CERAMIC COATING · XPEL PREMIUM
Ceramic coating in Farmington Hills — deep gloss, half the upkeep.
A coating bonded to your clear coat that keeps the paint glassy and makes washing genuinely easier — rinse it, dry it, you're done.
Easier washing
Rinse, dry, done.
Ceramic is a hydrophobic layer bonded to the clear coat — not a topical wax that wears off in a few weeks.
Water sheets off and beads instead of clinging, so dirt and hard water have a lot less to hold onto.
Washing goes from a Saturday chore to a rinse-and-dry — and the paint stays deep and glossy between washes, without waxing.
Everyday protection
A tougher surface for daily grime.
The coating holds up to UV and everyday grime better than wax does.
Sun, bird droppings, tree sap, and road film have a tougher, slicker surface to sit on, so they're easier to get off before they etch.
The finish keeps its depth through a season of real driving instead of dulling down — with less work from you.
The honest version
What ceramic won't do.
Ceramic is gloss and easy-cleaning. It is notarmor. It won't stop a rock chip or a deep scratch — that's a different job, and it's what paint protection film is for. Anyone selling ceramic as scratch-proof is selling you a story. The honest setup is the two together: film takes the physical hits on the impact areas, ceramic keeps the whole car glossy and easy to clean. If you only need one, we'll tell you which — even if it's the cheaper one.
We don't rate this coating with a hardness number, and we won't tell you a diamond couldn't scratch it. It's a coating, not a shield.
When to do it
Best at delivery — never too late after.
The day it leaves the lot, the paint is as clean as it'll ever be — tar, rail dust, and hard water start bonding the moment it hits the road. Ceramic bonds far better to fresh, decontaminated paint, so at delivery is ideal. Already been driving it? We correct and decontaminate first, then coat. (Advice, not urgency.)
Correction first
Why the coating is quoted with a correction.
Every ceramic quote here is itemized: the coating on one line, a one-stage paint correction on the other. The correction is the pass that takes down light swirls and oxidation before the coating ever goes on — and it's the difference between a coating we'll stand behind and one we won't.
We'll coat without a correction if you insist — but we won't stand behind the warranty on it. Correction strips off the oxidation and the contaminants stuck in the paint, and a coating only bonds properly to the freshest, smoothest surface — even on a car straight off the dealer lot.
Paint correction is its own service too — one-stage and two-stage, sold plainly: a process, not a perfect result.
What it costs
The numbers, itemized.
Flat prices, published in full, listed the same way we quote them — each line itemized so you can see what you're paying for.
- Coupe / Sedan
- $700 coating + $400 one-stage paint correction
- Pickup / SUV
- $797 coating + $400 one-stage paint correction
- Wheels-off coating
- +$300 (standard coating covers wheel faces)
Quotes are per-vehicle. The numbers above frame the quote — the walkthrough sets it for your car.
Before you book
Questions, answered plainly.
Why does every coating quote include a one-stage paint correction?
Because a coating only bonds properly to the freshest, smoothest surface, and correction is what gets the paint there — it strips off the oxidation and the contaminants stuck in the paint. That holds even for a car straight off the dealer lot, which is why the two are quoted together.
Can you coat the car without a correction?
If you insist, yes — but we won't stand behind the warranty on it. We'd rather put that plainly on this page than surprise you at the shop.
What does the standard coating cover — and what does wheels-off mean?
The standard coating includes the faces of the wheels. Wheels-off coating means the wheels come off the car for the work — that's the +$300 line.
Will a ceramic coating stop rock chips or scratches?
No. A rock chip or a deep scratch is a different job — that's what paint protection film is for. Ceramic is gloss and easier cleaning; film takes the physical hits. If you only need one, we'll tell you which — even if it's the cheaper one.
My car has been on the road for years — is it too late to coat it?
No. At delivery is ideal, but it's never too late after — on a driven car we correct and decontaminate first, then coat. The correction exists for exactly this.
Do you put a warranty number on the ceramic?
No. What we stand behind is the work: it's applied right, and we'll tell you plainly what the coating does and what it doesn't before you book. The one thing we won't stand behind is a coating over uncorrected paint.
Metro Detroit
Serving Farmington Hills & Metro Detroit.
The shop is in Farmington Hills, and ceramic work drives in from across Metro Detroit — Novi, Livonia, West Bloomfield, Birmingham, Northville.
Wherever you're coming from, it starts the same way: bring the car by for a walkthrough, and the quote is written for your car — not a category.
The honest version
We stand behind the work.
We're a certified XPEL installer, and the coating we use is XPEL Premium. We don't put a warranty number on the ceramic — what we stand behind is the work: it's applied right, and we'll tell you plainly what the coating does and what it doesn't before you book.