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Mobile Ceramic Coating

Ceramic Coating Brisbane & Redlands

Real protection, no overblown promises. We bring the whole setup to your driveway, anywhere from Thornlands and Cleveland through to Capalaba, Victoria Point and Wynnum. Full prep, a machine polish and a professional ceramic coating that holds its gloss and water beading for around 12 to 24 months, from $690 — with every stage of the prep included.

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Real protection

Paint protection that
actually holds up.

Full prep, a machine polish and a professional ceramic coating applied at your place — anywhere across Thornlands, Cleveland, Victoria Point, Capalaba and greater Brisbane.

  • Premium exterior wash included
  • Clay bar & iron decontamination included
  • Machine polish & paint correction included
  • Touch-ups where the paint needs them
  • 12–24 months protection
  • No overblown promises

Ceramic Coating Pricing

Small carfrom $690
Medium / SUVfrom $880
Large 4WD / vanfrom $1,050

Everything is included — there is nothing to add on. The premium exterior wash, iron & fallout decontamination, clay bar, machine polish and paint touch-ups are all part of the price. Final figure is confirmed by vehicle size and paint condition once we have seen it.

What the price already covers

A ceramic coating is only as good as the paint underneath it, so we do not sell the prep separately. Every coating booking includes the full job, start to finish:

  1. Premium exterior wash — wheels, arches and tyres first, then a foam soak and contact wash.
  2. Iron & fallout decontamination — dissolves the embedded brake dust and industrial fallout a wash cannot reach.
  3. Clay bar treatment — pulls out what is left bonded to the paint until it is glass-smooth.
  4. Machine polish / paint correction — a cut and polish to take out swirls, light scratches and oxidation before anything is sealed in.
  5. Paint touch-ups where needed — small chips and blemishes addressed as part of the prep, not billed on top.
  6. The ceramic coating itself — applied panel by panel and levelled by hand.

This is why the coating costs more than a detail: you are paying for a corrected, decontaminated finish that then gets locked in for 12–24 months. Coating over unprepared paint just preserves the swirls.

The Problem

Why Brisbane and Redlands Paint Needs More Than a Wash and Wax

Cars around Moreton Bay cop it. Salt air off the water at Wellington Point, a full day of sun in an uncovered car park at Capalaba, and the slow grind up Old Cleveland Road behind whatever the truck in front is throwing at you. Paint that never gets protected stops looking new in about two summers.

Wax and supermarket spray sealants do help, but they are soft, they are thin and most of them are gone inside a few weeks. Here is what they are up against.

The Process

What a Ceramic Coating Actually Is and How We Apply It

A ceramic coating is a liquid that cures into a hard, clear layer bonded to your clear coat. It is not a wax sitting on top waiting to be washed off. It is slick, it stands up to UV, detergent and droppings far better than wax or sealant, and it makes water bead up and run off instead of sitting there drying into spots.

It is also only ever as good as the prep underneath it. A coating locks the paint in exactly as it is on the day it goes on, so every swirl, every water spot and every bit of embedded fallout left behind becomes part of the finish for the life of the coating. That is why the prep is most of the job, and why we will not just wipe a coating over a dirty car.

The Payoff

The Real World Benefits of a Ceramic Coating

None of the technical detail matters unless the car looks and behaves better afterwards. This is what you actually notice, day to day, once it is on.

Straight Talk

Straight Talk on Durability and What It Costs

Here is the part a lot of detailers skip. The coating we use is a professional retail-line product, not an installer-only system that comes with a five or nine year certificate. It performs, it looks superb and it is genuinely tough, but it is not permanent and we are not going to pretend otherwise.

Realistically you are looking at around 12 to 24 months of solid protection, depending on how the car is washed, whether it lives outside and how many highway kilometres it does. Look after it and it goes the distance. Run it through a service station brush wash every second weekend and it will not.

How We Work

Mobile Ceramic Coating, Done in Your Driveway

Everything happens at your place. We run fully mobile out of Thornlands and carry the pressure washer, vacuum, polisher and a pop-up canopy, and we use your outdoor tap and power point, so a coating can be done properly in your driveway at Alexandra Hills, at the office in Carindale, or at home in Birkdale, Gumdale or Mount Cotton. Ipswich, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast are available on request.

One person does the whole car, start to finish, and that is Joseph, the owner. Nothing gets rushed to squeeze another job in, and if the paint needs more correction than expected you will hear about it before a drop of coating is applied.

Common questions.

How long does a ceramic coating really last?
Around 12 to 24 months with normal care. We use a professional retail-line coating, not an installer-only system, so we will never quote you five or nine years. Hand washing with a pH neutral shampoo, drying properly and staying out of automatic brush washes is what gets you to the top of that range.
Do I need a paint correction before the coating?
Yes, in some form. The coating seals the paint exactly as it is, so we always decontaminate and machine polish first with a dual-action polisher. That is why the coating sits on top of a Premium or Show Room detail rather than being sold on its own. Scratches deep enough to catch a fingernail may not fully come out, and we will tell you that up front.
How much does ceramic coating cost in Brisbane and the Redlands?
From $690 for a small car up to around $1,050 for a large 4WD or van, with all of the prep — wash, decontamination, clay bar, machine polish and touch-ups — included in that figure, on top of the required prep detail. The final price is confirmed by vehicle size and paint condition. Standalone paint correction runs from $250 to $650 if you want the paint corrected without a coating.
Can you do it at my house or workplace?
Yes. We are fully mobile across Brisbane and the Redlands, including Thornlands, Cleveland, Victoria Point, Capalaba, Wynnum and Wellington Point, and we bring the gear and a canopy, and we use your outdoor tap and power point. We just need a flat spot with roughly a metre or two clear around the car. Weather reschedules are free.
How do I wash the car once it is coated?
Two buckets, a pH neutral shampoo, a clean microfibre mitt, and dry it rather than letting it air dry in the sun. Avoid brush washes and cutting compounds. If you would rather not deal with it, our maintenance program keeps a coated car right for $85 to $130 a fortnight or $105 to $160 monthly.

Ready to Get Your Paint Coated?

Tell us the car, your suburb and roughly what condition the paint is in, and we will come back with a firm price. We are mobile right across Brisbane and the Redlands, open 7 days, and payment is on completion by cash, PayID or bank transfer. Call or text Joseph on 0483 835 675.

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