Ceramic • Correction • Protection — Cardiff
The Standard
Paint isn't flat — it's a lens. Every swirl mark, every holographic haze left by a rushed hand polish scatters the light your car should be throwing straight back at you.
Inside our Hadfield Road studio we measure paint depth, correct it under colour-true lamps and seal it in ceramic. One car at a time, booked in advance, finished when it's right — not when the clock says so.
Packages
Every booking starts with a walk-round and paint inspection. Prices confirmed before a single panel is touched.
£45
The fortnightly standard for cars we've already corrected — and the proper wash everyone else deserves.
Approx. 2 hours
£290
A full reset for the daily driver — decontaminated, machine-polished and sealed, inside and out.
Approx. 1 day
from £549
The flagship. Multi-stage correction, then a true ceramic coating cured under infrared — the finish this studio is named for.
Approx. 2–3 days
The Difference
Drag the divider. Same panel, same light — before and after a two-stage machine polish.
The Method
Stage 01
Snow foam, citrus pre-wash, iron fallout remover and a full clay treatment strip away everything bonded to the paint. We never polish over contamination — we remove it first.
Stage 02
Paint depth is measured panel by panel, then machine compounding removes swirl marks, scratches and oxidation — permanently, not hidden under filler glazes.
Stage 03
A finishing polish jewels the surface to a true mirror gloss. Every panel is wiped back with isopropyl so we inspect the bare result — no oils, no tricks.
Stage 04
A 9H ceramic coating is applied panel by panel and cured under infrared lamps. Hydrophobic, chemical-resistant and warrantied for up to five years.
The Studio — Hadfield Road, Cardiff
A climate-controlled unit with colour-corrected lighting that hides nothing. Filtered water, dust extraction and an infrared curing arch — the conditions a finish like this demands. Collection and delivery available across South Wales.
Word Gets Around
“They pulled three years of swirl marks out of my M4 and sealed it in glass. The paint looks deeper than the day I collected it from the dealer.”
“I watched them spend twenty minutes on a door shut. Twenty minutes. That's when I knew the car was in the right hands.”
“Booked The Revival before selling my Golf R. It went in two days, over asking. The detail paid for itself twice over.”
Bookings — South Wales
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