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Ceramic coating in Islington, applied at your bay

Machine paint correction plus a 2 year ceramic coating, done where the car lives: the permit bays and kerbs of N1, N5, N7 and N19.

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At a glance

Ceramic coating in Islington: machine paint correction followed by a 2 year ceramic layer, £270 (£216 members), applied at your kerb or permit bay with power brought on the bike. Islington is our home borough, so slots are plentiful. Book at yikescarwash.co.uk/book-online or call 07932 124870.

Why Islington cars need the armour most

Almost no Islington car sleeps indoors. The borough has one of the lowest garage counts in London, so its paintwork lives outside full time: sap from the square gardens, brake dust drifting off Upper Street and Holloway Road, bird traffic from the plane trees, winter grit. A ceramic layer is bodywork armour for exactly this life, bonding to the corrected paint so contamination sits on the coating instead of etching the clear coat, and rinsing off at the next wash instead of clinging.

Applied in the bay, not a unit

Traditional ceramic work means surrendering the car to a detailing unit for a day or two, which in Islington also means surrendering a parking space you may never see again. We do the whole job at the kerb: correction first, because coating over swirls locks them in, then the ceramic, cured where the car stands. The bike carries the power and lighting; your permit stays valid; the car never moves.

The EV factor

Islington's kerbs are filling with EVs charged at lamp-post points, cars their owners plan to keep. Ceramic suits them doubly: the deep gloss flatters modern paint, and the slick surface halves the effort of every future wash, which matters when the car lives outdoors year round. Pair it with a regular Essential wash and the coating stays at its best for its full 2 years. See the borough picture on the Islington page, or the honest economics in is ceramic coating worth it. Interiors have their own reset: the Islington interior deep clean.

Islington questions

Good to know

Can you really apply ceramic coating on an Islington street?
Yes: correction and coating both happen at the kerb, with power and lighting brought on the bike. The car needs to stay dry while the coating cures, which the rider plans around the forecast with you.
Is £270 the full price, correction included?
Yes: machine paint correction is part of the job, not an extra, because coating over swirl marks locks them in permanently. £270, or £216 for members, fixed before you pay.
How long does the coating last on a car parked outside in N1?
Two years with normal washing, and outdoor life is exactly what it exists for: sap, droppings and traffic film sit on the coating and rinse away instead of etching the paint.

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