Is Market Harborough within your normal area?

Yes. It is the eastern edge of our coverage, but a full-day coating is entirely practical and we do not add distance to the price. For a smaller job we might suggest a date when we are already working in the Lutterworth or Rugby direction so the price stays sensible.

How much correction does a station-parked car usually need before coating?

It depends on how it has been washed, not where it has been parked. A car that has been hand-washed carefully often needs only decontamination and panel prep (polishing quoted separately). One that has been through the jet wash on the way home will have swirls. We inspect under proper light and tell you honestly which yours is, and quote correction separately if it needs it.

What about the glass — can that be coated?

Yes, as an optional extra, and for a car that does the A14 in the rain it is worth it. A hydrophobic glass coating makes water bead and sheet off the windscreen at speed so visibility improves and wiper use drops. Wheel coating is also available and stops brake dust baking on.

Ceramic Coating · Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Ceramic Coating in Market Harborough

Professional-grade ceramic protection, applied where your car lives. Proper preparation first — and an honest answer on whether your paint is ready for it.

From £200Fully mobile · we come to Market Harborough

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Market Harborough has a particular pattern of car ownership: a lot of vehicles that spend the working day in the station car park and the rest of their week on the A6, the A14 and the lanes out to Foxton, Kibworth and Lubenham. A car left all day in an open car park collects sap, bird droppings and whatever the weather brings, and a car on the A14 collects a heavy film of lorry grime. Both bond to bare paint if they are left, and station cars are left a great deal.

A ceramic coating changes what happens during those hours. Droppings and sap sit on the coating rather than etching into the lacquer beneath, so they lift with a wash at the weekend rather than needing to be polished out. Road film rinses instead of bonding. For a Harborough commuter, that is the difference between a car that needs attention every week and one that is a rinse and a foam on a Sunday morning.

We apply coatings on driveways across the town and the villages — Great Bowden, Lubenham, Foxton and the Langtons give us what a full day needs — and we inspect first. Paint that has been washed carefully often needs nothing more than decontamination and panel prep before coating (polishing quoted separately); paint that has been through brush washes will carry swirls we would rather remove than seal in. Coating-only from £200; correction quoted separately; aftercare guidance and written warranty terms with every coating.

Blue Horizon Detailing · The difference, explained

What ceramic protection does for your paint.

A clearer picture of the difference between restoring your paint and protecting its finish.

Illustrated blue coupe divided into four zones: paint swirls, road contamination, water beading, and a glossy corrected and protected finish — Illustration of paint condition and treatment benefits. Results vary with the vehicle, preparation and aftercare.

Who It Suits

Why Market Harborough Owners Book Ceramic Coating

Station car park commuters

A car that sits outside all day, every day, needs a margin against sap and droppings. A coating gives it one — contamination lifts with a wash rather than etching.

A6 and A14 mileage

Lorry film on the A14 is heavy and bonds fast. On a coated car it rinses at the weekend instead of building up over a winter.

Cars kept well in the villages

Owners who wash carefully get the most from a coating. The routine gets quicker and safer, and the finish stays where it is for years.

The Process

How We Carry Out Ceramic Coating

Inspection

Paint assessed under proper light. We tell you whether it needs correcting first, or whether coating-only is the right call.

Decontamination

Safe wash, iron fallout removal, tar removal and clay bar so the coating bonds to clean lacquer rather than to whatever was sitting on it.

Panel prep

Panel wipe prepares clean paint for coating. Machine polishing is quoted separately if the paint needs correction.

Application

Coating applied panel by panel in controlled conditions, levelled and checked before moving on.

Cure & handover

Initial cure on site, then clear aftercare guidance — how to wash it, what to avoid, and when it is safe to get wet.

Worth knowing: A ceramic coating resists chemical attack and makes washing safer and easier. It does not make paint scratch-proof, and it will not hide defects — it preserves whatever condition the paint is in when it goes on.

Starting Price

From £200

Final price depends on vehicle size and paint condition. We confirm it before any work starts — nothing is added on the day.

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Paint inspection and honest recommendation
Full decontamination wash and clay bar
Panel wipe; machine polishing is not included
Professional-grade ceramic coating
Aftercare guidance and written coating terms
Optional glass and wheel coatings

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Why Owners Trust Us

The Reassurance Comes Before the Result

Handing over a vehicle you care about takes a certain amount of trust. These are the things owners tell us mattered most before they booked.

Personally led by Josh

Josh May personally assesses your vehicle, agrees the scope and remains responsible for the standard of the work.

Assessed before anything is touched

Paint is inspected, and where it matters, measured. Some vehicles need correcting; some genuinely do not. We would rather talk you out of work you do not need than sell it to you.

Prestige and specialist vehicles as routine

Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Porsche, Lamborghini, Range Rover, AMG, classics and modern performance cars are regular work for us — alongside family cars, vans and everything in between.

Professional care at your home

We bring our own water supply and professional equipment. We need a safe space around your vehicle and access to a standard 13 amp power socket.

Deliberately limited availability

Correction and coating work is booked in small numbers because it cannot be rushed. It means dates are finite — and that every vehicle on the calendar gets the full time it needs.

Work you can check

70+ Google reviews, and a lifetime ownership guarantee on the workmanship behind every SMART repair we complete.

Where We Cover

Ceramic Coating Across Market Harborough

Ceramic coating is available at homes throughout Market Harborough and the villages — Great Bowden, Little Bowden, Lubenham, Foxton, Kibworth, Clipston, Marston Trussell, Tur Langton, Husbands Bosworth and Dingley — with Lutterworth and Rugby covered on the same basis.

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