Professional Auto Detailing in Zeeland, MI
Welcome to Oakland! My name is Eric Paauwe. I began Oakland Auto Detail for two reasons…
1. To provide the surrounding Zeeland/Hamilton area with the greatest auto detailing experience.
2. To offer a business carrying values people truly desire: personal care, craftsmanship, and integrity.
Here’s how Oakland started…
In 2019 my wife and I went to DeNooyer Chevrolet to buy a 2003 Chevy Astro that had been traded in. The salesman, my friend Steve Boeve, knew I was looking for a vehicle that would fit our growing family.
This van was no peach and needed some serious work to be cleaned up. We bought it anyway, and I urged my wife to ‘trust the plan’. I super-cleaned the interior and polished up the exterior. It looked pretty good for an old Chevy ‘man van’.
I sent Steve an ‘after’ picture of it… He saw the transformation and suggested I try my hand at auto detailing. He brought his Audi A8 to me and I dialed it in. ✨
He was thrilled, he paid me, and my thoughts on this shifted..
In 2019, I began operating Oakland Auto Detail as a side job. My full-time job at Pepsi as a delivery semi-truck driver was always first priority and a sort of ‘safety-net’.
What I couldn’t have predicted was how eager this surrounding Zeeland/Hamilton area was for high-end, professional auto detailing.
In January 2024 I said ‘good-bye’ to the Pepsi job, the coworkers of eight years, and the safety-net, and devoted myself fully to Oakland Auto Detail.
I’ve lived in the Allegan County area my whole life. I am married to my wife, Kristen, and we have three kids. We love offering top-level auto detailing and fun customer service we know you’ll enjoy.
Give us a call or text and let’s get started!
(616) 510-3470 – Eric Paauwe