Ceramic Coating

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Your coating or film aftercare schedule

Pick the product and the day it went on. We'll list the dates its maker's instructions and warranty set: when it can get wet, the first wash, and the yearly visits that keep the warranty alive. Add them to your calendar if you like.

The install date stays in your browser. Nothing is sent to us.

Where the dates come from

Each step is from the maker's own cure instructions or warranty terms, linked under your schedule. Where a maker doesn't publish something, we say to ask your installer rather than guess. Your installer's written instructions and your warranty card come first if they differ.

More detail: cure times by product, what warranties require and washing a coated car.

Aftercare: common questions

How long after a ceramic coating can I wash my car?

It depends on the product. The makers we checked say from 5 days (CARPRO CQuartz UK 3.0) to 14 days (GYEON Mohs EVO, Ceramic Pro, System X). Use your installer’s written instructions.

Do ceramic coatings need annual maintenance?

Several warranties require it. Ceramic Pro, XPEL FUSION PLUS and System X need a paid yearly service or inspection within about 30 days of each anniversary, and Opti-Coat Pro3’s lifetime term needs yearly maintenance.

What happens if I miss a coating inspection?

Under the makers’ own terms, Ceramic Pro shortens the warranty (lifetime becomes 7 years for Ultimate ION), and XPEL FUSION PLUS and System X warranties become void.

Ready for a quote?

Find a coating specialist near you, or tell us about the car and let matched shops get back to you. It's free, and your details only go to the shops you're matched with.

See prices first

Know what the market is actually charging

Once a month, read off the price lists of the 569 shops that publish one. Whether you are about to buy or about to quote, it is the same data from opposite sides.

For people about to spend four figures on paint, and wanting to spend it once.

  • What shops are actually chargingWhen the published price bands move in your state, and by how much. You will know whether a quote is normal before you are sitting in the office.
  • What a quote should spell outThe lines that separate a real quote from a number: correction stages, the warranty terms, what happens if it fails.
  • Aftercare that changes the outcomeThe few things that decide whether a coating reaches its term, and the ordinary products that quietly end it early.

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