Owner Mark Mueller grew up with a love for automobiles. His father Ferd, his four older brothers and one brother-in-law instilled a passion for cars and the proper care of them. He moved to California in 1981 to work for his oldest brother Doug in his auto repair business and did some detailing on the side for extra money. With the expert training of Jim Hunt (now deceased), and a lack of passion for broken knuckles, he left mechanics and opened his first shop. It was very successful, but after two years, he decided to move back to his Colorado home. He spent two years following his other love, music, at Colorado University in Boulder College Of Music, while detailing for a dealership their part time and during the summers. He found classical music not to be exactly what he was interested in, so he pursued the detail industry again.
A Auto Detail was born in a two car garage out of his home in Arvada. As business grew, he was forced to move out of that area because of the zoning. So working out of a friends auto repair shop, and about a two year search, in 1999 he moved to his present location at 2835 W 90th Place in Federal Heights where it was zoned for his type of business. It has been Marks intention all along to provide the kind of service he'd want done on his cars. So keeping it as a small, affordable, retail only business has allowed him to do that. He feels that other shops that have large commercial and dealership accounts tend to put the retail customer 2nd because of the demanding nature of big accounts. The same with the big Carwash/Oil and Lubes where detailing comes 2nd. Although not the most profitable way to do it, he can give each vehicle the personal attention he feels you deserve.
At A Auto Detail Service, "The Buff Specialist" Owner Mark Mueller, is a Master Detailer and expert craftsman, with over 24 years of professional experience. He has trained with, studied and worked under some of the top craftsmen in the country. He's attended, as well as taught training seminars and studied video and CD-ROM trainings and certifications. He attends product trade shows and works closely with his suppliers to stay on top of the latest technologies in car care products for your vehicle. Mark was the focus of the feature article in Auto Laundry News, the second largest Carwash and Detail trade magazine in the world. (To view this article, click on the magazine link above, then click on archives, click January 2004, and then click on "Profiles In Success") He also attended the 2003 International Car Care Convention in Las Vegas and follows the guidelines of the ICA (International Carwash Association) which the PDA (Professional Detail Association) has now joined with. He has done cars for every major car show in the state including The Denver Auto Show and The Tri-State Auto Show. Mark either does or oversees every aspect of the shops many services, all of which are Satisfaction Guaranteed. We also have a #1 rating with the Better Business Bureau. They have never had a complaint in 14 years of business!
A Auto Detail Service is not to be confused OR compared with A Auto Custom Detail, A-1, AAA or any other detailing service in the Metro area! In Fact, at least 25% of our business is fixing the mistakes of other shops! Our prices may be slightly higher than some dealerships or other shops in the area, BUT, we offer a far superior service! " My staff is not comprised of a bunch of $6.00 an hour help that is doing this for the first time in their life and/or are simply pulled off the Carwash line, handed a buffer and told to detail your car. I hire only experienced personnel and pay them accordingly so they can take pride in their work. Those other shops obviously know what their worth and charge accordingly. I know what we're worth and undercut it by more than 30% to fight for your business." Please compare our prices and services to other "Top Quality" shops, Not a Carwash, in the Metro area. There is only a few shops that can compete with our quality standards.
