A no-nonsense five-part video series for vehicle owners researching professional ceramic coating in Peoria, IL and the surrounding area. Straight answers — from the shop, not the brochure.
If you’ve started researching ceramic coating, you’ve probably already seen the contradictions. One shop says their coating lasts ten years. Another shop says lifetime. A dealership offers it for a few hundred dollars. A parts store sells a spray version for thirty bucks. Every product claims to be the best.
Most of that marketing isn’t designed to inform you — it’s designed to sell you. So we made the opposite. Five short videos answering the questions we get asked most by Peoria-area drivers before they book. No hype, no upsell, no pressure. Just what we’d tell a friend who asked.
Watch the ones that apply to you, skip the ones that don’t, and come to us — or anywhere else — with a clearer picture of what you’re actually buying.
Before you compare prices, shops, or warranties — you need to know what a ceramic coating is. Not what marketing says it is. What it actually does at a chemical level, what it bonds to, and why it performs the way it does.
If you’ve ever been offered a ceramic coating package at a car dealership — usually for a few hundred dollars at the F&I desk — you’ve probably wondered if it’s the same thing professional shops install. It isn’t. And the difference matters.
This is the question we get more than any other — and the most common one shops dodge with vague answers like “years” or “lifetime.” The honest answer depends on three things: the product, the prep, and the maintenance. We break down all three.
There are hundreds of ceramic coating brands on the market, and the differences between them aren’t always obvious. We’re CCI certified, and we install professional-grade CCI coatings on every vehicle that comes through our shop. Here’s why.
Warranties are where coating shops get the most creative — and where buyers get the most confused. “Lifetime” can mean a lot of different things depending on who’s writing the contract. This video breaks down exactly what our warranty covers, what voids it, and how to make sure your coverage stays valid for as long as you own the vehicle.
If your question isn’t here, just ask. We’d rather spend ten minutes on the phone than have you guess.
Pricing depends on the vehicle’s size, the condition of your paint, and the level of coverage (paint-only or full vehicle including trim, glass, and wheels). Send us your year, make, model, and a few photos — we’ll get back to you with a transparent quote.
For most Central Illinois drivers, yes. Between road salt, freeze-thaw cycles, summer UV, and the wear from highway driving, a daily driver takes serious abuse. A coating simplifies washes, prevents oxidation, and protects resale value via CARFAX registration.
Yes — at minimum a light correction. A coating locks in whatever’s underneath it, so coating over swirl marks or water spots seals those defects in for the life of the coating. Every package we install includes paint correction as part of the prep.
No. Coatings add light scratch resistance and protect against chemical etching, but they won’t stop a rock from chipping your paint. For rock chip protection, you need paint protection film (PPF). A coating and PPF work together — they’re not the same product.
Sometimes — but most “new” vehicles still need at least a light paint correction. Dealership lot washes, transport, and pre-delivery prep usually leave swirl marks before you take delivery. We inspect the paint when you bring it in.
It depends on the level of correction needed, the size of the vehicle, and which package you choose. Most installs take multiple days when you factor in correction, application, and proper cure time. We don’t rush coating installs.
Free, no-pressure quote in about 30 seconds. We reply within one business day.
