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Wraps and paint protection in Richmond
Richmond is flat, it is at sea level, and the air comes off the water. That combination is harder on a finish than people expect: salt does not need a winter road to reach your paint here, it arrives on the wind.
From $1,000 whole car wrapFrom $899 front end filmFrom $240 decontamination
Why Richmond books protection
Salt air, flat light and a lot of highway
Coastal air carries salt inland all year, and it settles on horizontal panels — roof, hood, boot lid — where it sits until it is washed off. On a car parked outside near Steveston or the dyke, that is a slow etch into the clear coat that never quite stops.
The other Richmond pattern is the airport run. A lot of vehicles here do Highway 99 and Grant McConachie twice a day, which is stone-chip mileage on the front end and brake dust everywhere else. Decontamination and a clay bar pull the embedded iron out before it pits; film keeps the gravel off the leading edges. Neither is glamorous and both are why a five-year-old car here can still look new.
- Clay-bar decontamination on every jobIron and tar out before anything goes over the paint.
- Film on the panels the highway hitsBumper, hood edge, mirrors, headlamps.
- Colour change over a tired finishA replaceable surface, and the paint preserved underneath.
- Machine correctionSingle stage from $690 when the paint is dull rather than damaged.
Where we work
Around Richmond
The bay is in Vancouver and the car comes to us. These are the parts of Richmond we see most.
- Steveston
- Brighouse
- Richmond Centre
- Terra Nova
- Hamilton
- Sea Island
- Blundell
- Broadmoor
- East Cambie
- Riverport
Start here: Detailing and paint correction. Or the rest of what we do —
Richmond questions
Asked here more than anywhere else
Does coastal air really affect paint?
Salt in the air settles on horizontal panels and holds moisture against the clear coat. It is slower than road salt and it works the same way. Washing more often is most of the answer; decontamination pulls out what washing leaves behind.
Is a wrap a bad idea near the water?
No. Vinyl is less bothered by salt than clear coat is, which is why paint under a wrap usually comes out better than the panels next to it. Rinse it like you would rinse paint.
Can you correct paint instead of wrapping it?
Often, yes, and it is cheaper. Most cars are not scratched, they are dull — a single-stage machine correction from $690 brings back gloss that no amount of washing will. We will tell you honestly which one yours needs.
Tell us about the vehicle
A fixed price back by email, usually within the hour, with the film we would use and the warranty terms in the same message.
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