Cost guide
What ceramic coating costs
The full Offshore price ladder for ceramic coating, what moves your number up, and why correction is most of the bill.
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Short answer
Ceramic coating at Offshore on Maui starts from $499 for a 2-year coating on a sedan, from $999 for 5 years, from $1,499 for 10 years and from $2,499 for the Lifetime tier. Trucks and SUVs add from $100 over the sedan price. Paint correction beyond what your tier includes is the only other thing that changes the number, and it is quoted at inspection before work starts.
Key takeaways
- Every tier is priced from a sedan starting point: $499, $999, $1,499 and $2,499.
- Trucks and SUVs add from $100, scaled to how much painted surface the vehicle has.
- Most of the price difference between tiers is paint correction labor, not coating product.
- A new car usually lands at the starting price because its paint needs little correction.
- Per year of protection, the 10-year tier costs less than the 2-year tier.
Pricing
| Essential (2-year), sedanDecontamination wash and a single-stage coating | from $499 |
|---|---|
| Premium (5-year), sedanLight paint correction, multi-layer coating, wheels coated | from $999 |
| Elite (10-year), sedanFull paint correction, premium multi-layer coating, wheels and glass coated | from $1,499 |
| Lifetime, sedanFull correction and the highest-grade coating | from $2,499 |
| Truck or SUV surchargeAdded to any tier; full-size three-row SUVs sit at the top | from $100 |
| Single-stage correction add-onLight swirls and water spots beyond what the tier includes | from $299 |
| Multi-stage correction add-onHeavy swirls and light scratches | from $599 |
The short version
Offshore prices ceramic coating on a four-step ladder, and every step is a starting price for a sedan. Essential is a 2-year coating from $499. Premium is a 5-year coating from $999. Elite is a 10-year coating from $1,499. Lifetime starts from $2,499. A truck or SUV adds from $100 to whichever tier you pick. The figures here match the ceramic coating prices page, which is the reference every other page on the site defers to.
One ladder, one set of prices, and your quote is built from it.
What actually changes the price
Three things decide your quote, in this order.
The tier. Higher tiers use a harder coating applied in more layers, and they include more preparation. That second part is the bigger cost. Essential goes on after a decontamination wash. Premium adds a light machine correction. Elite and Lifetime include a full multi-stage correction, which on a typical daily driver is most of the hours in the job.
The vehicle’s size. A truck or SUV has more painted surface, more product and more panels to correct. The surcharge starts from $100. A mid-size crossover sits near the bottom of that range, a crew-cab half-ton in the middle, and a full-size three-row SUV at the top.
The paint’s condition. This is the one thing nobody can price from a photo. At drop-off we inspect the paint under lights and decide whether your tier’s included correction will produce the finish the tier promises. On most cars it will. On a dark car that has been through brush washes for a few years, it may not, and the extra time is quoted as a paint correction add-on: single-stage from $299, multi-stage from $599. You approve it before anyone touches the car. Nothing gets added once work starts.
Why correction is most of the bill
A coating is clear and hard. Whatever is under it stays there for the life of the coating, including swirls, haze and water spots. That is why we do not coat over defects, and why the tiers that last longest also include the most correction. Paying for a 10-year coating and sealing in a 10-year-old wash-scratch pattern would be a bad trade.
It also explains why a new car is the cheap case. Factory paint usually has nothing worse than a few dealer-prep swirls, so a coating in the first weeks of ownership tends to land at the tier’s starting price. The same car three years later, after Maui parking-lot sun, salt air and gas-station brushes, often needs an add-on.
Cost per year of protection
The sticker price climbs with each tier, but the cost per year of protection falls. The 2-year tier from $499 works out to about half its price per year; the 10-year tier from $1,499 works out to about a tenth of its price per year. If you plan to keep the vehicle past the next trade-in cycle, the longer tiers are the better value. If you are selling within two years, Essential is the honest pick.
Compare either one to the alternative. Paint that fades and oxidizes under Maui sun eventually needs correction, and paint that is past correcting needs a repaint, which costs several times more than any coating tier and never quite matches the factory finish.
What a coating does not cover
A coating resists UV, chemical etching from bird droppings and bug splatter, and the fine marring that comes from washing. It does not stop rock chips. If highway debris on Mokulele or Honoapiilani Highway is the problem, the answer is film on the front end, and the PPF vs ceramic coating comparison explains how the two work together.
Getting your exact number
Send your year, make and model, and tell us roughly how the paint looks today. We will name the tier we would recommend and give you a starting figure, then confirm the final price at the paint inspection on drop-off. For how long each tier holds up in real use, read how long ceramic coating lasts.
Questions
How much does ceramic coating cost on Maui?
At Offshore the sedan starting prices are $499 for 2 years, $999 for 5 years, $1,499 for 10 years and $2,499 for Lifetime. Trucks and SUVs add from $100.
Are these the prices the shop actually quotes?
Yes. The ladder on the ceramic coating prices page is the one we quote, and this guide matches it. Your quote names the tier, the vehicle size and any extra correction.
Does paint correction add to the cost?
Only when your paint needs more than your tier includes. The 5-year tier includes light correction and the 10-year and Lifetime tiers include full correction; anything extra is quoted at inspection, before work starts.
Is a coating cheaper than repainting?
By a wide margin. A coating protects the factory finish you already have; a quality repaint means sanding, spraying and color-matching every panel, which costs several times more than any coating tier.
Can I finance a ceramic coating?
Not online yet: Offshore confirms your price and takes the deposit directly; ask about payment options when you get your quote.
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