Detailing and Ceramic Coatings

What Is Detailing?

Car detailing is more than just a high-quality service – it’s a transformative experience for your vehicle. With our meticulous process, we don’t just aim for a showroom finish; we strive to make your car look better than it ever has before. And with our advanced ceramic coatings, we ensure it stays that way for the long term.

Our expertise has been honed over years of practice, using specialised tools and precise lighting to achieve the perfect finish. Unlike valeting, which is basically a quick clean-up, detailing is a labour of love that takes days, not hours. Comparing valeting to detailing is like comparing a fast-food meal to a Michelin-star dining experience. We’re not just cleaning your car; we’re enhancing it by permanently removing imperfections and protecting it.

At Perauto, we understand that every car and owner is unique. That’s why we take the time to meet you, see your car, and discuss your goals, so we can create a bespoke detailing package just for you. And because we want to provide the best results possible, our work is carried out in a controlled environment – our results simply can’t be achieved with mobile services. For coatings to properly bond and cure, the paintwork needs very specific preparation, and it needs to be kept dry for at least 12 hours once coated.

Let us help you bring out the best in your car with a service tailored to your needs, because like you, your vehicle deserves nothing less.

This page will give you a flavour of what is involved and what we can do for you. When you’re ready to take the next steps you can either call us on 01384 569237 or fill out the quote request form here.

service elements

These are the key areas of the detailing process and options you have to create your perfect treatment. It may seem a bit daunting but don’t worry, we’ll take you through the process.

Basics

Safe Wash & Paint Decontamination
Wheel Arches Cleaned
Door Shuts Deep Cleaned
Basic Engine Bay Clean
Digital Paint Inspection
Wheels Removed, Cleaned & Ceramic Coated
Exterior Glass Polished & Ceramic Coated
Plastic Trims Coated
Lights Polished & Coated
Exhausts Polished & Ceramic Coated
Painted Calipers Cleaned & Ceramic Coated

Paint Correction

Level 1 – >70% Correction
Level 2 – >90% Correction
Level 3 – up to 100% Correction
Level 4 – Wet Sanding, Orange Peel Removal

PROTECTION

Standard Ceramic Coatings
Matrix 3 Year
Matrix 8 Year
c/w Matrix coatings for all surfaces

Premium Ceramic Coatings
Titan Zeus & TX145 up to 10 Year Self Healing
c/w Titan surface specific coatings for all surfaces

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Additional Services

Brake caliper painting – OEM quality, any colour, removed from the vehicle
Alloygator alloy wheel protection trim. 15 colours fitting 12″ – 24″ wheels
Seat belt colour change
Interior detail including leather, fabric and carpet protection
Convertible clean, recolour & waterproof
Alloy wheel refurbishment*
PDR – paintless dent removal*
Headlight restoration*
Vinyl Wrapping
Paint repairs*
Leather and fabric repairs*

* These items are not offered on a standalone basis and can only be offered in conjunction with detailing, and brake caliper painting

The 3 P’s Of Detailing

Preparing

Preparation starts with a deep clean of the exterior of your car. It isn’t just a normal safe wash, but a detailed cleaning of areas that don’t get much attention. Door shuts, panel gaps, grills, badges etc are carefully cleaned to make sure they are spotlessly clean.

Once your car is clean we move on to the decontamination process. Over a period of time your car’s paintwork and picks up metallic and organic particles that bond to the surface and can’t be removed by washing alone. Decontamination is carried out using a combination of chemical and mechanical processes that leave your car silky smooth to the touch. It’s a bit like exfoliating your skin and is a critical step to ready your car for machine polishing.

During this stage your wheels are removed for cleaning and ceramic coating. We clean the wheel arches and ceramic coat painted brake calipers at this point too.

Perfecting

Most of the time that goes into detailing sits here. Perfection is about making everything look as good as it can and the biggest part of that is paint correction. We use a combination of techniques, products and machines to achieve the quality of finish you have chosen.

We offer three levels of paint correction with each being aimed at different needs and budgets. We can spend as much as 50 hours just machine polishing to perfect your car’s paintwork.

Level 1 is a single-stage machine polish which will typically achieve 70%+ paint correction. This process reduces paint defects, restores colour vibrancy, and enhances paint clarity.

Level 2 is a two-stage machine polish which will deliver 90%+ paint correction. This will leave your car’s paintwork looking better than it did when it left the factory, and it is the service we carry out most often.

Level 3 is a multi-stage machine polishing process capable of achieving up to 100% paint correction. At this level it takes as long as it takes to achieve painstaking perfection.

For those seeking a true, mirror-like finish, we offer wet sanding. This service flattens the ‘orange peel’ texture found on modern water-based paints creating a flawless, glassy appearance. This process is the same as that used by the likes of Aston Martin, Bentley, and Rolls Royce. It is really only suitable for cherished cars.

Protecting

Protecting your car is as important as servicing. Once we have made it look as good as it can we treat every area with surface specific coatings. And they don’t just look fantastic, they offer high-quality protection and make your car easier to keep clean. Unlike waxes and synthetic sealants our ceramic coatings provide robust, long-lasting protection that is measured in years rather than weeks.

Whilst there is a lot of choice when it comes to paint protection we will guide you to the right solution for your needs.