Professional Ardex ceramic coating that protects for years. Deep gloss, serious water-beading, and easier washing — done right, with full decontamination on every job and the option to add a Gloss Cut correction first so you seal in real shine.
A ceramic coating is a liquid polymer that chemically bonds to your paint and cures into a hard, glossy, water-repelling layer. Unlike a wax that lasts weeks, a quality professional coating protects for years — fighting UV fade, road grime, bird droppings, and water spots while making every future wash easier.
The catch most shops skip: a coating locks in whatever the paint looks like underneath. That's why our higher tier includes paint correction first — so you're sealing in real gloss, not trapped swirls.
Priced from the coupe rate. Sedan / SUV and Truck / 3-Row pricing is shown when you book.
Gloss you can see. Protection you can't ignore.
A full decontamination wash and clay-bar to strip everything off the paint so the coating can bond.
Machine polishing to remove swirls and bring out true gloss before anything gets sealed in (add Gloss Cut).
Ardex ceramic applied panel by panel and leveled by hand for an even, deep finish.
The coating cures hard. We hand off simple aftercare so it performs for years.
A ceramic coating is a liquid polymer — most are built on SiO₂ (silicon dioxide), and ours is a professional-grade Ardex coating — applied panel by panel by hand. It chemically bonds with your clear coat and cures into a hard, glass-like layer. Once cured, it doesn't wash off, melt off in July, or wipe away like wax. It becomes the new outermost surface of your car.
The cured surface is extremely hydrophobic — water balls up and rolls off instead of sitting and etching. It resists UV fade, road salt (a Philly winter special), bug guts, and bird droppings long enough for you to wash them off without permanent damage. And because the surface is so slick, dirt struggles to stick — coated cars stay cleaner longer and wash faster.
Ardex is a professional detailing lab right here in the Philadelphia area, and their ceramic chemistry is what we trust on every Armor package — proven products applied with proper prep, not the bargain-bin stuff.
| Carnauba Wax | Synthetic Sealant | Ardex Ceramic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasts | 4–8 weeks | 3–6 months | 1–2+ years |
| How it holds on | Sits on top of the paint | Bonds lightly to the surface | Chemically bonds to the clear coat |
| Gloss | Warm, short-lived | Bright, decent depth | Deep, glass-like, stays that way |
| Upkeep | Reapply constantly | Reapply a few times a year | Wash it right and it keeps working |
| Best for | Garage queens & show days | Budget protection between details | Daily drivers that live outside |
Our Skin Deep exterior detail includes a sealant. The Armor packages are the ceramic play — when you're done re-protecting every season and want it handled for years.
A coating resists light marring and wash-induced swirls — it is not a force field. Keys, shopping carts, and rocks don't care what's on your paint. What it does is absorb the daily abuse so your clear coat doesn't have to.
Coated cars get dirty too — they just rinse clean dramatically faster, and safe washing keeps the coating performing for its full lifespan. Anyone telling you "never wash again" is selling something.
Anyone can spread coating on a panel. The result lives or dies on the decontamination and paint correction before it. That's why we recommend adding a Gloss Cut one-step correction first — you're locking in perfected paint, not sealed-in swirls.
A $30 spray bottle that says ceramic and a professionally prepped Ardex coating are not the same product. One is a glorified sealant. The other changes how your car ages.
No washing for roughly the first 7 days while the coating fully hardens. Rain is fine — soap and agitation are not.
pH-neutral soap, two-bucket hand wash or touchless. Skip the automatic brush tunnels — that's where swirls come from.
Soft microfiber or filtered air. Don't let mineral-heavy water air-dry on the panels — that's how you spot a coating.
An occasional ceramic top-up spray keeps the hydrophobics sharp. We tell you exactly what to use at handoff — it's part of the job.
Fully mobile across Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs — Bucks, Montgomery, and Delaware County. If you're in the neighborhood, we pull up.
No mystery bottles. The Armor is built on Ardex ceramic coating — the professional line we stock, straight from the source. Here it is, posted publicly, not a stock photo:
Every Armor install gets a one-step machine polish first — coating over corrected paint, sequenced properly, at your driveway. See it applied on the content page.