At San Diego Select, we take interior cleaning to the next level with our professional Steam Cleaning Services. Using high-temperature steam, we sanitize and deep-clean surfaces in a way that traditional methods can’t match. Whether your car’s interior needs stain removal, odor elimination, or full disinfection, steam cleaning is the safest and most effective solution.
As with all our Services, we’re fully mobile and self-contained—we bring our own power and water, and can meet you anywhere in our San Diego Locations. If you’ve never experienced a full vehicle steam cleaning, now’s the time to refresh your ride and breathe cleaner, healthier air.
Steam cleaning offers deep cleaning benefits that go beyond surface-level vacuuming or shampooing. It’s chemical-free, eco-friendly, and perfect for sensitive drivers or families with allergies.
When performed by our expert Team, steam cleaning can:
Steam is especially effective for leather, Alcantara, and fabric seats, as well as dashboards, vents, cupholders, and door panels. We use only the top detailing Brands to ensure every inch of your interior is treated with care.
Our Steam Cleaning package is thorough and comprehensive. It’s a fantastic add-on or standalone service for vehicles needing serious interior care. Here’s what’s typically included:
For leather interiors, we follow steam cleaning with a conditioning treatment to ensure your seats stay supple and crack-free.
Shampooing and steam cleaning are both useful interior detailing methods—but they serve different purposes. Steam cleaning excels at disinfecting and reaching tight spots, while shampooing is better for fabric extraction.
Our recommendation? For light soiling and odor removal, go with steam. For deep stains in high-traffic areas like floor mats or heavily used rear seats, combine it with our shampoo and extraction service.
We’re happy to consult on the right approach for your vehicle based on usage, condition, and your goals. Just read through some of our Testimonials to see how we’ve helped other San Diego car owners breathe new life into their rides.
Steam cleaning is ideal for:
No matter what you drive—from a Subaru Outback to a Mercedes S-Class—our steam cleaning treatment is tailored to meet your needs and deliver results that last.
Looking to maintain a clean and sanitized car year-round? Ask us about adding Steam Cleaning to your Wash Memberships. This is a perfect option for anyone who wants their vehicle looking and smelling brand new without constantly booking one-off services.
Our memberships offer regular hand washes, light detailing, and interior touch-ups to keep your car protected and pristine—plus priority scheduling and preferred pricing for add-ons like steam cleaning, shampooing, or ceramic coating.
Steam Cleaning pricing varies depending on vehicle size, condition, and any add-ons you choose (such as full shampooing or leather conditioning). Reach out for a quote—we’ll ask for a few quick details and get you on the calendar fast.
We service all types of vehicles, including sedans, SUVs, luxury cars, trucks, and RVs. As a mobile detailing service, we can meet you at home, the office, or anywhere convenient across our many locations in San Diego.
Your car deserves more than a surface clean. With San Diego Select’s Steam Cleaning Service, you can eliminate germs, refresh fabrics, and create a healthier driving environment.
Book an appointment today and experience the ultimate interior detail. Or check out our full lineup of services—from ceramic coatings to full details—to find the perfect package for your vehicle.
Ready for a clean that feels as good as it looks? Let’s get your vehicle steaming, spotless, and road-ready today.
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Perfection & Protection.
Frustrated with everything that the car wash leaves behind?
Does your paint not shine like it used to?
In love with your car and want to preserve your investment for the long term?
That is why we are here. Not only do we leave you with flawless results, but we make sure that your paint, leather, and other materials are protected for years to come. We will treat your car (and you) like one of our own.
The shampoo and hot water extraction is the best possible care for your FABRIC seats.
We will bathe your seats in thick foam shampoo, agitate it with a fabric brush attachment on a drill, and then extract all the grime, dirt, stains and contaminant from the seats with hot water at 210ºF. If your seats need a refresh, this is as good as it gets. Because the service takes 45 minutes on average, and only a small percent of vehicles need it we charge extra for it. Don't worry - its only $50 extra. Totally worth it.
Do you have any little scrapes and scratches that bother you?
We can handle it.. to an extent. We are polishing experts - so if the scratch isn't too deep, we can get it out. Ever heard of "The Fingernail Test", this is a great way to know if your scratches are fixable. If you feel the scratch will your fingernail and you can feel a groove in the paint, it it probably a little bit too deep ~in the sections where the groove is~
A clay bar is exactly what it sounds like, a little ball of malleable puddy.
This is used in the decontamination phase of the detail to prepare your paint for protection. Clay Bar Detailing is essential for preparing your vehicle's paint for protection by ensuring it is free of contaminants.
Every exterior detail has 3 phases: 1. Wash 2. Decontaminate 3. Protect. The decontamination stage is responsible for removing from the paint everything that doesn't come off from the wash.
Remember when you bought your car and the paint was smooth to the touch? That is the goal of this stage. Remove all the crusty junk that is stuck to you paint. This way, when we apply sealant (protection) to your paint it will adhere to the paint itself, rather than the junk sitting on the surface. This will give the sealant its longest possible useful life.
For the same reason that you get an oil change. Engines are expensive to replace (8-15K) so we take good care of them. So is your paint - the average paint job costing around $5,000. If you don't protect your paint with some type of ceramic, wax, or sealant, your paint WILL fail.
In San Diego, our biggest enemy is the sun, or the salt if you live near the beach. Next time you are in a big parking lot, look around at the hoods of the vehicles. You will notice around 1/6 vehicles have completely delaminated clear coat.
That means the paint looks like dead skin on the surface and you could peel it off with you fingers. Not pretty. There is a simple solution to ensure your vehicle never ends up like this. Exterior Detailing. Bonus points for a ceramic coating with is the best protection possible.
