Ceramic coating in Rochester Hills, MI: Salt on side streets too. Coat it.
Rochester Hills salts its local streets as well as its main roads, so winter follows the car all the way into the driveway. A ceramic coating keeps that salt off bare clear coat. 1, 3 and 5 year packages with paint correction included, applied at our shop about 30 minutes away. Valet pickup if you would rather not drive.
- 1, 3 or 5 years
- Paint correction included
- Uber covered or valet pickup
Ceramic coating in Rochester Hills
What Rochester Hills roads and trees put on your paint.
Three things work on a finish here: salt on the local streets as well as the main roads, road spray off the freeway, and whatever falls out of the trees. A coating does not stop any of them from landing. It changes whether they stick.
Salt past the subdivision entrance
The city plows and salts its 241 miles of local roads, not only the 53 miles of major ones. That puts salt on your own street from the first snow to the last. Coated paint lets it go with a rinse, because the film never gets to sit against bare clear coat.
Road spray off M-59
M-59 crosses the city as a freeway, with exits at Adams, Crooks and Rochester Road. It is a state highway that the county road commission maintains, and those crews salt during storms and spray liquid brine ahead of them. At freeway speed the wet road comes back up as a mist that dries on every panel. Glass can be coated in the same visit, so the windshield sheds water too.
Sap and droppings under the trees
You need a city permit to remove a street tree in Rochester Hills, and a forestry unit looks after them. Park under one through spring and summer and the hood collects sap and bird droppings. On a coated car they wipe off before they etch the paint.
What a coating will not do
A coating is not armor. It will not stop a rock chip on M-59 or a key scratch in a parking lot. It resists salt, sun and chemical etching, and it makes the car far easier to wash. If someone promises you more than that, they are overselling.
On the panel
Watch what water does.
On bare paint, water spreads out and sits. On coated paint it pulls into tight beads and rolls away, which is why a coated car stays cleaner between washes.
What you get
Three coating packages. One standard of work.
Every package includes paint correction before the coating, a written warranty, an aftercare guide and a free follow-up wash. The difference is how long the coating is built to last.
- The Refresh1 year
For leased vehicles, cars you will trade in soon, or a first coating.
- The Revival3 years
For the daily driver you plan to keep. The tier most Michigan owners land on.
- The Renewal5 years
For a new vehicle, a weekend car, or anything you intend to own for years.
- Glass, wheels and trim
Windshield, exterior glass, wheels and trim can be coated in the same visit.
Ceramic coating is quoted for your vehicle: its size, the condition of the paint and how much correction it needs all factor in.
From Rochester Hills
Coating is shop work. You do not have to make the drive.
A coating goes on indoors at 33115 Louise Ave in Clinton Township, where we control the light, the dust and the cure. Our bays are about 19 miles from central Rochester Hills, roughly 30 minutes without traffic. Look for us on the north side of 14 Mile Road, just east of Kelly Road.
The vehicle stays with us for at least a full day, and longer when the paint needs more correction first. You get an exact window with your quote. From Rochester Hills there are two ways to handle that. Drop it off and we cover your Uber home and back. Or book pick-up and drop-off valet: we collect it from your driveway or your office and return it coated.
- Where
- Our shop, 33115 Louise Ave, Clinton Township
- Drive
- About 19 miles, roughly 30 minutes without traffic
- How long
- At least a full day
- While it is with us
- Uber covered, or valet pickup
Refresh My Ride did a great job with my Yukon. After six years of regular car washes and me vacuuming it out, it was time for some extra attention and I now love my car again. They cleaned everything. I appreciate that they came to my house to pick up and return the car, so there was no real impact on my day. The ceramic coating looks great. Thank you!
John B.2019 GMC Yukon Denali, ceramic coating
Josh and the team did an amazing job on my Silverado. It looks better than the day I bought it. Amazing young men working hard and taking pride in their work. Thank you guys.
Scott W.2026 Silverado 1500, ceramic coating
I took my 2021 Ram 1500 to Refresh my ride for a complete detail including a 3 year ceramic coating. Josh and Ben did an amazing job. The truck looks like it did 5 years ago when I drove it off the lot. As the company name says, my ride is refreshed. …
Tom K.2021 Ram 1500, 3 year ceramic coating
Questions
Ceramic coating in Rochester Hills: questions.
If yours is not here, call or text (586) 400-1303.
Do I have to drive to Clinton Township for a coating?
The car has to get here. You do not. A coating needs an enclosed bay and time to cure before it goes back outside, so we do not apply one in a driveway. Valet pickup collects the vehicle in Rochester Hills and brings it back when it is done. If you would rather drop it off, Uber is covered both ways.
Will a coating protect my car from road salt?
It keeps salt and brine from sitting against bare clear coat, and it makes the film rinse off instead of grip. It does not replace washing. Through a Rochester Hills winter, rinse the car regularly and stay out of brush-style automatic washes, which put swirls in any finish, coated or not. Touchless washes are fine.
My car lives outside under trees. Which package do I need?
We choose it with you by how long you plan to keep the vehicle and how it is stored and driven. The Refresh is 1 year, The Revival is 3 and The Renewal is 5. A car that lives outside wears its coating harder than a garaged one, so proper washing matters more, and your free follow-up wash and inspection is where we check how it is holding up. Tell us where it is parked when you ask for the quote. We will point you to the package that fits, not upsell you into the longest one.
What does a ceramic coating cost?
It is quoted per vehicle. Size, the condition of the paint and how much paint correction it needs before coating decide the work, so a price list would be a guess. Send us the year, make and model, plus a photo if the paint is rough, and we will reply with a real number. Financing is available through Affirm and Klarna. Request a free quote.
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- 33115 Louise Ave, Clinton Township, MI 48035
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. By appointment. Book online any time.
- Financing through Affirm and Klarna: 3 to 24 months, as low as 0% interest.