Paint correction and ceramic coating

Why the two go together

A ceramic coating is a hard, clear layer that bonds to the clear coat. It does not fill or hide anything. Put it over swirled paint and you have sealed the swirls under a layer that resists polishing, which is the opposite of what you paid for. Paint correction removes the defects first; the coating then keeps new ones from forming as quickly and makes the car far easier to wash. That is why we recommend booking the two as one job.

Which level your paint needs

The inspection under LED light decides. Light swirls from towel drying and a few water-spot rings are single-stage work: one finishing pass, then coat. That pairs with the two-year coating from $799.

Heavier swirls from automatic washes, scratches that catch a fingernail, and oxidation on a truck roof or a hood need multi-stage correction: a compounding pass to cut the defects, a finishing pass to restore gloss. That amount of work deserves a longer coating, so it pairs with the five-year tier, which includes the wheels, or the ten-year tier, which adds the glass. Those bundles are quoted after we see the paint, because the time varies more than the coating does.

If the paint is new or already corrected, skip the correction and book the coating alone from $499.

What happens over the two or three days

Day one is wash, clay, iron removal and correction. Nothing is polished until the bonded contamination is off, because polishing over grit makes new scratches. Correction runs panel by panel with a test section first so you can see the result.

Day two the paint is wiped to bare clear coat and the FEYNLAB coating goes on in the shop, one panel at a time, leveled before it flashes. Then it cures for 24 to 48 hours at the shop before you take it home. On a multi-stage job the correction itself takes two days and the coating adds a third.

FEYNLAB specifics

The coatings used here are FEYNLAB: made in America, independently tested, chemical resistant and hydrophobic, so water beads and sheets off and takes dirt with it. The tier sets the coating term and what else gets coated: wheels from the five-year tier up, glass from the ten-year tier. FEYNLAB’s manufacturer warranty runs by product, and the written terms are reviewed with you before the coating goes on.

Teslas, dark cars and trucks

Tesla clear coat is soft and swirls faster than almost anything else on the road; a corrected and coated Model 3 or Model Y stays presentable through many more washes than a bare one. Black and dark blue paint shows every defect and every improvement, so the before-and-after is dramatic. Trucks and large SUVs carry a surcharge over sedan pricing for the extra surface, set at the inspection.

Care after pickup

Keep the car dry for the first 24 hours after pickup while the coating finishes curing, and wait seven days before its first wash. After that, a two-bucket hand wash or a touchless wash, a pH-neutral soap, and no wax on top. The ceramic coating vs wax comparison explains why wax is unnecessary over a coating.

Booking

Send the year, make, model, color and two photos of the paint in direct sun. We will tell you which level of correction it needs, which coating tier makes sense, and what the bundle costs.