Car Dealership Cleaning Cape Town covers motor dealerships, showrooms, service centres and the workshops behind them. This page is about cleaning the premises rather than valeting the vehicles, which is a separate trade.
A dealership is effectively two premises under one roof. The showroom is a presentation space with a very large glazed frontage and a floor held to a display standard. The workshop is an industrial environment with oil, coolant, tyre rubber and metal swarf. They need different equipment and different cycles, and they should be priced separately.
Send the showroom area, the glazed frontage and the number of service bays.
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| Showroom and customer areas | Workshop and service bays | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Presentation | Functional and safe |
| Floors | Polished or sealed, machine scrubbed daily | Degreased, oil-stain treated |
| Glass | Very large area, both faces, monthly or better | Minimal |
| Main risk | Streaked glass and a dull floor | Oil soaking into unsealed concrete |
| Timing | Before opening | After close of workshop |
| Equipment | Scrubber, glass kit, water-fed pole | Hot pressure washer, degreaser |
Car Dealership Cleaning Cape Town Prices
Indicative ranges. Glazed area rather than floor area is usually what makes a dealership quote larger than an equivalent office.
| Item | Indicative range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cleaner, full day, 6 days | R11,000 – R18,000 per month | Showroom and customer areas |
| Two cleaners, full day, 6 days | R22,000 – R34,000 per month | Larger dealership with workshop |
| Showroom glass, per m² of glass | R20 – R45 /m² | Both faces |
| External glass, up to three floors | R2,500 – R9,500 per visit | Water-fed pole or ladder access |
| Showroom floor machine scrub | R12 – R28 /m² | Daily or near-daily on a display floor |
| Strip and seal, showroom floor | R35 – R70 /m² | Periodic, when the sealer is worn |
| Workshop floor degrease and scrub | R22 – R55 /m² | Condition dependent |
| Pressure cleaning, oil-stained hard standing | R38 – R75 /m² | Forecourt and bay aprons |
| Loading bay or wash bay degrease | R2,500 – R9,500 per bay area | Periodic |
| Upholstery, customer lounge seating | R900 – R2,200 | Per three-seater |
| Washroom hygiene package | R450 – R1,200 | Per washroom per month |
Indicative ranges, not a quotation. Measure the glazed frontage before you request quotes. Dealership glass is commonly a larger area than people estimate, and because it is priced per square metre for both faces it is frequently the biggest single line in the contract.
Get the showroom and the workshop priced as separate lines.
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Showroom glass is the thing customers see first and the thing cheap quotes get wrong. A water-fed pole rinse works well on dust and salt but poorly on the greasy traffic film that settles on any frontage near a main road, which is why glass can look worse after cleaning than before.
What works is a proper wash with detergent, a clean rinse and a squeegee finish, on a monthly cycle at minimum. It costs more per visit than a rinse and considerably less per year than a quarterly cycle, because film that has built for three months takes far more labour to remove than film that has built for one.
Workshop Floors and Oil
The workshop question is almost always the same: can old oil stains be removed. Fresh spills on a sealed floor usually come up completely with hot pressure washing and a degreaser. Old stains that have soaked into unsealed concrete generally lighten rather than disappear, because the oil is inside the slab rather than on it.
Sealing the workshop floor is the decision that changes this permanently. It is a one-off cost per square metre, it stops the next round of spills soaking in, it reduces the dust an unsealed slab produces continuously, and it makes routine cleaning substantially quicker.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does dealership cleaning include valeting the cars?
No. This is premises cleaning: showroom floors and glass, customer areas, washrooms, workshop floors and hard standing. Vehicle valeting is a separate trade and is usually handled in-house or by a specialist valet operator.
How often should showroom glass be cleaned?
Monthly at minimum on a main-road frontage. Traffic film is greasy and bonds to glass, so a quarterly cycle means substantially more labour per clean rather than a saving across the year.
Why does our showroom glass streak after cleaning?
Usually because road film has been rinsed rather than washed off. Traffic film needs detergent and agitation followed by a clean rinse and a squeegee. A water-fed pole alone handles dust well and exhaust residue poorly.
Can old oil stains be removed from a workshop floor?
Fresh spills on a sealed floor usually come up fully. Old stains that have soaked into unsealed concrete typically lighten rather than disappear, because the oil sits inside the slab. Sealing afterwards prevents the next round from setting in.
Should the showroom and workshop be on one contract?
One contract is fine, but they should be two priced lines. They need different equipment and different cycles, and a blended figure hides whether the contractor can actually do both. Ask what machinery they own rather than hire.
How often should the showroom floor be machine scrubbed?
Daily or close to it on a display floor. The signal that the cycle is too long is a dull traffic path forming, which means grit is already abrading the sealer and a strip and seal is coming.
Dealerships, showrooms and workshops are quoted through Commercial Cleaning Cape Town alongside offices, retail and industrial premises.
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