Ensure your car stays protected and flawless. Gig Harbor, with its stunning waterfront views and scenic drives, is a car enthusiast's dream. But our beautiful surroundings can also bring unexpected challenges, like pesky windshield chips and damaging rock chips. At Kimball’s Hands On Detailing, we believe your car should be as flawless as the views.

As a car lover, you know maintaining that showroom shine is a constant battle. Between rock chips, bird droppings, and the everyday wear and tear of the road, your car's paint job takes a beating. That's why many enthusiasts turn to paint protection solutions like Paint Protection Film (PPF) and Ceramic Coating. But with both promising to protect your precious vehicle, how do you choose? Let's break down the key differences to help you make the right decision.

So, as we have already touched upon, one of the major advantages of a Paint Depth Reader is it will provide a bit of a backstory to a vehicle's paintwork. Take a reading on a panel where the gauge tells you it is greater than 198 microns (µm), and it is more than likely that there has been some form of respray carried out."

We often overlook the impact that environmental factors can have on our beloved vehicles. But the truth is, these factors can really take a toll on our cars' performance, reliability, and overall lifespan. In this blog post, we're going to dig into some of these environmental factors and see how they affect our rides.

Alli Kimball, a signee of Western Washington University, delivered an outstanding performance to lead top-seeded Peninsula to its first-ever state softball title.

When deciding which Kimball’s service is right, there are many options to choose from, and some of the main factors when deciding are current car condition, budget, preferences, and goals for the vehicle!

…why not invite all the amazing kiddos from Peninsula and Gig Harbor CTP and ET&T classes to come in for donuts? We reached out to Wendy Christianson at Peninsula and within a week, the new and improved “Donut Friday” had begun. Every Friday we stop at a different local donut shop and grab 5+ dozen donuts…

On Joey's 18th birthday, he was given 30% of the company and became a business owner. In 2021, he graduated High school and went to work at the shop full-time.

High spots are best explained on the IGL Coating website, “High spots are a result of un-leveled ceramic coating which has cured or is in the curing stage. One of the key factors contributing to high spots is a poor buffing technique or inadequate leveling.

Made of silicon dioxide, a ceramic coating is a type of clear semi-permanent protection. It will not guard against stone chips or scratches but will protect your car's exterior from things like tree sap, bird droppings, and bug guts.

Kimballs Hands on Detailing and Auto Accessories was founded in January of 2019. As a family that loves to maintain the cleanliness and gloss of our own vehicles, we moved forward and started our family business! We wanted to start something that Joey could be a part of and have a business to call his own.