System X professional coating, applied at your home or office. Years of protection, a deeper gloss, and a surface that stays clean between washes.
Coating is only as good as the paint underneath it. Every package starts with correction, because a coating locks in whatever condition the paint is in on the day it is applied.
Pricing varies with vehicle size, paint condition and how much correction is needed before coating. Entry level coating starts at $1,500. Every quote is given before any work begins.
A coating is not a shinier wax. It is a different material doing a different job, and the difference shows up in year two.
System X holds its performance for two years or more on a properly prepared surface, instead of the four to eight weeks a carnauba wax gives you.
The cured surface is strongly hydrophobic, so rain and rinse water carry dirt off the panel rather than drying into spots.
South Carolina sun is what turns black paint chalky and red paint pink. A coating takes that hit instead of your clear coat.
Road film, bug splatter and brake dust struggle to key into a coated surface, so a maintenance wash takes a fraction of the effort.
Coating fills the microscopic texture of the clear coat, which is why a coated black panel reads as liquid rather than merely clean.
Bird droppings, tree sap and road salt get a barrier between them and your paint, which buys you time to wash them off safely.
We read the paint under inspection light, measure what correction it needs, and give you the number before anything starts.
A full wash, iron fallout remover and clay treatment pull out what a normal wash leaves behind.
Machine polishing removes the swirls and marring you would otherwise be sealing under the coating for two years.
Panel by panel, by hand, with controlled flash and levelling times. This is the step that cannot be rushed.
The coating needs time to harden before it meets water. We explain exactly what to avoid for the first week.
Three products, three different jobs. The right answer depends on how long you keep the car and how much washing you want to do.
Carnauba wax
Four to eight weeks
Warm, soft shine
Beads early, fades quickly
Lowest up front
Paint sealant
Four to six months
Sharp and glassy
Good beading
Moderate
System X ceramic
Two years or more
Deepest, wettest gloss
Strong beading and sheeting
Highest up front, lowest per year
Ceramic coating is a liquid polymer that chemically bonds to a vehicle clear coat and cures into a hard, hydrophobic layer. The coating resists UV fade, chemical etching and light swirling, makes washing far easier, and holds a deeper gloss than wax for two years or more.
The two year System X ceramic coating package starts at $1,500. The final figure depends on vehicle size and how much paint correction is needed first. A heavily swirled black truck takes considerably more correction hours than a well kept sedan, and that is where the range comes from.
A properly applied System X coating lasts two years or more. Longevity depends on how the vehicle is washed and stored. Automatic brush washes and dish soap will shorten the life of any coating, which is why we hand over a written aftercare guide.
No. A coating adds hardness and resists light marring from washing, but it will not stop a rock chip, a key or a shopping cart. Anything sold as scratch proof is being oversold. What a coating reliably prevents is chemical etching, UV fade and water spotting.
We can, but we do not recommend it. A coating is optically clear and locks the paint in its current state for years, so any swirl left underneath stays visible until the coating is removed. That is why machine correction is built into every package rather than sold as an upsell.
Use the two bucket method with a pH neutral car shampoo, a clean microfiber mitt and a separate drying towel. Skip automatic brush washes and never use dish soap. A coated car typically needs washing less often, and each wash takes far less effort.
Yes, provided we have a covered, shaded or garage space and the paint can be kept clean and dry through the cure. Coating is sensitive to dust, direct sun and rain during application, so we will discuss your space when you book and reschedule if the weather will not cooperate.
Complete interior and exterior service. The full reset, inside and out, in one visit.
Deep vacuum, steam, shampoo and conditioning. Every seam, vent and crevice.
Hand wash, decontamination, wheels, tires, trim and a protective finish.
Machine polishing that removes swirl marks, oxidation and light scratches.
Safe degrease and dress of the engine bay so it looks as cared for as the paint.
Cut back yellowed, hazy lenses and seal them for clearer light and a sharper front end.
Hangar and ramp detailing for private aircraft, using aviation safe products.
Ceramic coating is available anywhere in our service ring, subject to having suitable covered space for the application and cure.
Call or text for a coating quote on your vehicle. We will tell you honestly whether a coating or a good sealant is the better spend.