Years of protection for your paint, applied properly. Full decontamination, machine correction, then a professional-grade ceramic coating with a 5 year warranty. We come to you, anywhere in Canberra, or arrange a suitable space for the multi-day jobs.
A ceramic coating is a hard, chemically bonded layer over your clear coat. It is not a wax and it is not a miracle. Here is what it genuinely buys you on Canberra roads.
Canberra sits at altitude with harsh summer UV. Uncoated clear coat oxidises and dulls within a few years, coated paint keeps its depth. The coating takes the UV hit so your paint doesn't.
Sub-zero mornings, road salt on the Monaro, and months of winter film. A coated surface releases frost and grime far more easily, so winter washes take half the time and half the risk of marring.
Water beads and sheets off instead of drying into spots. Dirt sits on the coating, not in your paint. A fortnightly maintenance wash becomes a 20 minute job instead of an afternoon.
Bird droppings, bug splatter, tree sap, and spring pollen etch unprotected clear coat within days in the heat. A coating gives you a sacrificial barrier and time to clean it off without permanent marks.
Because every coating we apply goes over machine-corrected paint, the finish is deeper and sharper than showroom, and it stays that way for years, not until the next wash strips your wax.
Swirl-free, glossy paint is the first thing a buyer sees. A documented ceramic coating with a transferable warranty is a genuine line item when you sell, not just a nice-to-have.
A coating is only as good as the prep underneath it. Coat over swirls and contamination and you lock them in for years. This is why ours takes a day or more, not an hour.
Snow foam pre-wash, two bucket contact wash, then iron fallout remover and a full clay bar. The paint has to be surgically clean before anything bonds to it.
Under proper lighting we assess swirls, scratches, and oxidation, and check clear coat health, so we correct what can be corrected and tell you straight about what can't.
Single or multi-stage machine polishing to remove swirl marks and restore true gloss. The coating locks in whatever finish is underneath, so this stage is not optional.
Every panel is wiped with a dedicated prep solvent to strip polishing oils. Skip this and the coating bonds to residue instead of paint, then fails within months.
Applied panel by panel, levelled under lighting, with flash times matched to the day's temperature and humidity. Wheels, glass, and trim can be coated as add-ons.
The coating needs to stay dry while it cures. We hand the car back with written aftercare: when you can wash it, what to use, and what voids the warranty.
Allow a full day minimum. Multi-stage correction jobs can run to two.
If your car lives outside, gets driven daily, or you plan to keep it more than a couple of years, yes. The maths is simple: one coating outlasts dozens of wax applications and keeps correction-grade paint looking corrected.
If the car is garaged, barely driven, and you enjoy waxing it yourself, a coating is a luxury, not a necessity. We will tell you that on the phone before you spend a cent. We would rather keep you as a customer than upsell you once.
Wondering about the cheap "$300 ceramic" offers around town? That is usually a spray sealant over uncorrected paint. It beads water for a few weeks, then it is gone. Read the full breakdown below.
Frost, UV, and pollen. Canberra paint takes a beating. Here's how a properly applied ceramic actually protects it, and how to spot a coating that won't last twelve months.
Read MoreThe questions we get asked on almost every ceramic quote. If yours isn't here, WhatsApp us and you'll get an answer from the person who does the work, not a call centre.
Our professional-grade coating carries a 5 year warranty when maintained per the aftercare guide. Real-world lifespan depends on how the car lives: garaged and hand-washed will outlast street-parked and machine-washed every time.
It depends on vehicle size and how much paint correction the car needs first. A well-kept small car costs less than a swirled-up 4WD. Call or WhatsApp with a few photos and we'll give you a straight number, no obligation.
Yes, we're a mobile service covering all of Canberra and surrounds. For coatings we need a sheltered spot out of direct sun and rain, a garage, carport, or workplace undercover parking all work. If you don't have one, we'll sort a location together.
Every coating includes at minimum a single-stage machine polish, because coating over swirls locks them in. Cars with heavier defects may need multi-stage correction, which we quote separately after inspecting the paint.
Wax sits on top of the paint and washes off in weeks. A ceramic coating chemically bonds to the clear coat and forms a hard layer that lasts years, resists chemicals and UV, and can't be stripped by shampoo.
No washing for the first 7 days while it cures. After that, a fortnightly two bucket wash with pH neutral shampoo is all it needs. We hand over a written aftercare guide with every job, and we're a message away if you're unsure about a product.
Send us a few photos of your car and we'll quote the coating and any correction it needs. Straight numbers, no pressure, and we come to you anywhere in Canberra.