Auto detailing in Colma, CA.
Colma is the small town between Daly City and South San Francisco — twelve minutes from SF on 280, and home to the heaviest auto-row concentration on the Peninsula (Honda, Toyota, Ford, BMW, Mercedes, Audi dealerships all line Serramonte Boulevard). A lot of cars we see from Colma are brand-new, picked up from the dealership and brought directly for PPF and ceramic. The microclimate is foggy, salt-influenced from the proximity to the Pacific, and the wind off the ridge above San Bruno Mountain carries fine particulate from 280. Outdoor-parked cars get bonded contamination fast — annual light-acid decon is the recommended Colma baseline. Customer mix runs the full new-car spectrum: Tesla Model 3 and Y, Lucid Air, Audi Q5, BMW X3, Porsche Macan, plus a steady flow of trade-up enthusiasts from the BMW M and AMG showrooms a quarter mile from each other. For Colma — detailing and ceramic coating are mobile or shop at the same price; the mobile van runs to dealership-pickup addresses and single-family driveways. PPF is shop-only (controlled environment required for film install) — 30-40 minutes via 280 to the Bay Bridge to our 3425 Ettie St shop.
Colma at a glance.
2020 Census population + NWS climate normals + Bay Area microclimate factors that affect how often paint needs work.
- Population
- 1,798
- 2020 Census
- Microclimate
- Coastal fog belt
- Typical temps
- 67°F summer high · 46°F winter low
- NWS 1991-2020 normals, nearest station
- Fog exposure
- heavy
- Salt-air load
- moderate
- Paint-chip exposure factors
- 101/280 corridor