He opened Spa Auto Valentin with a radical thesis: Detailing is not maintenance; it is protection. Walk through the doors of Spa Auto Valentin, and you notice the silence first. There is no high-pressure scream of a self-serve bay. No dirty sponges. Instead, there is the soft hum of dehumidifiers and the gentle trickle of osmosis-filtered water.
Valentin employs former auto body painters, who understand paint as a living skin. He hires rally co-drivers to do the interior detailing, because they have the patience for the stitching in a leather Recaro seat. spa auto valentin
On a recent Thursday before the Belgian GP, a motorhome transporter dropped off three McLaren Arturas. The owners weren’t there to watch the race—they were racing. Valentin’s team had 48 hours to perform a “Concours Prep” on vehicles that had just done 180 mph through Eau Rouge. He opened Spa Auto Valentin with a radical