Ceramic coating is an advanced, semi-permanent clear coat layer that is most commonly applied to the exterior surfaces of your vehicle. Upon curing, it forms a durable bond to your paint to protect it and enhances the appearance with a deep shine. Unlike traditional waxes or sealants that wear off after a car wash or two, ceramic coating offers long-lasting protection for up to 7 years or more.
At 5 Star Design, we have the best ceramic coating products around Raleigh to truly make your vehicle enhanced and protected. Protect your vehicle from the environment with a strong, durable coating and get the most out of your investment.
Once we complete your coating, the first thing you’ll notice is the beautiful, deep shine that we achieve from multi-step paint correction to optimize your paint for application. Then we seal the deal with the ceramic coating application for a stunning result that repels water, dirt, road grime, pollen, and contaminants. This makes your car much easier to keep clean due to hydrophobic properties of your coating.
Ceramic coating applications for your vehicle have a ton of benefits. Let’s look at some of the biggest ones:
Superior Protection: Safeguard your vehicle’s paint from scratches, bird droppings, bug splatters, dirt, and road contaminants like tar and grime.
Hydrophobic Coating: Ceramic coating is like Rain-X on steroids. It offers exceptional water-repellent properties causing water and liquids to bead up and roll right off the surface.
UV Resistance for Paint Protection: Protect your vehicle’s paint from harmful ultraviolet rays to help mitigate fading and oxidation overtime. You can even have ceramic coating applied strategically to your interior for added protection against faded interior components.
Unreal Gloss and Shine: One of the most eye-catching benefits of ceramic coating is the deep, mirror-like finish that accentuates your vehicle’s body lines and color.
Our team has perfected the craft of caring for high-end vehicles and continues to serve Raleigh with outstanding results
By only using the best coating products - we can proudly stand behind the strength of our applications
We offer custom packages to cater to any client's need. Read below to see some of our basic packages or call us to inquire about other options.
We are based in Raleigh, NC and proudly serve the Triangle area and surrounding cities including Chapel Hill, Durham, Cary, Wake Forest, and beyond
Ceramic coating isn’t just for show cars. It’s for anyone who wants long-lasting protection and an easy solution to keeping their car looking great year round. At 5 Star Design we apply ceramic coating for all types of drivers, vehicles, boats or even planes across Raleigh and surrounding areas.
Daily Drivers: protect your vehicle from the regular exposure it gets from the sun, pollen, rain, and road grime. Preserve your car’s finish and reduce constant washing
New Car Owners: lock in that showroom shine that got you to sign on the dotted line and protect it from fading, bug splatters, and light scratches. In short – keep it looking new!
Fleet & Business Vehicles: first impressions matter and your company or branded vehicle makes a difference. Keep it clean, professional-looking, and easier to maintain with ceramic coating. Be sure to ask us about our fleet discounts
Anyone tired of wasting time with store-bought waxes and sealants: Ceramic coating offers real, long-term protection. Skip the low quality store-bought gimmicks and get the real deal from 5 Star Design
Some vehicles are just smaller. That means less surface area to clean, decontaminate, paint-correct, and apply ceramic coating to. Larger vehicles like trucks, vans, SUVs, or your wakeboarding boat are naturally going to take longer than a small coupe or sedan.
Hardly any vehicle on the road has perfect paint. Whether it was the previous owner who used their dish rag to clean the car with dawn soap one too many times or the repeated visits to the drive-thru car wash that put swirls in your car’s paint. Even new vehicles right from the showroom floor can come with paint imperfections.
Applying a semi-permanent coating over subpar paint (regardless of whether your vehicle is new or used) is only going to result in disappointment. That’s why we believe over half the battle is in the prep work and optimizing your paint with our multi-stage paint correction techniques before applying a coating.
Ceramic coating is most commonly applied to exterior surfaces like painted body panels, mirrors, automotive glass, and wheels. However, the options are limitless! We can also apply ceramic coating to certain areas in the interior of your car to protect against fading and sun damage.
The lifespan depends on the product you decide on and how well you maintain it. 5 Star Design offers three tiers of ceramic coating to Raleigh and the surrounding areas that last 3 to 7 years.
Ceramic coating helps to resist light swirling and micro-scratches, but it will not stop rock chips or deep scratches. For that level of protection, we recommend combining ceramic coating with paint protection film (PPF) or vinyl wrap
We recommend regular hand-washing with a pH-neutral soap, microfiber cleaning products, and avoiding automatic car washes (unless touchless). No more wasted hours waxing and claying – just simplified upkeep for long-lasting shine.
Absolutely, in fact – we highly recommend adding a ceramic coating to every car we apply PPF or vinyl wrap to for the highest level of protection, gloss, and ease of car-care. It helps your PPF or wrap achieve the highest level of durability and really makes the colors pop. Be sure to us about our multi-service special pricing.
Depending on the condition of your vehicle and the package you select, ceramic coating jobs generally take anywhere from 1-5 days or longer, including prep and curing time. This service is drop-off only.
Yes, you will still have to wash your vehicle. However, you will be amazed at how easy exterior maintenance becomes for your newly coated vehicle.
Nope! Ceramic coating is for anyone who wants to protect their car. We recommend it to any car owner – regardless of year, make, or model. Enhancing your vehicle’s shine and the added protection ceramic coating offers are benefits anyone can enjoy.
Ceramic coating can be applied to any exterior (and some interior) surface you want protected. It also doesn’t even have to be a car. We can customize a ceramic coating package for your daily driver, exotic car, race car, motorcycle, boat, ATV or UTV, glass, and just about anything else you can think of. Yes, even your PS5.
5 Star Design provides the best ceramic coating services Raleigh and beyond including Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Apex, Garner, Clayton, Wake Forest, Holly Springs and beyond.
From automotive restyling to residential & commercial window tint and graphics – we are just a phone call away!
5 Star Design has partnered with Affirm to make automotive restyling and protection accessible to any budget. With flexible payment options, you no longer have to pay for the entire service upfront!