We measure clear coat first
An ultrasonic gauge tells us how much clear coat is left on each panel before we touch it. If a panel is already thin, we correct it lightly and tell you why, rather than polishing into the base coat.
Gloss you can measure
Ceramic Coating & Paint Correction
Ceramic coating only looks good when the paint underneath is flat. Dealfable spends most of the job in the polishing stage, then seals it with a genuine ceramic layer that beads water for years and shrugs off UV, tree sap and bird droppings.
Paint depth readings before and after
UV-rated for Queensland sun
Multi-year coating warranty
Why preparation decides everything
Eight hours of prep behind every coating hour
A coating is a transparent layer, which means it magnifies whatever is under it. Swirls, buffer trails and old oxidation that were subtle before suddenly look obvious once sealed. So Dealfable does the boring, essential work first: a full decontamination wash, iron fallout removal, tar and sap dissolving, clay bar treatment, then a panel-by-panel paint depth reading so we know how much clear coat we can safely correct.
Machine polishing is done in multiple stages with progressively finer pads and compounds, checking under swirl-finder lighting after each pass. Only once the paint is genuinely flat do we apply the coating, panel by panel, in a dust-controlled bay. We measure the gloss with a meter before and after so you are not relying on a marketing claim.
- Paint depth metering
- Two-stage machine polish
- Multi-layer ceramic
- Gloss-meter verification
Coating jobs completed
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Average prep hours per coating
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Gloss unit lift on tested panels
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Years of UV protection on top tier
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Why we take longer
Depth readings, paint-safe process, real warranty
Anyone can sell you a bottle of ceramic and a promise. Dealfable works to a documented process you can inspect, and we back it with a warranty you can actually claim against.
Dust-controlled application bay
Coatings cure best in a clean, dry environment. Our bay is sealed, filtered and humidity-checked, which is why we do not apply ceramic outdoors on a breezy day.
Gloss documented, not claimed
We shoot the same spot with a gloss meter before and after the polish. You get the numbers in writing on the handover sheet, so you know the 38 percent lift is real and not a feel-good phrase.
Warranty you can claim on
The top tier comes with a seven-year written warranty, provided you keep up the annual inspection. If the coating fails and the maintenance schedule was followed, we re-coat the panel at no charge.
Coating levels
Pick the protection that matches how you drive
Every level below includes the full decontamination, clay treatment and machine polish. What changes is the coating chemistry and how many layers go on the paint.
For garage-kept cars that mostly see city roads and car washes you would rather forget.
- Two-stage decontamination wash
- One-stage machine polish
- Single-layer 3-year ceramic coating
- First maintenance wash included
Our most popular option for daily drivers that live outside and cop the coastal salt air.
- Everything in Gloss Entry
- Two-stage machine polish with gloss metering
- Two-layer 5-year ceramic coating
- Wheels, glass and trim coated
- Two maintenance washes in year one
For premium paint, boats on trailers and anything parked near the water year round.
- Everything in Street Shield
- Three-stage polish with swirl-finder verification
- Three-layer 7-year ceramic coating
- Full paint depth report on handover
- Annual inspection for five years
- Written seven-year coating warranty
SUVs and utes add $180 to $320 depending on panel area. Heavily weathered or freshly repaired paint gets a custom quote after inspection, because it usually needs correction work before any coating goes on.
The full sequence
From dusty panel to sealed gloss in six stages
Nothing here is optional. Skip any of these and the coating will look average within a year.
Book a paint assessmentInspection and depth reading
We walk the car in daylight and under swirl-finder light, then take ultrasonic clear-coat readings on every panel. You get a written summary before we start.
Decontamination wash
Snow foam pre-soak, two-bucket contact wash, then iron fallout remover and tar dissolver. Clay bar treatment follows to pull the bonded contamination the wash cannot lift.
Panel wipe and masking
Every panel gets an IPA wipe to remove polishing oils, then all trim, badges, lights and glass edges get masked so the machine never touches anything it should not.
Machine polishing
A cutting pass removes swirls and scratches, a refining pass brings back clarity. Each panel is checked under swirl-finder light before we move on, no shortcuts by eye.
Ceramic application
Layers are applied panel by panel in the filtered bay, with controlled flash times between each. We log the start and finish times on the handover sheet.
Cure and handover
The car sits in the bay for the required cure window, then we go over it under LED lighting, hit every edge with a gloss check and give you the maintenance schedule in writing.
Gloss under the light bar
Results we are happy to sign our name to
Every coating job gets photographed under the same lighting rig so you can see the difference in clarity rather than taking our word for it.
Common questions
Everything people ask before booking a coating
Ring the studio if your question is not here. We would rather talk you out of the wrong package than sell you the wrong one.
Wax sits on top of the paint and washes off in weeks. Ceramic chemically bonds to the clear coat and forms a semi-permanent layer measured in years. It also handles UV and chemical attack far better than any wax or sealant.
Almost always, yes. Even a new car usually has transport or dealer-prep swirls. If the paint is genuinely clean and defect-free, we will show you the depth readings and knock the correction stage off the quote rather than charge for it.
No, and anyone who tells you otherwise is misrepresenting it. Ceramic helps against UV, sap, bird droppings and wash marring. For actual impact protection you need paint protection film, which is a different product.
A pH-neutral wash every few weeks, no automatic brush car washes, and an annual inspection we can bundle into a maintenance wash. Follow that and the coating performs as rated for its full lifespan.
Sometimes. If the existing layer is intact we can polish lightly and top it with a compatible coating. If it has failed or been neglected for years, we will strip it back and start fresh, and we will show you why.
Start with an assessment
Send us photos and we will price the coating
Two or three daylight photos of each side plus the bonnet is plenty. We will come back with a package recommendation, a firm price and the earliest bay we have free.
Straight from the owners
What our coating clients say six months later
Rave reviews on collection day are easy. These are the ones that matter, from people who have lived with the coating for a full coastal wet season.
See our interior deep clean serviceI have had ceramic put on two cars before and neither lived up to the price. Dealfable showed me the depth readings, the gloss numbers and the maintenance sheet before I paid. Six months on, the black paint on my wagon still beads water and looks deeper than it ever has.
Tobias Reinhardt
Port Douglas, black wagon
The ute came off a mine site with red dust baked into the clear coat. They spent the better part of two days correcting the paint before coating it. The dust no longer sticks to it and the paint actually reflects properly for the first time since I bought the thing.
Simone Halvorsen
Cairns, Hilux owner