobile detailing at your home or office, every time. We bring our own water, power, and professional equipment.
See something you're not happy with? We re-do it on the spot, at no charge.
Your 7-day warranty. If anything's not perfect within 7 days, we'll return and make it right. No questions, no cost, no stress.
Trusted by Birmingham-area drivers
Every review below is a verbatim 5-star Google review from a Birmingham-area client.
Fabulous job. Eli spent over seven hours on my wife's car and my truck. They look better than when we drove them off the dealership lot. Highly recommend.
Eli Slaton is an impressive young man, businessman and entrepreneur. I've used Eli many times for car detailing and I think he's best in class. He does an amazing job including touchup, ceramic coating detailing, etc. I highly recommend you use Eli and endorse him fully.
Eli did an amazing job on my husband's Tesla! He was communicative and thorough and the car looks and smells amazing. We will absolutely be using him again!
Eli is a fantastic detailer and a joy to work with. He took my beautiful car and made her look like brand new! The paint is slick as ice and shines like a diamond!
Eli did an outstanding job detailing our 2017 Mazda MX5. We highly recommend him.
Eli has detailed several of my vehicles including an Airstream Interstate RV. Great to work with, very detail oriented. Will definitely continue to use him.
Where we serve
Eli's Elite serves all of Chelsea, from the neighborhoods just off US 280 to the homes along County Road 39 and County Road 47. Live on a nearby Shelby County road outside the city limits? Call or text Eli with your street and he can check it against his 30-mile service radius.
Also serving nearby: Shoal Creek, Meadowbrook, Pelham, Liberty Park, Hoover, and every area we serve.
Good questions, honest answers
Anything else? Call or text Eli.
Yes. Eli's Elite is fully mobile and comes to homes across Chelsea, including Chelsea Park, Forest Lakes, Chesser Plantation and Chelsea Station, as well as nearby Shelby County streets within the 30-mile service radius around Birmingham. Eli brings his own water, power and equipment, so all he needs is access to the car and room to work beside it.
Usually, yes. The Essentials includes carpet spot removal and floor mat cleaning, which handles light clay tracked in on shoes. For heavier staining, The Elite adds a luxury carpet shampoo and cloth seat shampoo. If you are not sure which fits, call or text Eli before you book.
For a car that makes the 280 drive most days, The Essentials is the all-around reset: hand wash, bug removal, wheels and tires, a premium 3-month wax and a full interior detail, starting at $250. If the paint feels rough or the headlights have yellowed, The Elite adds a clay bar, headlight restoration and a premium 12-month wax.
Often, yes. Eli comes to your home or your office, so the detail can happen in your driveway or in a workplace lot where detailing is allowed. The Essentials takes about 3 hours and The Elite about 4 to 5 hours. When you book, call or text Eli to sort out access to the car and pick a window that fits your day.
Yes. As a SystemX Certified Installer, Eli applies the coating at his Birmingham shop, 1100 Corporate Drive, rather than in your driveway. The detailing packages and paint correction are mobile and happen right at your Chelsea home, and Eli can inspect your paint first and explain which path makes sense.
Every detail carries a 100% satisfaction guarantee: anything you are not happy with is redone on the spot at no charge. The Elite Promise adds a 7-day warranty, so if anything is not perfect within 7 days, Eli comes back to Chelsea and makes it right.
Nearby service areas
Eli's Elite work
Book your Chelsea detail online in about a minute, or call or text Eli and he'll take it from there.
Mobile detailing and paint correction come to you anywhere within 30 miles of Birmingham. Ceramic coating is done at our shop, 1100 Corporate Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242.