- Timeline depends on your paint's current condition. A newer car with minimal swirl marks takes 1 day at your driveway in Cornelius, Mooresville, Huntersville, or Charlotte. An older car with heavy swirls, scratches, and oxidation needs 2 days because we're compounding and polishing to get your paint from 40-60 gloss readings up to 90-100+ before ceramic application.
- You'll see us measuring gloss readings at each correction stage with our laser meter. We start by checking what your paint measures right now (most neglected cars sit at 30-60 gloss depending on age and wash history), then we correct in stages (heavy compound if you're below 50, medium compound, light compound, polish) until we hit our minimum 85 gloss before ceramic.
- North Carolina sun and humidity destroy unprotected clear coat faster than you'd expect. We see cars in Ballantyne, Myers Park, and SouthPark neighborhoods that look fine from 10 feet away but measure 45-55 gloss up close (that's oxidized and hazy). Parking outside in Lake Norman area summers accelerates UV fade and clear coat damage.

