Classic car parked on a quiet street at dusk
About us

Nine years, two pairs of hands, no shortcuts.

We are not a franchise and we do not run a rota of casual staff. When you book Apex, you get one of the two people whose name is on the van.

Most of our work comes from people who were let down somewhere else.

Usually it is the same story. A cheap machine polish that burned an edge, a wash that put more swirls in than it took out, or a coating sold as permanent that gave up after one winter on the A40.

We would rather explain what a car actually needs and then do that properly. Sometimes that means talking someone out of a full correction because a decontamination wash and a good sealant will get them ninety per cent of the way there for a fifth of the price.

Marcus handles the wash stages, interiors and the mobile diary. Reece came from a bodyshop refinishing background, so anything involving a polisher, a paint gauge or a repaired panel goes through him.

Detailer polishing a bonnet inside the workshop
Cleaned alloy wheel and brake caliperFreshly cleaned car interior

How we got here

A slow build, on purpose.

2016

Marcus starts weekend valeting from a van in Prestbury with twelve regulars.

2019

First machine polisher and paint gauge bought. Correction work becomes the main earner.

2021

Unit 7 at Bramble Court taken on. One bay, good lighting, a kettle.

2023

Reece joins after six years in bodyshop refinishing. Apex Shield coatings launched.

2026

Still two of us. Still one car in the bay at a time.

Fancy a look round the unit before you book?

Drop in on a weekday morning. Bring the car and we will walk round it with a light and tell you what we would do.

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