Detail Doctor
    The treatment · Cordillera Ranch

    Fifth wheels detailing in Cordillera Ranch.

    Mobile detailing for in-bed-tow fifth wheels — Grand Design Solitude, Keystone Montana, Jayco Eagle, Heartland Bighorn.

    Cordillera Ranch has a meaningful fifth wheels population — owners typically park in home driveways, dedicated storage, or local RV resorts. Common resort sites: Hill Country Retreat, Buckhorn Lake Resort, Mission Bell RV Resort. Storage facilities: Boerne Stage Storage and Hill Country RV Storage.

    Service specs · Cordillera Ranch

    Starting at$900
    Range$900 – $1,800
    Duration8 – 11 hours
    CoverageCordillera Ranch
    5.0· 500+ jobs
    Why Cordillera Ranch

    Built for Cordillera Ranch owners.

    Cordillera Ranch is one of the Hill Country's most exclusive gated communities, just west of Boerne. The clubhouse and golf course set the tone — and the garages match. We service Cordillera weekly: wakesurf boats trailered down to Canyon Lake, diesel-pusher Class A's heading out to Colorado, and corporate jets hangared at Boerne Stage Field five minutes away.

    Owner profile. Cordillera Ranch homes routinely keep three- and four-car garages, with luxury wakesurf boats, Class A diesel pushers, and corporate aircraft hangared at nearby Boerne Stage Field. Owners here invest in annual ceramic coating, paint correction, and full PreBuy details before any sale.

    A fifth wheel is a 35-foot trailer with a hump. That raised forward section over the truck bed houses the master bedroom, sometimes a half-bath, and a slide-out or two. It sits 12-13 feet off the ground at the peak, which means you need a real ladder to detail it properly — not a step stool, not a hope and a prayer. Most local detailers won't touch a fifth wheel because of the access challenge. We do. We carry the ladders, we know the seam between the cap and the sidewall is where leaks start, and we treat the kingpin and pin box area as part of the job. A fifth wheel is often a full-time home for snowbirds and full-timers; we treat it that way.

    Local resources

    Where Cordillera Ranch owners keep their fifth wheels.

    Canyon Lake

    20 minutes east of Boerne from Cordillera Ranch. Marinas: Cypress Bend Marina, Mountain Springs Resort, Cranes Mill Marina. Ramps: Cranes Mill Park ramp, Comal Park ramp, Boat Ramp #1 (Canyon City).

    Hard mineral water from Comal Springs feed leaves spots if rinses aren't quick.

    Boerne Stage Field (5C1)

    in Boerne from Cordillera Ranch. T-hangar community, owner-pilot heavy, Cirrus and Bonanza density.

    RV resorts we visit

    Hill Country Retreat, Buckhorn Lake Resort, Mission Bell RV Resort, BeaverCreek RV Resort, Cordillera RV Resort.

    Storage facilities

    Boerne Stage Storage, Hill Country RV Storage, I-10 Self Storage (Boerne). We service trailers and RVs on-site at storage yards.

    Also serving these lakes

    Medina Lake (40 minutes west), Lake LBJ (1 hour north).

    Additional airports

    Stinson Municipal (SSF, in town) · San Antonio International (SAT, in town)

    How we work on yours

    Fifth wheels protocol Cordillera Ranch edition.

    01

    Walk-around: cap-to-sidewall seam inspection on the raised forward section (most common leak point), kingpin and pin box area, slide-out seals and mechanisms, awning, decals.

    02

    Roof inspection: TPO sealant around AC units, vent caps, antenna, refrigerator vent. Photograph anything lifting or cracking.

    03

    Pressure rinse top-down with the right ladder to reach the 12-13 ft peak of the cap.

    04

    Hand-wash with pH-neutral soap; two-bucket method.

    05

    Polish fiberglass cap and front cap with cutting compound + polish. Polish painted sidewalls separately.

    06

    Roof UV treatment with TPO-appropriate product.

    07

    Slide-out service: tops cleaned, wiper seals conditioned with proper RV slide seal conditioner, mechanisms lubricated, interior of slide cleaned where it tucks in.

    08

    Awning brush-clean with mildew remover.

    09

    Kingpin and pin box: degrease, clean, lubricate the lock mechanism. Most people forget this entirely.

    10

    External compartments: pass-through storage, battery, propane tank wipe and lubricate compartment latches.

    11

    Interior: full deep clean for full-timer rigs — kitchen with residential fridge, bathroom with shower, washer/dryer area, master bedroom, living room slides.

    12

    Final inspection from sunlight + photo record of any flagged seal issues.

    On every Cordillera Ranch invoice

    What's included.

    Walk-around and seam inspection
    Cap and pin-box seam check
    Pressure rinse with full-height access
    pH-neutral hand wash
    Fiberglass cap polish (2-stage if needed)
    Painted sidewall polish
    TPO roof UV treatment
    Multi-slide-out service (tops, seals, mechanisms)
    Awning brush-clean
    Kingpin and pin-box service
    External compartments and latches
    Wheel and tire clean + dressing
    Optional full interior deep clean
    Photo record of any seal flags
    Cordillera Ranch questions

    What owners always ask.

    Yes — Hill Country Retreat is one of our regular resort stops in Cordillera Ranch. We bring our own water and power and work around resort rules and neighbors. Other Cordillera Ranch resorts and storage yards are also part of our route.

    Yes — that's most of our fifth-wheel work. Hill Country Retreat, Buckhorn Lake, Mission Bell, Yogi Bear, Hidden Valley, BeaverCreek, every major resort across South Texas. We bring our own water and power and we don't need site hookups.

    Yes — we carry a real ladder that reaches the 12-13 foot peak. We've done dozens of 40+ foot fifth wheels with steep forward caps. We do not walk on roofs that won't support a person's weight; we work from the ladder.

    Yes — every slide gets the same treatment: top cleaned, wiper seal conditioned, mechanism lubricated, and the slide's interior cleaned where it retracts. Most modern fifth wheels have 3-4 slides; that's part of the standard detail.

    Always. We don't reseal — that's an RV service shop's work — but we inspect every seam around AC shrouds, vents, antennas, the front cap, and the rear cap. If we find lifted or cracking sealant, you get a photo and a heads-up so you can address it before it leaks.

    Yes. Full-timer rigs typically have a residential fridge and a washer/dryer combo. We clean the fridge interior, behind the fridge if accessible, the washer drum, the dryer lint trap, and the laundry-area floor. All food-safe sanitizer.

    A 32-36 ft fifth wheel exterior detail runs 8-9 hours. Add full interior deep clean for a full-timer and it's 10-11 hours, often split across two days. Quote after walk-around.

    Exterior-only on a 32 ft fifth wheel starts at $900. Full exterior + interior on a 38-40 ft luxury rig like a Grand Design Solitude or Heartland Bighorn runs $1,200-1,500. Add ceramic coating ($300) and full-timer's deep clean and it pushes to $1,800.

    The doctor is in Cordillera Ranch

    Park it. We'll handle it.

    Same care, every job. We come to your Cordillera Ranch driveway, dock, hangar, or storage site.