The studio is in Charleston, so most of our work comes from the peninsula, West Ashley and James Island. Cars here live with salt air off the harbor, pollen every spring and the sand that the summer brings in from Folly Beach.
That's why nearly every Charleston install pairs film on the front with a coating on the rest: the film takes the chips from I-26 and the coating keeps salt and pollen from settling into the paint.
In numbers
10 yrs
Film warranty against yellowing, cracking and peeling.
48 h
Every coating cures indoors before the car leaves.
3 days
From drop-off to hand-over for a full-body install.
Built for salt air
Coastal humidity and bridge spray are what we plan every install around.
Services
Every car starts with an inspection under lights. Then we agree on what it needs, and what it doesn't.
Clear urethane film over the paint that takes the rock chips, sand and bug acid for you, and heals its own light scratches in the sun.
from $1,850
A hard, glossy layer bonded to the paint or the film. Water and salt spray roll off, and washing takes half the time.
from $1,100
Machine polishing that takes swirls and haze out before anything gets sealed in under film or coating.
from $450
A careful hand wash for filmed and coated cars, with a topper that keeps the gloss up between visits.
from $95
Recent work
Process
Paint depth on every panel and a walk-around under lights, with you if you like.
Decontamination wash, clay and a polish where the paint needs one. Film and coating seal in whatever is underneath.
Film laid by hand, coating applied panel by panel, then a night indoors to cure before the hand-over.
Packages
Prices are for coupes and sedans. SUVs and trucks get a quote after a look at the car.
$1,850starting at
The panels that take the chips
Our most booked
$2,900starting at
Film up front, coating everywhere else
$6,400starting at
Every painted panel under film
Every package includes a written warranty card and a care sheet.
Reviews
“Your strongest Google review belongs here, the one people quote back to you at the counter.”
“A second review, copied word for word.”
“A third one, ideally about the film after a long highway trip.”
“A fourth, maybe about the hand-over and the care sheet.”
“And a fifth, short and sweet.”
About
The studio's story belongs here: who started the studio, when, and why film and coatings became the whole business instead of a side line.
A second paragraph about the people who do the installs, the film brands you trust and what happens when a customer comes back with a chip.
The founders
New cars
The first highway miles do the most damage, before anyone thinks about protection. Book your install for the week of delivery and we film the front before the first trip over the Ravenel.
New paint rarely needs correction, so a new-car install often takes one day less.
Questions
Film stops rock chips; a coating doesn't. A coating makes the paint glossy and easy to wash; film alone is less slick. Most of our customers put film on the front and a coating on everything, film included.
One day for a coating on a new car, two to three days for film plus coating. Coatings always cure indoors overnight before we hand the car back.
By hand, with a pH-neutral shampoo, and no automatic brushes for the first week. You get a care sheet at the hand-over, and the six-month check-up wash is on us.
The film is covered for ten years against yellowing, cracking, bubbling and peeling. Coatings come with a written durability rating and a yearly inspection.
Studio
Come by for a look at film samples on a real panel. Weekdays are best; Saturdays until 1 PM.
| Mon–Fri | 8 AM – 5:30 PM |
|---|---|
| Sat | 9 AM – 1 PM |
| Sun | Closed |
Quote
Make, model and what worries you most about the paint. We reply with a price range and the next free install dates within a day.
Install dates book out about two weeks ahead.