Unlike cats and germaphobes, automobiles need to be reminded to wash themselves. Drop a blatant hint to your lazy ride with today's Groupon: for $80, you get a custom detail at AJ Auto Detailing on Coleman Avenue (a $160 value).

Treat your auto to some pampering and upkeep with a custom detailing that includes a hand wash, Clay Magic treatment, wax, and light interior detailing. First, tires, wheels, and fender wells are cleaned. Then, using a purified-water system and slew of wash shampoos, the vehicle is carefully hand washed to remove all traces of dirt and Jell-O residue. The car is then blow-dried with controlled air pressure and hand dried with soft, clean, non-scratching chamois. Next, the doorjambs and moldings get shown a little love while the tires get dressed, the interior is vacuumed and hand dusted, and the windows are squeegeed and cleaned. Clay Magic, a hand-applied product, removes things such as road grime, industrial and nuclear fallout, tree sap, and bug residue from the paint's finish. Post-clean, AJ Auto Detailing applies one coat of Hi-Tech carnauba wax, leaving the car with an intense luster and shine. In all, the process takes about an hour and 15 minutes, leaving you plenty of free time for errands and keeping tabs on the most recent Beanie Baby valuations.

Reviews

The Mercury News named AJ Auto Detailing the best car detailer in its "Best in SV" issue. More than 90 Yelpers give it an average rating of four stars. Yahoo! Locals also give AJ Auto Detailing an average of four stars.

• Satisfied customers appreciate that the staff treats cars and trucks as if they were working on their own. – Mercury News
• Anytime my A3 is feeling sad, I take her here to get pampered!...The service here is great. They fawn over her and have great attention to detail! Even as I walk to the car to pick her up, the guys here are still wiping the doors jambs and spot checking. – Gloria C., Yelp