Got the "basic detail", they spent so much time and attention on my vehicle, I was absolutely blown away when I saw it. These guys run an awesome shop.
Oshawa is 20 minutes east of us on Highway 2 or the 401. Ceramic coating and paint correction are full-day jobs, so most Oshawa customers drop off in the morning and pick up the next day after the coating has cured.
Oshawa's heavy traffic corridors (the 401, Simcoe St, and King St) expose vehicles to road salt, industrial fallout, and constant contamination that accelerates paint degradation. A ceramic coating forms a semi-permanent barrier that repels salt, UV rays, and chemical contaminants for 3-5 years. Many Oshawa customers pair our ceramic coating service with paint correction to first eliminate swirl marks from automatic car washes before sealing the paint in its best condition.
From Oshawa, take Highway 2 East (King St) or the 401 East to the Liberty St exit in Bowmanville. Turn right onto Baseline Rd E, and our shop is right there.
Oshawa was built on cars. Generations of vehicles assembled at the GM Canada plant on Park Rd S, generations of families that worked there, and a city that takes vehicles seriously. The vehicle mix on Oshawa streets reflects that. New trucks fresh off the dealer lot. Older sedans owned by people who actually maintain them. Family SUVs hauling kids around Donevan, McLaughlin, and Pinecrest. Daily commuters running the 401 west to Toronto and back. Ceramic coating is the long-term paint protection answer for all of them, and the leverage is highest on vehicles that get washed weekly through automatic car washes that swirl up the clear coat over a single year. Three to five years of chemically bonded protection that resists salt, UV, and contaminants while making weekly washing dramatically easier.
A ceramic quote is not always the right first conversation. If the paint has orange specks embedded in it, particularly on white and silver, that is usually industrial fallout rather than rust, and an iron-particle acid bath lifts it without touching the clear coat. If the problem is limited to one panel, a single panel polish is a two-step cut and polish on that panel alone rather than a full correction. If the headlights have gone cloudy, headlight restoration is a wet sand, polish and UV coat, and it changes how an older vehicle reads from the curb more than the price suggests. We will tell you when one of those is the honest answer instead of a coating. The drive from Oshawa is about 20 minutes either on the 401 East to the Liberty St exit or on Highway 2 through Courtice, so a look in the bay costs you a morning, not a day.
The most noticeable day-to-day difference after a coating is not the gloss, it is how little effort a wash takes. Water sheets off instead of sitting in flat beads, road film releases with far less agitation, and bug and tar residue stops bonding as hard as it did to bare clear coat. That does not mean the vehicle stops needing washing. A coated car still needs washing, and how it gets washed decides whether you see three years or five. Use a pH-neutral soap, because strong degreasers and heavy-duty truck wash strip the hydrophobic behaviour off the surface faster than time does. Two buckets and a clean mitt, so you are not dragging grit across a surface you just paid to protect. Avoid automatic brush washes entirely, since the brushes are the reason a lot of paint needed correcting in the first place, and avoid gas-station pressure washers held close to panel edges. We go through the routine at handoff and recommend a follow-up wash a couple of weeks in.
Ceramic coating alone starts at $400 for cars and scales by vehicle size. Single stage paint correction is $300 to $425. Dual stage correction is $475 to $725. Most ceramic jobs combine correction and coating, with typical packages running $700 to $1,250 depending on vehicle size and correction level. We quote honestly after inspection. The Oshawa customer base we see most often is daily commuters or weekend drivers planning to keep the vehicle long-term, and the math on three to five years of paint protection pays off the easiest on those use cases.
Got the "basic detail", they spent so much time and attention on my vehicle, I was absolutely blown away when I saw it. These guys run an awesome shop.
Had my car detailed here. They were super friendly and accommodating, and very understanding of the absolute mess my car was in. My car came back cleaner than when I bought it- not kidding. Highly recommend.
The detailing done (interior and exterior) was absolutely flawless. I've never received such wonderful, friendly service. My car was previously smoked in, and it's impossible to tell. Windows, mats, leather seats, cloth interiors were all immaculate.