Ceramic coating Bridgend · 1,000+ cars coated
Winter is coming.
Your paint can take it.
Salt, grit and six months of rain strip a car back fast. A ceramic coating from Chauvel's puts a hard, hydrophobic layer over corrected paint — so the muck sits on top and rinses off, instead of etching in.
Our most popular package
7 Year Ceramic Coating
Our longest-lasting package, using Reign Performance PPL — the slickest coating we apply. Booked in at the unit, applied over corrected paint and left to cure overnight.
- Full decontamination — iron fallout, tar and clay bar treatment
- Stage 1 paint correction — swirls cut back before anything is sealed in
- Panel prep & ceramic application — every panel wiped down and coated by hand
- Overnight cure, in our unit — not rushed on a driveway
- FREE 7 year written warranty — included at this price
Paint correction
This is where the money goes.
A coating seals in whatever is underneath it. So before anything gets sealed, the swirls come out — machine polished panel by panel, checked under a light that hides nothing. Tape a line down the middle and the difference stops being an opinion.
Stage 1 from £300 · Stage 2 from £450 · Stage 3 from £600. Every ceramic coating package includes stage 1 correction as standard.
The water test
This is what £600 buys you in January.
Coated paint doesn't hold water, so it doesn't hold the salt, grit and road film carried in it. The Defender below is the honest version: coated over a month ago, driven every day since, and not washed once. That's what you're paying for — not a car that looks good on collection day, but one that still looks like this a month later.
Ceramic coating packages
Full prep, every time.
Every package includes clay bar treatment, stage 1 paint correction and full panel prep. A coating locks in whatever is underneath it — so the prep is the job.
3+ Year Coating
Gyeon Q2 Mohs EVO Light
- Full decontamination & clay bar
- Stage 1 paint correction
- Panel prep & ceramic application
- Overnight cure, in-unit
- Written 3 year warranty (+£50)
5 Year Coating
Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light
- Full decontamination & clay bar
- Stage 1 paint correction
- Panel prep & ceramic application
- Overnight cure, in-unit
- Written 5 year warranty (+£50)
7 Year Coating
Reign Performance PPL
- Full decontamination & clay bar
- Stage 1 paint correction
- Panel prep & ceramic application
- Overnight cure, in-unit
- FREE 7 year written warranty
The Signature Package
Paint · wheels · glass
- Everything in the 7 Year Coating
- Wheel faces ceramic coated
- Glass machine polished & coated
- FREE 7 year written warranty
The Concours Package
Every surface, inside and out
- Everything in The Signature Package
- Full interior detail & steam clean
- Leather, plastics, carpets coated
- FREE 7 year written warranty
Recent work
Black paint hides nothing.
Every car here left with a ceramic coating on it. No filters, no studio lighting — just Bridgend weather and corrected paint.
Headlight restoration · £50–£100
Same car. Same photo.
Left lens restored, right lens untouched. Hazed, yellowing headlights age a car more than mileage does, and they cost you light on a dark Welsh lane. Wet sanded, polished and sealed so they stay clear.
Details, correction & upkeep
The rest of what we do.
Coatings happen at the unit. Full details and maintenance come to you in the van — own water, own power, wherever the car is parked.
How a coating runs
Drop it off. Pick it up protected.
Decontaminate
Snow foam, iron fallout remover, tar and a full clay bar treatment. Nothing gets polished until the paint is clean.
Correct
Machine polishing to cut back swirls and haze, because a coating locks in whatever is underneath it.
Coat & cure
Panel prep, hand application, then left overnight in the unit to cure properly before it sees weather.
Word of mouth
140+ five-star reviews.
Over 90 of them on Google alone. Across 1,000+ cars coated, drivers in Bridgend and South Wales keep mentioning the same three things.
Cars coming back sharper than they left the dealership — the small details most valets skip.
Recurring theme · GoogleHeavily neglected interiors, deep stains and embedded mess, coming back looking new after one deep clean.
Recurring theme · GoogleClear communication and fair pricing, from the first message through to handing the keys back.
Recurring theme · TrustpilotStraight answers
Is it worth £600?
Why does a coating cost more than a wax?
Most of the price is prep, not product. The 50/50 shot above is the whole argument in one image. Decontamination, clay bar and a stage 1 machine correction take the bulk of the day — a coating seals in whatever is under it, so skipping that step would lock the swirls in for seven years. A wax lasts weeks and hides defects; a coating lasts years and has to be earned first.
What does £600 actually work out at?
Seven years of protection at £600 is around £7 a month — less than two hand washes. Coated paint also washes faster, needs no wax top-ups, and holds its finish for resale.
How long is the car with you?
Coatings are booked in at our unit and cured overnight, so plan on the car staying with us. We'll confirm the exact window when you book.
Does it stop scratches and stone chips?
No — that is what paint protection film does. A ceramic coating adds hardness and chemical resistance: it resists etching from salt, bird lime and fallout, and makes water and dirt sheet off instead of sticking. Wash it badly and you can still put swirls in it.
Do you come to me, or do I come to you?
Both. Ceramic coatings are done at the unit in Bridgend, where we can control the environment and cure overnight. Full details and maintenance come to your home or workplace in the van, with our own water and power.
What happens after it's coated?
Maintenance washes from £50 keep the coating performing and keep the warranty meaningful. Regular upkeep is what makes the seventh year look like the first.
Where to find us
Bridgend based. South Wales covered.
Our unit is on Brynmenyn Industrial Estate, a couple of minutes from McArthurGlen Bridgend and straight off the A4065 — easy to drop a car in on the way past. Mobile details run across the region.