Ceramic Coatings Edmond Oklahoma| What do they cost?

How much money should you spend on a ceramic coating in Edmond, and how much do ceramic coatings cost? We like simple answers, so here are our average ceramic coating prices.

3-Year Ceramic Coating Starting Price: $2500

6-Year Ceramic Coating Starting Price: $3000

9-Year Ceramic Coating Starting Price: $3500

NOTE: Prices include all paint prep, decontamination, paint correction, and application of the ceramic coating on all painted surfaces and plastics. Wheels and Glass are an additional fee.

It is important to keep in mind… these are AVERAGE ceramic coating prices, and like we said, one of our favorite parts of the job is working with customers 1 on 1 to find exactly what works for them. 

Now let's answer the burning question:

Why are ceramic coatings so expensive?

There are 3 reasons:

1. First and foremost, ceramic coating application takes TIME. The average ceramic coating installation takes about 10 hours… Crazy right?

2. Automotive ceramic coatings are the hardest, most durable, and advanced form of paint protection that exists! We are talking YEARS of protection… Not months!

3. And finally, in order to install ceramic coatings properly we put ourselves through some serious training. In fact, we spent about 90 days going through the most reputable online paint correction and ceramic coating training there is! Not to mention the practice that followed… So at the end of the day, we are also charging for our expertise(and we think we are pretty good:)

What Is A Ceramic Coating?

Because we are detailers, we are tempted to get into the nitty gritty of what a ceramic coating is, why it is the 9th wonder of our Edmond auto detailing business, but we don't want to bore you! A ceramic coating is like a thick winter coat you put on your kids before they go sledding! It’s a hyper durable, and extremely hard layer of Silicone Dioxide(glass) that cures to the entire exterior of your vehicle's paint, glass, and other surfaces. Not only do ceramic coatings give a rich, glossy appearance to the car paint that is truly unmatched, but a nano ceramic coating is designed to last somewhere between 3 and 7+ years depending on the coating you choose. Ceramic coatings have 2 jobs:

1. Long term paint protection 

2. Beautiful gloss and shine (and we mean BEAUTIFUL)

How Does A Ceramic Coating Work?

After the ceramic coating is applied to the paint, it is as if your vehicle has an extra layer of ultra durable, scratch resistant, and hydrophobic skin. Ceramics are designed to protect against everything that touches the paint from the outside world: bird droppings, bugs, rain, pollen, surface scratches, and much more. While normal auto detailing services can help clean and protect the paint temporarily, ceramic coatings form a sort of shield that protects your investment until the day it's traded in. Which means more money in your pocket!

Washing and maintaining your car is inconvenient and tiresome… So after we spend $50,000 on a vehicle we slowly watch it degrade more and more over time because we just don't want to keep up with it. We think it's crazy to pay thousands of dollars for a car, drive it unprotected, and trade it in for pennies years later.

After the paint has been completely cleaned, decontaminated, and we've created a smooth surface through paint correction, a thin layer of liquid ceramic coating is applied to the paint, left to cure, then carefully buffed off until all that remains is a thin ceramic layer that is left for 24 hours in order to cure. It's that simple. 

Lasting Benefits of  a Ceramic Coating 

There are a lot of coating companies that make some pretty bold claims of what a ceramic coating can do. Although there is some truth behind those claims we like to be as transparent as possible with our customers. 

So here are some benefits you actually get with a coating:

• A ceramic coating produces the most durable protection that lasts between 3 to 9 years

• You only need to apply a ceramic coating once (and not every 3 months like other forms of protection such as a wax or sealant)

• Ceramic coatings create a deep level of gloss incomparable to that of waxes and sealants

• Ceramic coatings have unmatched hydrophobic properties that provides self-cleaning attributes and makes maintenance washes and care for your vehicle 100x easier!
  

Remember, before the coating is installed, your vehicle must first be properly prepped and corrected with one of our paint correction or Paint Polishing services. If you apply the coating without the proper prep work, you will not be able to get all the benefits from the coating. That is the difference between a professional ceramic coating installer. Additionally, if the ceramic coating is not properly installed you will not get the actual benefits out of the coating and you will see a ton of smudges across your vehicle.

These are what we consider “high spots.” You will see this when the coating is not properly applied and it was left to dry for too long without wiping off.

As a general rule of thumb, the more durable the ceramic coating is, the more difficult a ceramic coating is to install. For example, a 1 year ceramic coating will be easier to apply versus a 9 year ceramic coating.