Carts only. On purpose.
Clean Carts details golf carts and nothing else, everywhere from Isle of Palms to Seabrook, out of a van that carries its own water and power.
Why only carts
Because carts here have a specific enemy, and specific enemies deserve specialists. A car detailer treats a golf cart like a small car. It is not one. The seats are marine vinyl, not automotive leather. The windshield is acrylic that ammonia cleaners ruin. The body panels are often thin-coated or gel coat. The whole machine lives outdoors in salt air that a garaged sedan never meets. Every product on our van and every habit in our process exists because of those differences.
The business started the way most good ones do around here: with a neglected cart. A family cart on Sullivan's that had gone chalky and green-seamed in three years, a garden hose that was clearly not winning, and the realization that nobody in Charleston was treating these machines as what they are, which is $15,000 vehicles parked in the most corrosive residential environment in the state.
Why salt air runs the show
Salt is an electrolyte that pulls moisture from the air and holds it against metal and paint around the clock. It pits chrome in a season, chalks paint in two, and feeds the mildew that colonizes vinyl seams. None of it is dramatic and none of it pauses, which is why our whole model is rhythm over rescue: regular removal, real protection, and honest advice about which your cart needs. We wrote down exactly how the damage works if you want the full chemistry.
What we refuse to do
- Pressure-wash a cart body. It drives salty water into electrical connections and seat foam. Hand wash, every time.
- Hide condition from you. If foam is past saving or paint is beyond correction, you hear it at the walk-around, with options, not after.
- Quote after the fact. The price is confirmed before we start. Surprises are for birthdays.
- Correct paint and leave it bare. Every correction gets a sealant minimum. Fresh paint with no barrier in this air is a half-finished job.