what are Ceramic Coating Prices?

What do ceramic coatings cost and how do you know if you should pay the price? Let's get some clear answers...

Below I've given a simple breakdown of average ceramic coating prices based on vehicle size and average coating choice (5 year ceramic coating protection)

Compact/Sports Car: $900-$1100
Sedan: $1000-$1350
Small SUV/Truck: $1250-$1500
Standard SUV/Truck/Jeep: $1500-$1800
XL SUV/Truck/Jeep: $1750-$2000
15 Passenger Vehicles: Custom

To better understand ceramic coating prices, it's important to understand what is
required in order to apply a ceramic coating properly. By the way... in case you aren't a
reader, we've attached a video here to SHOW YOU!

Why Are Ceramic Coatings So Expensive?

Step 1: Ceramic Coating Preparation

Before installing a ceramic coating, and before doing ANYTHING for that matter, we
have to ensure that the paint is not only clean, but completely stripped bare! This
requires a little more than simple car washing. During the paint stripping and
decontaminating phase we walk through 5 major ceramic coating preparation stages

Step 2: Paint Correction & Ceramic Coating Prices

Now that the car paint has been completely cleaned and stripped in preparation for the ceramic coating application, it's time
to level out the clear coat and remove some scratches! Because ceramic coatings are the most durable form of long term
paint protection that exists in the detailing world, any little imperfection that is in the paint is there to stay as soon as the coating
is applied. Here in Minneapolis–Saint Paul-Bloomington Minnesota area … we get rain, snow, ice, hail, tornadoes, pollen, bugs, and pretty much anything else you
can think of that would damage car paint! For that reason, it's necessary for us to go through a paint correction stage prior to
the ceramic coating application in order to remove paint imperfections, and create a smooth surface with which the ceramic
coating can bond. There are 2 major types of paint correction: Paint Enhancement & Paint Correction.

What is Paint Enhancement?

Here's the simple answer. Paint enhancement is a less extreme form of paint correction. When we perform paint enhancement,
we are telling the customer what paint imperfections WILL be fixed, and what imperfections WILL NOT be fixed. Paint
enhancement is the most common type of correction we do! Why is that? Well, most customers don't care about the tiny
imperfections that they really can't see anyway, and they are really cancerned most with getting that ceramic coating on!

What is Paint Correction?

Paint correction is nothing more than more aggressive paint enhancement. Can you see the pattern here? When we are
dealing with a vehicle whose paint is REALLY DAMAGED, or a customer who has a detailed eye, we will perform paint correction in
order to remove the maximum amount of scratches, swirls, etchings, and paint imperfections as possible. Once again, this is
necessary not only visual appeal, but to create a smooth surface with which the ceramic coating can bond to the paint.

Do I Have To Get Paint Correction To Get A Ceramic Coating?

The simple answer is: Yes & No. Ok... maybe it's not so simple. We have many customers who understand what paint correction
is, and who realize that with it, the ceramic coating will have a longer life span, but they choose not to get any correction done
because they want a lower price. While there are situations when paint correction is necessary, there are also situations where it
can be optional, and we love talking with our customers about the difference.

Even the most surface level of paint enhancement will extend the life of the ceramic coating, create an amazingly beautiful
surface, and maximize your dollars spent... so we like to say: "It's your choice.... but we are biased")

Step 3: Ceramic Coating Application

After all of that work... It's now time to install the ceramic coating. You know how a
surgeon goes to school for 8-12 years before they ever cut into an actual person?
Most of the work is in the PREP! That is a great way to understand ceramic coatings.
While there is a lot of technical skill included in the ceramic coating application.....
most of the time and labor is done in the preparation! Ceramic coating
installations take anywhere from 1 to 3 hours depending on the size of the vehicle,
but the preparation takes ALL of the other hours. Depending on the amount of paint
correction done, a ceramic coating installation can take somewhere between a
single day, and 2 to 3 days to finish.

We hope this sheds a little more light on why ceramic coatings come with this
price tag... in addition to having a lifetime protection on your vehicle!!!