What is a ceramic coating?

• A ceramic Coating is a long-term protection & showroom gloss.
  Ceramic coating is a liquid polymer applied to your vehicle’s paint that bonds on a molecular level, creating a durable, glass-like shield. It enhances gloss, repels water and dirt, resists UV damage, and makes washing effortless. Unlike wax, which lasts weeks, ceramic coatings protect for years—keeping your paint deeper, cleaner, and easier to maintain.

  How long does a ceramic coating last?

• A professionally applied ceramic coating typically lasts 2 to 5 years, depending on the product, environment, and maintenance. With proper care and gentle washing, it can protect your paint and maintain its glossy finish for years—far outlasting traditional waxes or sealants.

  Can ceramic coating be applied to new cars?

• Absolutely—and it’s best to do so early often times requiring less paint correction due to less wash induced scratches. Applying a coating to a vehicle locks in that new showroom shine, prevents oxidation, and makes it far easier to maintain from day one. It also makes it substantially heat resistant making a great addition to break calipers and windows.

The general idea behind ceramic coating your vehicle is to provide an increased level of protection by providing added UV-resistance, enhanced clarity, gloss, and ease of maintenance. This creates an immensely hydrophobic surface on your vehicle allowing water to fall right off and dirt has a much harder time sticking to your vehicles paint allowing it to stay cleaner substantially longer. Having your vehicle ceramic coated also makes it much more difficult for the sun to oxidize, haze, or fade allowing you to park your vehicle outside confidently knowing the paint will not be affected by oxidation.

What are water spots and hard water?

• Hard water is water that contains high levels of minerals—mainly calcium and magnesium. When this water dries on your vehicle’s surface, it leaves behind mineral deposits, known as water spots. These spots can appear as white or chalky rings and, if not removed quickly, can etch into the clear coat, glass, or metal surfaces—especially under sunlight or heat. Ceramic coatings help reduce bonding of these minerals, making it easier to wash them off before they cause permanent damage. Hard water spots can be removed via a 1-step polish in most cases and the surface is essentially restored to previous uncoated conditions but will need recoating for ceramic coated vehicles.

A typical ceramic coating that is properly maintained with routine maintenance washes will last as long as the advertised life of the ceramic (approx. 3-5 years est.) Important factors to consider that drastically affect the lifespan of a coating are; environmental conditions, driving style (driving behind vehicles that kick up debris), how much you drive, if you park outside, and whether or not you park near yard irrigation systems (sprinklers). To get the most out of your vehicles ceramic coating we recommend our maintenance wash package which utilizes PH balanced soaps to ensure your vehicles coating is maintained for as long as possible. At the end of the wash, we top off the service with a ceramic spray sealant to enhance the hydrophobic properties of the coating.

Paint Correction

Depending on the your wants and needs we can adjust accordingly. Although, to achieve the perfect finish we recommend a 3-step polish (heavy, medium and fine) to leave your vehicles surface with a mirror-like finish. Once this has been completed, we only use a top shelf premium surface cleaner which is necessary to remove any extra compound, or residue left on the vehicle after our processes. This allows for an immensely clean surface prep for the ceramic coating to bond to.

The amount of paint correction steps is dependent upon your desired level of paint clarity. This process is the most important as your ceramic coating clarity is only as good as the paint quality beneath it. Meaning if you choose to remove 60-70% of surface scratches and swirls the coating will not fill in over to of the scratches left. If you desire is to completely remove all unwanted swirl marks, scratches, water spots, oxidation, and etching from bird droppings or bug splatter and achieve 95-100% of your vehicles paint correction, this is for you.

• Car (4 hrs. est.) Starting at $699

• Mid-Size SUV (5 hrs. est.) Starting at $899

• Full Size SUV / Minivan / Truck (6 hrs. est.) $1,099

*Marine Ceramic Coating also available upon request*