Detail Doctor is a car detailing product which is advertised to last for a year with only one application. Today we offer our Detail Doctor review along with additional product information.
About Detail Doctor
Detail Doctor is pitched by Counting Cars star Danny “The Count” Koker. It has been around since early 2013 and there doesn’t appear to be an official website for the product.
The product’s tagline is, “Detail Doctor is the one-step application that protects and restores your vehicle’s bumper, moldings, door panels, headlights and mirror covers so they look showroom new.”
Cost
Detail Doctor costs $14.99 plus $6.99 shipping and handling. It is also available in stores and has a 30-day money back guarantee.
Television Commercial
Transcript of a popular Television Commercial
Sun bleached bumpers, faded interior, foggy headlights, discolored molding? Hi, I’m Danny a.k.a. The Count from the hit show Counting Cars, here to tell you about an amazing new vehicle surface restorer called Detail Doctor. With just one application you can restore your ride’s deep, rich color. Not for days, but for up to one full year. You see this sun bleached bumper? With just one coat of Detail Doctor, you can go from this to this in just seconds. We’re in the business of restoring cars, but some cars only need cosmetic work. Detail Doctor helps you restore luster and shine to moldings, mirror covers, bed liners and door panels, immediately increasing your rides value and it only has to be applied once. Renew rubber and plastic with just one wipe. Restore your headlights instantly. Revitalize leather and vinyl to showroom condition without any oily residue. Faded body? Just a touch of Detail Doctor and a light buff restores the shine every time. Detail Doctor is used by detailing pros. For best results, make sure you shake it up before and during use, and for clean up just follow the instructions. I’m Danny “The Count” Koker. Restoration is my business and my passion. Order Detail Doctor today and protect your car for one full year for only $14.99. But wait, call now and we’ll double the size, that’s enough for two cars. And we’ll also include the detailing applicator, so you can restore your car with ease. Order now and we’ll also include a second applicator and our detailing brush. Yours free. You get it all, a $40 dollar value for only $14.99! So call now!
Our Detail Doctor Review
In the initial moments we used Detail Doctor, we agreed that this could be one of those rare “As Seen on TV” products that might actually live up to its advertised promises, as it worked pretty well on headlights. It improved the shine on the exterior of the car on which we tested it, giving it that nice “detailed” look. When we moved our attention to the interior, however, the product fell flat. Detail Doctor is very oily, which – ironically – the commercial specifically claimed it would not be. It was still not dry two days after application. It also didn’t really seem to give that “shine” that we achieved with the exterior. Detail Doctor’s effectiveness seems to vary between different surface types.
Despite our initial pleasure with the product’s performance on the exterior of the vehicle, we found after an August rain here in Las Vegas our car was badly streaked which, as of this writing, we have not been able to remove completely.
The smell of Detail Doctor is reminiscent of vanilla cake mix. It can be pleasant at first, but it can also be overwhelming. Be sure to use it in a well-ventilated area.
You may want to read up some anecdotal complaints online by other users who have raised issues that we did not experience, most notably that of fires possibly related to the product. (See here or here.)
Bottom Line
Your opinion of Detail Doctor will probably depend on how and where you use it. We found it to have some use on certain exterior surfaces such as headlights, but in general we were not impressed.
Your Turn
Have you used Detail Doctor? Let us hear from you in the comments below.
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