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Ceramic Coating

Bonded to the paint. Not laid over it.

A hard, hydrophobic layer chemically bonded to corrected paint — depth that holds, water that leaves, and a surface that stays easier to clean than the one underneath it.

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What’s included

Corrected first. Coated after.

A coating is only ever as good as the paint beneath it. So the paint comes first, and the coating follows.

Correction

04 Stages

  1. Paint Assessment

    Paint read under inspection light across every panel, so the correction is set to what is actually there.

  2. Decontamination

    Bonded contamination drawn out of the surface, because a coating seals in whatever it is laid over.

  3. Machine Correction

    Swirls and defects removed rather than filled. What is corrected now is what the coating will hold.

  4. Panel Wipe-Down

    Every panel stripped of oils and polishing residue so the coating can bond to bare, clean paint.

Coating

04 Stages

  1. Controlled Space

    Applied indoors, out of dust and direct sun, where the surface can be kept steady.

  2. Panel Application

    Worked panel by panel and levelled by eye under light, so nothing is left high or thin.

  3. Flash & Level

    Each panel given its flash time and levelled properly before the next one is started.

  4. Cure & Inspect

    Left to cure undisturbed, then inspected panel by panel under light before it leaves.

Why it matters

Why Ceramic Coating Matters

Wax sits on the paint and leaves with the next few washes. A coating bonds to it — so the finish you paid for is the finish you keep.

  1. Locks In The Correction

    The finish achieved on the day is sealed, rather than left to weather off over the following months.

  2. Repels Water And Dirt

    A hydrophobic surface lets water carry contamination off instead of holding it against the paint.

  3. Easier To Wash

    Less grip for road film means less contact needed, and less contact means fewer swirls put back in.

  4. Resists Etching

    A harder surface stands between your paint and everything the road and the weather land on it.

  5. Holds Depth And Gloss

    Reflections stay sharp instead of dulling under a slowly building layer of bonded contamination.

A coating protects the correction.

Because the work underneath is worth more than the shine sitting on top of it.

What to expect

From correction to cured.

A coating is a process, not a product. This is how one runs at THE 96K, from the first panel read to the last inspection.

Precision in every detail.

  1. Arrival

    We walk the vehicle with you and read the paint together, so you can see for yourself what the correction is actually for.

  2. Correction

    Decontamination and machine work come first. A coating seals in whatever is beneath it, good or bad.

  3. Application

    Coated panel by panel in a controlled space, levelled under light as each panel is worked rather than checked at the end.

  4. Curing

    Left undisturbed to cure. This is the part of the process that cannot be hurried, so we do not hurry it.

  5. Handover

    We walk the finished car with you and go through how to wash it, because that is what decides how it performs.

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Keep the finish you paid for.

Bring the car in and we will read the paint, correct it properly, and seal the result rather than leaving it to weather off.

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Common questions

Straight answers, before you book.

Is a coating the same thing as a wax?

No. Wax sits on the surface and leaves with the next few washes. A coating bonds to the paint and stays there until it is removed.

Does the paint have to be corrected first?

If you want the correction to last, yes. A coating seals in whatever is underneath it, so swirls left in the paint are swirls you keep looking at.

Will a coating stop scratches?

No — it is a harder surface, not armour. It resists etching and wash marks, but it will not stop a stone chip or a key. Paint protection film is what does that.

Does a coated car still need washing?

Yes, and it washes far more easily. What a coating changes is how much contact the paint needs, not whether it needs any.

Can wheels, glass and trim be coated too?

They can, and they are worth talking through separately — each of those surfaces takes its own preparation and behaves differently once coated.

How do I look after it afterwards?

Straight technique and the right products. We go through it at handover, because how a coated car is washed is what decides how long it performs.