Family-owned · West Palm Beach · 10 years
Obsessed is the job description.
Zea Detailing is Ivan Zea — a professional marine and automotive detailer who has spent ten years on this coast making boats and cars look better than the day they were delivered.
The story
Built on this coast, for this coast
Zea Detailing is a family business. Ivan runs the work; Katherine runs the office. For 10 years we’ve worked the corridor from Hollywood to Jupiter — the canals, the estates, the marinas, and the garages of the best boating coast in Florida. Not a franchise, and not a crew that detailed its first boat last summer.
What started dockside grew into a dual practice — marine and exotic automotive — because clients kept asking the same question: “Can you do the cars too?” Same obsession, same standard, one trusted detailer. Today Ivan runs standing routes the length of the corridor and has clients who’ve been on his schedule for three seasons and counting.
We stay deliberately small so the same face shows up at your dock every time, and professional enough that it’s licensed, bonded and insured, trained on seven-figure assets, and comfortable working alongside captains, house managers, and estate staff.
How we work
The standards behind the standard
Licensed, bonded & insured
Full coverage for marina requirements, gated communities, and eight-figure assets. Certificates provided before anyone asks.
Discretion by default
Staff-coordinated scheduling, NDAs without ceremony, no client photography without written permission. Many of our best references can't be shown — by design.
The right chemistry
Marine systems on gelcoat, automotive systems on clear coat, grain-safe methods on teak, German-made tools — never one bottle for everything.
Honest assessments
If the gelcoat won't support a full correction, or the stain won't come out, we say so before we start — not after the invoice.
10
years on this coast
5.0 ★
12 Google reviews
20–100+
ft vessels maintained
53
marinas on the route
5.0 ★ · 12 Google reviews
Boaters and collectors, on the record
★★★★★“Ivan is absolutely the most detailed boat cleaner I have come across. My 2013 Outrage is now cleaner than when it came out of the factory! I will be using Ivan to detail both my cars and boat in the future. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IVAN!!”
★★★★★“I was recommended to Ivan for the detail on my boat. I was very pleased with his attention to detail. My boat was really in need of a good once over however I didn't get that.. he spent day after day working on every inch of my SeaVee. My boat looks like it came straight from the factory. I've never seen the seats and head area look like they now look! Thank you Ivan. Will recommend to all that ask.”
★★★★★“WOW! I have used many detailers in the past and I have to say Ivan did an incredible job on my car. He took his time, 6–7 hours literally getting into every square inch of the vehicle. I am very very happy with the outcome and he will be my go to guy moving forward. Thank you Ivan!”
★★★★★“Ivan has been compounding and waxing my 54' Motoryacht for over 3 seasons. He really knows what he is doing and has great work skills. Ivan has a super eye for details and is very conscientious of the job he is on. I will continue to use him as long as I'm in the boating world.”
★★★★★“Ivan has been taking care of our boat for 3 years now. He does an amazing job at keeping it looking brand new. Communication and follow-up is top notch. Highly recommend!”
★★★★★“Ivan detailed our boat for the first time last month. He is very detail oriented, pays attention to the areas that need more love and was overall very hardworking and accommodating! In this economy, it is very hard to find people who will follow through. We have him on a monthly maintenance program and our boat has never looked better!”
Meet us at the dock.
Start with a quote — two minutes — and see what a standing relationship with one trusted detailer feels like.