What a Ceramic Coating Does for a Vernon Vehicle
A ceramic coating is a liquid that bonds to your clear coat and cures into a thin, hard layer. Wax sits on top of the paint and washes off in weeks. A coating becomes part of the surface and lasts for years.
Around Vernon that matters. Silver Star Road and the Highway 97 corridor get salted and brined from November to March, orchard and farm roads throw dust all summer, and the UV at this elevation is hard on clear coat. A coated vehicle shrugs most of that off with a rinse.
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- Water and slush bead up and roll off instead of drying into spots
- Road salt, bugs and tree sap come off with a normal hand wash
- UV protection that slows fading and oxidation
- Deep, glossy finish that makes the colour pop
- Light resistance to wash marring and chemical stains
Correction First, Coating Second
Every package starts with a full decontamination: a hand wash, an iron remover for brake dust and rail dust, and a clay bar to pull out bonded grit. Then we machine polish. The Bronze and Silver packages include a single-stage polish, Gold and up include multi-stage paint correction.
Skipping this step is the most common shortcut in the business, and it shows. A coating over swirled paint just preserves the swirls under a glossy layer.
What a Coating Will Not Do
It will not stop rock chips. A stone at highway speed goes straight through a coating. If chips on the hood and bumper are what bother you, pair your coating with paint protection film on the front end. It also does not mean you never wash the car. It means washing takes ten minutes instead of an hour.
Not sure which package fits? Read how long ceramic coating lasts, or see all prices on the pricing page.