A1 Auto Detailing and Car Storage logo — line-art sports car with A1 door badge, white
Close-up of the front badge and headlight of a white Porsche 911.

Protection

Coating and film, not wax

Ceramic Pro 9H and LLumar Valor paint protection film — measured to the car, applied at the Hunter Road shop.

33 Hunter Road(843) 689-2221

Protection is its own category, not an upsell on a detail. A wax lasts weeks. A ceramic coating bonds to the paint and stays until it is abraded off, and paint protection film is a physical layer that takes the rock chip instead of the panel.

Both start with a look at the car. Coverage, condition and how the car is driven all change the answer, so this work books as a 30-minute inspection rather than a number over the phone.

Ceramic Pro bottles and a microfibre towel resting on the hood of a black car.Ceramic Pro bottles and a microfibre towel resting on the hood of a black car.

Ceramic coating

Ceramic Pro 9H

Ceramic Pro 9H forms a permanent bond with the surface and will not wash off or break down — it can only be removed by abrasion. It is a highly durable protective coating that shields your paintwork from damaging contaminants.

9H can be applied in multiple layers, so the thickness of the coating can be built up for a harder finish with improved scratch resistance.

Ceramic coating details

Ceramic Pro 9H

What the coating does

  • Scratch resistance (above 9H)
  • Super hydrophobic effect
  • Weather and UV resistance
  • Thermal resistance up to 1200°C
  • Anti-graffiti
  • Advanced chemical resistance
  • Oxidation and corrosion resistant
  • High gloss finish
The five Ceramic Pro 50 ml bottles side by side: Plastic, Top Coat, 9H, Glass, and PPF & Vinyl Top Coat.
The Ceramic Pro line: Plastic, Top Coat, 9H, Glass, and PPF & Vinyl Top Coat.

One system, five surfaces

9H is the base coat for paint. The other four cover the surfaces paint coating does not, and they are usually specified together after we look at the car.

  • Plastic — a coating for plastic and rubber surfaces, inside and out, with a hydrophobic finish and good wear resistance.
  • Top Coat — a highly hydrophobic layer applied over 9H. Water and dirt bead and roll off, and it deepens gloss on painted surfaces.
  • Glass — made specifically for glass, so water beads and flows off the windshield as you drive.
  • PPF & Vinyl Top Coat — formulated for films rather than paint, so it bonds to paint protection film and vinyl wrap and cures flat on top.

Ceramic coating

Work in progress and finished

  • The gloss on the front of a white Porsche 911 after ceramic coating.
  • Water beading on the coated hood of a dark blue Porsche.
  • A Ceramic Pro coating kit and a pink microfiber towel against a polished wheel.
  • An A1 installer fitting clear protective film to the fender of a yellow roadster.
    Paint protection film installation.
  • A squeegee smoothing clear protective film over a yellow fender.
    Film work on the same yellow roadster.
  • A yellow roadster in the A1 bay during protection work.
  • Rain beading across the coated hood and Porsche crest of a dark blue 911.
  • A white Porsche 911 on the A1 storage floor after its coating.
  • The Ceramic Pro product line on a pink towel, with a black Porsche behind it.
Front quarter of a white Porsche 911, headlight and fender filling the frame.Front quarter of a white Porsche 911, headlight and fender filling the frame.

Paint protection film

LLumar Valor

LLumar Valor brings together the coveted features of paint protection film and ceramic coating in one product. Surface scratches self-heal with heat, and an improved super-hydrophobic Tetrashield top coat means less water and dirt build-up and easier cleaning.

It resists yellowing and stains, holds a smooth clear finish free of orange-peel texture, and carries a 12-year manufacturer’s limited warranty — LLumar’s strongest.

Paint protection film details
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