Trussville, Alabama
Between I-59 commutes, Husky game nights and weekends along the Cahaba, Trussville cars work hard. Eli's Elite brings award-winning interior and exterior detailing to your driveway or office, with its own water, power and professional equipment.
Main Street in downtown TrussvillePhoto: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0
Recognized for excellence
At home in Trussville
Trussville calls itself the Gateway to Happy Living, and very little of that living happens in a detail shop's waiting room. So Eli's Elite brings the work to you. Eli arrives with his own water, power and professional equipment, sets up in your driveway or at your office, and gets to work while you carry on with your day. Whether home is a 1930s house in Cahaba Homestead Village, a newer build in Trussville Springs or Longmeadow, or a place in Carrington, the car gets the same careful, owner-led attention from start to finish.
Downtown shows how the city has grown. Main Street, as U.S. 11 is called through downtown, runs past the Gateway entertainment district, with its covered pavilion, stage and green space, close to the historic homestead streets. Out at Tutwiler Farm, The Pinnacle draws shoppers along Highway 11 by the I-59 and I-459 interchange. Eli's Elite fits around that rhythm. Pick a time that works, share your Trussville address, and come back to a vehicle that is clean, protected and ready for the week ahead.
Along the Cahaba
The city's own description of Trussville leads with the Cahaba River winding through town and the canopy over its tree-lined streets. Both are lovely, and both leave a mark. Spring pollen settles into door jambs and window seals, sap and leaves collect under the trees, and a walk on the Cahaba River Walking Trail sends muddy shoes back to the floor mats. Add daily miles on I-59 and a fall full of Friday nights, and a Trussville car earns a proper reset.
I-459 meets U.S. 11 in Trussville and ends at I-59 on the city's edge, so many commutes start here. Bug splatter, brake dust and road film build up fast. A hand wash, bug removal and wax bring back the gloss.
Trussville's canopy, from the older streets of Cahaba Homestead Village to the wooded banks of the Cahaba River, drops spring pollen, sap and leaves on paint and glass. Regular care stops it baking on in the Alabama sun.
Friday nights at Hewitt-Trussville Stadium and weekend games at the city's 128-acre Sports Complex mean cleats, gear bags, snacks and red clay dust. Interior detailing, carpet spot removal and floor mat care 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 Trussville.
Eli arrives at your Trussville 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.
My car looks and smells brand new.
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.
Where we serve
Eli's Elite details vehicles across Trussville, on both the Jefferson County and St. Clair County sides of the city. Homes, office lots and other suitable spots with room to work all qualify, from the downtown blocks along Main Street to the newer neighborhoods near Highway 11 and I-59.
Also serving nearby: Leeds, Birmingham, Liberty Park, Mountain Brook, Cahaba Heights, and every area we serve.
Good questions, honest answers
Anything else? Call or text Eli.
Yes. Trussville sits in both Jefferson and St. Clair counties, and the whole city is inside Eli's 30-mile service radius around Birmingham. Eli comes to homes and suitable office locations across town, from downtown and Cahaba Homestead Village to Trussville Springs, Carrington and Longmeadow.
Just access to the vehicle and a place to work, such as a driveway, garage area or suitable office parking. Eli supplies the water, power and professional equipment himself. If your neighborhood has its own rules about service vehicles, check them ahead of time and Eli will plan around them.
The Essentials (from $250, about three hours) covers most commuter and team-shuttle vehicles: hand wash, bug removal, wheels, a 3-month wax, a full vacuum and interior detail, and pet hair. If the carpets and seats have soaked up a season of sports drinks and muddy cleats, The Elite (from $500) adds carpet and cloth seat shampoo, steam disinfection and odor removal.
Yes. A careful hand wash lifts the surface film, and The Elite adds a clay bar treatment to pull out bonded contamination before a 12-month wax goes on. If sap or water spots have etched into the clear coat, Eli can inspect the paint and tell you honestly whether paint correction is the right next step.
Yes. Paint correction is mobile, like the detailing packages, so it can be done at your home or office. Ceramic coating is the exception: Eli applies it at his Birmingham shop, 1100 Corporate Drive, not in your driveway. Eli is a SystemX Certified Installer, and both services are quoted per vehicle. The ceramic coating and paint correction pages have the details.
Yes, through the booking link on this page. If you prefer, call or text Eli instead. The calendar runs Monday through Saturday, 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM. If anything isn't right, it is re-done on the spot at no charge, and The Elite Promise covers the next 7 days.
Book your Trussville 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.
