SF City Wash · San Francisco & Peninsula
Ceramic
Coating
Protection Packages
Gtechniq sealants and ceramic coatings, applied at your place anywhere in San Francisco and the Peninsula. Every package includes the full interior and exterior detail plus the paint decontamination. You pick how much correction the paint gets and how long the protection lasts.
Every package on this page already includes a full interior and exterior detail plus our paint decontamination process. The only two things that change the price are how much correction your paint needs and how long the protection lasts.
That is why our numbers look different from a shop quoting a coating on its own. You are not paying for the coating and then paying again for the detail and the prep. It is one price, one visit, and the car goes back to you finished inside and out.
Price It Out By Vehicle
Pick your vehicle size, then pick how long you want the protection to last. You get all four correction levels for that tier with a real number next to each one.
1Vehicle Size
2Protection Tier
Four Protection Tiers
Each tier is available with no correction, 1-step, 2-step, or 3-step correction. The price below is the no-correction price on a sedan or coupe. Correction pricing for every tier and vehicle size is in the price sheet underneath.
Entry Protection
12-Month Sealant
GtechniqNo correction
- Full interior and exterior detail included
- Paint decontamination: wash, iron decon, clay bar
- Gtechniq sealant applied to the paint
- Water beads up and the car rinses cleaner
- Add 1-step, 2-step, or 3-step correction
Longer Sealant
2-Year Sealant
GtechniqNo correction
- Full interior and exterior detail included
- Paint decontamination: wash, iron decon, clay bar
- Longer-lasting Gtechniq sealant
- Hydrophobic surface, water beads and sheets off
- Add 1-step, 2-step, or 3-step correction
Ceramic Coating
5-Year Coating
GtechniqNo correction
- Full interior and exterior detail included
- Paint decontamination: wash, iron decon, clay bar
- A real Gtechniq ceramic coating, not a spray sealant
- Applied panel by panel, then left to cure
- Add 1-step, 2-step, or 3-step correction
Top Tier
5-Year Plus
GtechniqNo correction
- Full interior and exterior detail included
- Paint decontamination: wash, iron decon, clay bar
- The highest Gtechniq package we install
- Exact products confirmed on your quote
- Add 1-step, 2-step, or 3-step correction
How Much Correction
Correction is machine polishing. It is what removes the swirls and scratches that are already in your paint before we protect it. Here is what each level actually does, in plain English.
Level 00
No Correction
We clean and decontaminate the paint, then protect it exactly as it is. Good fit for a newer car, or paint you are already happy with. Nothing is polished out, so any swirls or scratches that are there now stay there under the protection.
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Level 01
1-Step Correction
Sedan / Coupe
One machine polishing pass over the paint. Takes out light swirl marks from washing, water spotting, and light oxidation. It will not remove deeper scratches. Best if the paint looks dull in direct sun but is not visibly scratched up.
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Level 02
2-Step Correction
Sedan / Coupe
A cutting pass to take the defects out, then a refining pass to bring the gloss back. Handles moderate to heavy swirling, lighter scratches, buffer trails, and water spot etching. This is the level most daily-driven cars with visible swirling need.
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Level 03
3-Step Correction
Sedan / Coupe
Cut, refine, then finish. Three stages and three different pads. Our deepest correction, for heavy swirling, deeper scratches, buffer haze, and paint that has been neglected. Suited to exotics, show cars, and older paint you want brought as far back as polishing can take it.
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Pick a protection tier, pick a correction level, read the number. Every combination we offer is on this one table.
Every price in this table already includes the full interior and exterior detail and the paint decontamination. Only correction depth and protection length change the number.
| Protection | Correction | Sedan / Coupe | Midsize SUV / Crossover | Large SUV / Truck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Month SealantGtechniq | No Correction | $399 | $499 | $599 |
| 12-Month Sealant | 1-Step Correction | $649 | $799 | $999 |
| 12-Month Sealant | 2-Step Correction | $899 | $1,149 | $1,349 |
| 12-Month Sealant | 3-Step Correction | $1,149 | $1,449 | $1,749 |
| 2-Year SealantGtechniq | No Correction | $549 | $649 | $749 |
| 2-Year Sealant | 1-Step Correction | $799 | $949 | $1,149 |
| 2-Year Sealant | 2-Step Correction | $1,049 | $1,299 | $1,499 |
| 2-Year Sealant | 3-Step Correction | $1,299 | $1,599 | $1,899 |
| 5-Year CoatingGtechniq | No Correction | $649 | $749 | $849 |
| 5-Year Coating | 1-Step Correction | $899 | $1,049 | $1,249 |
| 5-Year Coating | 2-Step Correction | $1,149 | $1,399 | $1,599 |
| 5-Year Coating | 3-Step Correction | $1,399 | $1,699 | $1,999 |
| 5-Year PlusGtechniq | No Correction | $849 | $949 | $1,049 |
| 5-Year Plus | 1-Step Correction | $1,099 | $1,249 | $1,449 |
| 5-Year Plus | 2-Step Correction | $1,349 | $1,599 | $1,799 |
| 5-Year Plus | 3-Step Correction | $1,599 | $1,899 | $2,199 |
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Every price above includes the full interior and exterior detail and the paint decontamination. Paint correction is only sold with a sealant or coating, never on its own. Vehicles that do not fit these three size classes, and paint in unusually rough shape, are quoted individually. Ceramic coating and paint correction are quote-only services, so nothing on this page books online.
What Correction Actually Involves
Open a level to see the pads and stages behind it. Every level here is paired with a sealant or coating, 12-month and up. Prices for each combination are in the table above, not quoted separately.
Pads & Process
- Single-stage machine polishing agent
- Applied with a polishing pad at medium speed
- IPA panel wipe before the sealant or coating goes on
- Available with 12-month, 2-year, 5-year, and 5-Year Plus
What Gets Corrected
- Light swirl marks from washing
- Water spots and mineral deposits
- Light surface oxidation
- Buffer trails from previous work
Service Notes
- Best suited for vehicles with light paint defects
- Cannot correct deep scratches or severe oxidation
- Step up to 2-step if the paint has heavier defects
- Never sold on its own, always with a sealant or coating
Pads & Process
- Heavy-cut compound, applied with a cutting pad
- The cutting pass takes the defects out
- Refining polish, applied with a polishing pad
- The second pass clears the haze the cut leaves behind
- IPA panel wipe before the sealant or coating goes on
What Gets Corrected
- Moderate to heavy swirl marks
- Light to moderate scratches
- Marring and buffer trails
- Moderate surface oxidation
- Water spot etching
Service Notes
- Recommended for most vehicles with visible swirling
- Reaches defects a single pass leaves behind
- Available with 12-month, 2-year, 5-year, and 5-Year Plus
- Never sold on its own, always with a sealant or coating
Pads & Process
- Heavy compound, cutting pad, aggressive stage
- Medium refine, medium pad, smoothing stage
- Final finish, finishing pad, last pass for gloss
- Three distinct pad types across three stages
- IPA panel wipe, then the coating follows immediately
What Gets Corrected
- Deep scratches and heavy marring
- Severe swirl marks and buffer haze
- Heavy oxidation and paint fade
- RIDS (random isolated deep scratches)
- Anything deeper than the clear coat stays, polishing cannot fill it
Service Notes
- Our deepest correction, and the longest on site
- Priced from the table above, not quoted separately
- Suits exotics, show cars, and heavily neglected paint
- Never sold on its own, always with a sealant or coating
The Process
Every install follows the same sequence, on every package, at every price point. No shortcuts and no skipped steps.
Full Detail
The complete interior and exterior detail, included in every package on this page.
Decontamination
Iron decontamination and clay bar to strip the bonded contaminants a wash leaves behind.
Paint Correction
Machine polishing at the level you picked. Skipped entirely if you go with no correction.
Panel Wipe & Install
IPA wipe clears the polish oils, then your Gtechniq sealant or coating goes on panel by panel.
Cure & Delivery
Cure time is observed before we hand the vehicle back, and you get the aftercare instructions.
BMW M3 Competition, Gtechniq EXO v5
A full interior and exterior detail, a one-step machine polish, and a two-year Gtechniq EXO v5 ceramic coating — one visit, at the customer’s place in the Outer Sunset. Twenty-eight frames came off this job. These are the ones that show the work.
Step 03 · The Polish
A random-orbital polisher working the hood, polish still on the panel. One machine pass over the paint — a one-step polish, not a multi-stage correction.
Step 04 · The Coating
The bottle that went on this car. Gtechniq EXO v5 is the two-year ceramic coating on our tier list, applied panel by panel once the polish oils were wiped off.
The driver’s side at the garage entrance, throwing back the doorframe and the ceiling.
Rear haunch and forged wheel once the coating was on, with the tree canopy in the paint.
The full flank, mirroring the room. Black paint is the hardest colour to hand back looking like this.
Every package on this page includes the full interior and exterior detail. On this car that is what the before and after frames below are: the detail, not the polish.
Before · Front left wheel and fender
After · Front left wheel and fender
Before · Driver’s footwell and door sill
After · Driver’s footwell and door sill
Before · Centre console and cupholders
After · Centre console and cupholders
Ready for
Lasting Protection?
Ceramic coating and paint correction are quote-only, so send us the vehicle and a few photos of the paint and we will confirm the exact number from the table above.
SF City Wash · Ceramic Coatings
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