Ceramic coating in Johannesburg.
Labocosmetica BLINDO and HPC Pro, applied over nine steps in Kyalami. Most of the work happens before the coating goes near the car, which is the part that decides how long it lasts. Prices published in rands.
Eight steps before the coating.
DECONTAMINATION FOAM BATH
A foam bath and high-pressure rinse to lift the loose dirt off before anything touches the paint.
CLAY BAR
Clay bar over every painted surface to pull out the bonded contamination that a wash cannot shift.
SECOND DECONTAMINATION FOAM BATH
Another foam bath and high-pressure rinse to clear whatever the clay released.
PAINT CORRECTION, WHERE NEEDED
A coating locks in whatever is underneath it. Swirls and marks come out here or they stay in for good.
HIGH-GLOSS POLISH
The polish that sets the finish the coating will seal over.
PH BALANCED FOAM BATH
A pH balanced foam bath and high-pressure rinse to strip the polish residue.
BLOW DRY
The car is blown dry rather than towelled, so there is no water left to interfere with the coated surfaces.
ISOPROPYL WIPE DOWN
A 99% isopropyl fibre-optic wipe down of every painted surface. The last trace of polish residue comes off at this point.
LABOCOSMETICA BLINDO AND HPC PRO
Only now does the coating go on.
What we can coat.
The coating itself
BLINDO + HPC PRO
The pair that goes on every painted panel. BLINDO is the protective resin layer and HPC Pro is the ceramic top coat that sits over it. This is the coating people mean when they say ceramic coating.
Everything else we can coat
AQUAVELOX GLASS COATING
Coats the glass. Water clears faster at speed and the wipers have less to do. No more water spots.
HPC PRO ON RIMS AND CALIPERS
Brake dust and road grime meet the coating instead of the finish, so the wheels come clean with far less scrubbing.
TPR TRIM AND PLASTIC RESTORER
For faded exterior trim and plastic. Priced on the car, because how far gone the trim is decides the work. Can be applied to new plastics to maintain the rich factory finish from the start.
What it costs.
Mini van is priced on the car.
Book the car in.
Tell us the make, model and colour and whether the paint has swirls in it already. Correction is the step that moves the price, so we would rather look at the car than guess. Kyalami, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. Still weighing this up against paint protection film? We put the two side by side.