We publish exactly what goes on your vehicle. If a shop will not tell you what they are using, that is worth asking about.
Most detail shops will not name their products. Some are buying bulk unbranded chemistry and rebottling it. Others use whatever is cheapest that week. Either way, you are paying for a result without knowing what is producing it.
We do it differently. Everything below is what we actually use, why we chose it over the alternatives, and what it is doing on your paint. Nothing here is an affiliate arrangement and we are not sponsored by any of these manufacturers — we buy this chemistry at full price because it performs.
One thing worth understanding before the list: products matter far less than process. The best coating on earth applied over contaminated, swirled paint will lock those defects in for years. That is why roughly 80% of our labor on a coating job happens before the coating comes out of the bottle.
We install CarPro coatings across all three of our protection tiers. CarPro is a Korean-manufactured chemistry line that has been in the professional market since 2010, and their silica and silicon-carbide formulations hold up in high-UV climates in a way that many consumer-grade coatings do not.
A silicon-carbide reinforced SiO2 coating. The SiC component adds surface hardness beyond what a standard silica coating provides, which matters in an environment with constant airborne abrasive.
A nano-diamond formulation with higher solids content and greater chemical resistance than CQuartz. Denser cross-linking means it holds hydrophobic behavior far longer between maintenance.
DQuartz as the base layer with Gliss applied over it. Gliss is a slickness and self-cleaning topcoat that dramatically reduces surface friction, so contamination releases rather than bonding.
This is where the outcome is actually decided. Every product below runs before any coating touches the paint, and skipping any of it is how shops produce a coating that looks worse six months later than the bare paint did.
A pH-neutral chemical that dissolves embedded iron particles — brake dust, rail dust, and industrial fallout — and turns purple as it reacts. That color change is the visual proof contamination was present.
A high-foaming, pH-neutral shampoo that strips oils and residue without attacking existing protection. Used both as our wash step and as pre-coating prep.
After chemical decontamination, clay physically shears off what chemistry could not dissolve — tree sap residue, overspray, tar film, and bonded caliche in the paint pores.
RUPES dual-action polishing to remove swirls, oxidation, and etching. Paint thickness is measured before any correction begins so we know how much clear coat is actually there to work with.
Interior work runs on P&S Detail Products and Koch-Chemie, both professional lines built for repeated commercial use rather than a single application.
A professional line covering interior cleaning, carpet and upholstery extraction, and leather care. Formulated for dilution control so concentration is matched to the job rather than a one-strength consumer bottle.
German-manufactured chemistry used for panel wipe-down and surface prep. Their IPA-based panel prep removes polishing oils completely, which is required for a coating to bond.
Pressurized vapor around 250°F that penetrates surfaces and lifts contamination out rather than pushing it around, with no chemical residue left in the cabin.
We install CarPro coatings across all three tiers: CQuartz SiC for our 2-year Essential package, DQuartz for the 5-year Advanced package, and DQuartz with a Gliss topcoat for the 10-year Elite package.
Because you are paying for a result and you should know what is producing it. Many shops use unbranded bulk chemistry or change products based on cost. Publishing our list means you can research exactly what goes on your vehicle.
No. We buy CarPro, Koch-Chemie, and P&S chemistry at full retail price because it performs. There is no sponsorship, affiliate arrangement, or dealer program involved in what we recommend.
No, and it is not close. Roughly 80% of the labor on a coating job happens before the coating is applied. The best coating available, installed over contaminated or swirled paint, locks those defects in for the life of the coating.
Silicon carbide (SiC) is a hardening compound added to silica-based coatings. It increases surface hardness and scratch resistance, which matters in West Texas where airborne caliche acts as a constant fine abrasive.
Ask us anything about the chemistry, the process, or why we chose one product over another.
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