Professional AG Pro ceramic coating for automotive paint — installed over fully decontaminated and prepared panels — for drivers in Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Weston and Broward County.
Shine to Drive installs professional ceramic coating on automotive paint for vehicle owners across Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Weston and the surrounding Broward County communities. The coating bonds chemically with your clear coat and gives you years of UV, chemical and contamination resistance — along with the hydrophobic water behavior that makes a coated car so much easier to wash.
Most of the work happens before any coating is applied. Paint is washed, chemically and mechanically decontaminated, and — where the finish needs it — corrected, because a coating seals in whatever is underneath it for its full service life. Only then does the coating go on, panel by panel.
We are straight about the limits too: a ceramic coating is chemical protection, not armour. It will not stop rock chips or door dings, and it is not a substitute for washing your car.
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Automotive ceramic coating is a liquid polymer applied to clean, prepared paint that cures into a hard, transparent layer chemically bonded to the clear coat. Once cured it is not a wax film you can buff off — it becomes part of the surface until it is polished off or wears down. That bond is why a professional coating is measured in years while wax is measured in weeks.
Wax and sealants sit on the paint; a ceramic coating bonds to it. AG Pro describes its professional coating as forming a covalent Si-O-Si bond with the clear coat at the molecular level rather than a surface film. Practically, that means detergents and rain do not strip it the way they strip wax, and its water behavior and chemical resistance hold for years instead of degrading over a few washes.
AG Pro rates its Pro Ceramic Coating at 5 years or 60,000 miles. That is the manufacturer's durability rating for the product, not a warranty from Shine to Drive. What you actually get depends on how the vehicle is washed and stored — hand washing with pH-neutral soap and avoiding brush car washes is what keeps a coating performing near its rating.
For most owners here, yes. The conditions that destroy paint in Broward County are UV, salt air and summer rain, and those are exactly what a coating is formulated to resist. If you keep the vehicle more than two or three years the coating typically costs less than repeated waxing over the same period, and every wash in between is easier. If you are selling shortly, a paint correction and sealant is the better spend.
New-vehicle owners protecting factory paint before it degrades; anyone keeping a car several years; daily drivers covering highway miles on I-75 or the Turnpike; owners of dark-colored vehicles where water spots and swirls show most; and anyone who simply wants wash day to stop being a fight.
Shine to Drive uses AG Pro professional ceramic coating, made by Avant Guard Coatings, as our ceramic coating system for automotive paint. It is a professional installer product rather than a consumer wipe-on coating, and we chose it for the way it behaves during installation as much as for its performance numbers.
According to the manufacturer, AG Pro's Pro Ceramic Coating is built on a next-generation polysilazane formula with advanced crosslinking agents and reactive ceramic polymers. Avant Guard describes it as forming a covalent Si-O-Si bond with the clear coat at the molecular level — a chemical integration rather than a surface film — and states the following:
Those figures are Avant Guard's published claims for the product. They are not a warranty offered by Shine to Drive, and we do not promise a specific number of years on your vehicle — how a coating actually performs depends on how the car is washed, stored and driven after we hand it back.
The cured coating produces a high contact angle, so water beads tightly and sheets off rather than sitting on the panel and drying into mineral spots. AG Pro credits this behavior with carrying loose contamination off the surface as the water leaves.
Sun is the single biggest cause of faded, chalky paint in Florida. The coating absorbs that UV exposure first, slowing the oxidation and color loss that would otherwise work directly on the clear coat.
Bird droppings, bug splatter, tree sap, acid rain and industrial fallout land on the coating instead of etching straight into the clear coat, which buys you time to remove them safely.
The benefit you notice weekly. Contamination has far less to grip, so a normal wash removes more with less pressure — and less pressure means fewer wash-induced swirls accumulating over the years.
Applied over a properly prepared finish, the coating adds optical clarity and depth. Unlike a wax that flashes off in weeks, it holds that look for years.
Because dirt and road film bond poorly to the coated surface, rain does more of the rinsing for you. It does not replace washing, but between washes the car stays presentable noticeably longer.
Water beading and sheeting off a coated surface instead of sitting on it — the visible sign of a hydrophobic coating.
Preparation is the job. A coating is only as good as the surface it bonds to, so this is the sequence we follow on every paint coating.
We assess the paint's actual condition — swirls, oxidation, bonded contamination, existing coatings or sealants — and tell you what coating will and will not fix before quoting.
A full wash to remove loose dirt and road film so the decontamination steps are working on bonded contamination rather than surface grime.
Iron and fallout remover to dissolve embedded brake dust and ferrous particles, plus tar removal where needed. These are the contaminants a wash leaves behind.
Clay or equivalent surface work across the paint so the panels are genuinely smooth before any correction or coating.
A coating locks in whatever is underneath it for its full service life. Where swirls or oxidation would be sealed in, we recommend paint correction first so the coating goes over a corrected finish.
A dedicated prep solution strips polishing oils and residue so the coating bonds to bare clear coat rather than to a film of leftover product.
Applied panel by panel and levelled at the correct flash point. AG Pro's formulation includes a chemical flash indicator that signals removal timing per panel, which is what makes an even, repeatable install possible.
Each panel is inspected under light for high spots or unlevelled residue while it is still correctable, rather than after it has cured.
The coating needs undisturbed cure time before water exposure. We tell you exactly how long for your vehicle and hand over plain-language aftercare instructions.
| Carnauba Wax | Paint Sealant | AG Pro Ceramic Coating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it holds on | Sits on the clear coat | Synthetic layer on the clear coat | Covalent Si-O-Si bond with the clear coat |
| Manufacturer durability | Weeks to a few months | Several months to about a year | Rated 5 years / 60,000 miles |
| Water behavior | Beads early, fades quickly | Good beading, gradual decline | Ultra-high contact angle, strong sheeting |
| Chemical resistance | Low — strips with detergents | Moderate | High — resists etching and oxidation |
| Preparation required | Wash | Wash and decontamination | Full decontamination and, where needed, correction |
| Rock-chip protection | None | None | None — that is what paint protection film is for |
Ceramic coating is quoted per vehicle. Final pricing is determined upon arrival and inspection of your vehicle, based on its size, the surfaces being coated and the condition of those surfaces. Build your quote to get started.
Shine to Drive is based in Pembroke Pines, FL 33029 and provides professional paint ceramic coating for vehicle owners in Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Weston and surrounding Broward County communities.
We use AG Pro professional ceramic coating, made by Avant Guard Coatings, as our ceramic coating system for automotive paint. It is a polysilazane-based professional product rather than a consumer wipe-on coating, and the manufacturer rates it at 5 years or 60,000 miles.
AG Pro rates its Pro Ceramic Coating at 5 years or 60,000 miles. That figure is the manufacturer's durability rating for the product, not a warranty offered by Shine to Drive. Real durability depends on maintenance: hand washing with pH-neutral soap and staying out of brush car washes is what keeps a coating performing.
If you are keeping the vehicle more than two or three years, usually yes. It replaces several years of re-waxing, resists the UV and salt-air exposure that fades paint in South Florida, and makes every wash easier in between. If you are selling the car soon, paint correction and a sealant will get you a better-looking result for less money.
No. Ceramic coating is chemical and contamination protection, not impact protection. It will not stop rock chips, door dings or deep scratches, and no coating makes paint scratch-proof. It does reduce the fine swirling that comes from washing, because dirt releases with less scrubbing.
It can, but we will tell you not to. The coating seals in the condition it is applied over for its whole service life, so existing swirls, oxidation and water spots stay visible underneath. Where the paint needs it, we correct first and then coat the corrected finish.
Wax sits on top of the paint and lasts weeks to a few months. Ceramic coating bonds chemically with the clear coat and lasts years. Coating also resists detergents and chemical etching that would strip wax, and needs full decontamination beforehand, which wax does not.
A paint sealant is a synthetic layer that sits on the surface and typically lasts several months to about a year. A ceramic coating bonds to the clear coat and lasts years, with noticeably stronger water behavior and chemical resistance. Sealant is the lower-cost option for a season of protection; coating is the multi-year option.
Hand wash with a pH-neutral soap, use two buckets and clean microfiber, and dry with a soft towel or filtered air. Avoid automated brush washes, harsh degreasers and washing hot panels in direct sun. A coated car still needs regular washing — that maintenance is what determines how long the coating lasts.
Yes. Shine to Drive is based in Pembroke Pines, FL 33029 and serves Miramar, Weston, Plantation, Davie, Cooper City, Southwest Ranches, Hollywood, Sunrise and surrounding Broward County areas, with parts of Miami-Dade County also covered.
Plan on a full day for most vehicles, because the preparation is the bulk of the work and cannot be rushed. Heavily contaminated paint or vehicles needing correction take longer. We confirm the cure time and when the vehicle can meet water at handover.
Ceramic coating is quoted per vehicle because the price depends on size, paint condition and how much correction is needed first. Build a quote online or call (786) 265-9595.
Tell us about your vehicle and we will quote it after inspecting the paint.
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