“Extremely happy with the results! I got a ceramic coating package and my car looks incredible the paint looks so fresh and they even got out some scratches! 10/10 recommend!!”

Bathurst NSW · Garage or workshop install
Ceramic coating
Bathurst.
Accredited Magnum Ceramic Coating for Bathurst vehicles — installed in your enclosed garage, or booked into the Lithgow workshop where conditions are fully controlled.
Two ways to get it done
In your garage, or in our workshop.
Ceramic coating in Bathurst is available on site — provided there's a suitable enclosed garage or workspace with power and lighting.
That requirement isn't us being fussy. Coatings have to be applied and cured away from wind, dust, direct sun and moisture. An open carport on a windy Bathurst afternoon will put dust into a curing coating, and there is no fixing that afterwards without polishing it off and starting again.
If you don't have the space, the better option is a workshop booking in Lithgow — around 45 minutes away, indoors, with dedicated inspection lighting and a controlled cure. Plenty of Bathurst customers do exactly that for coating work, then use the mobile service for maintenance detailing afterwards.

Standout is an accredited Magnum installer, which is the only way to get their Luminous X borophene coating installed.

Requirements
What makes a space suitable.
Send a photo of your garage with your enquiry and we'll confirm before you book.
- Fully enclosed garage or shed that can be closed while the coating cures
- Power outlet and reasonable lighting
- Room to walk around all sides of the vehicle
- Vehicle able to stay put overnight during the cure window
- Open carports and driveways — dust and wind will contaminate the coating
- Spaces that need to be opened up before the cure window finishes
- Damp or unsealed sheds with heavy dust
- Anywhere the vehicle can't be left undisturbed
The install
Six stages, wherever it happens.
Inspect
Vehicle and paint assessment under inspection lighting, including paint depth readings so we know exactly what we are working with.
Decontaminate
Deep wash, iron fallout removal, tar removal and mechanical decontamination to strip the panel back to bare paint.
Correct
Machine polishing to remove swirls and defects. Whatever is left in the paint at this point is locked under the coating.
Prepare
Panel wipe-down to remove polishing oils so the coating can bond directly to the clear coat.
Protect
Coating installed panel by panel in controlled conditions, levelled and inspected as it flashes.
Cure
Controlled cure in the workshop, then handover with maintenance guidance and a wash schedule.
Reviews
Coating customers near Bathurst.
“I recently bought an 18 year old Hilux that’s been used as a pig hunting rig for its whole life. The interior was filthy. After bringing it to Brayden, it looks and feels like a brand new car. Incredible work, great attention to detail. Would recommend Standout to anyone 5/5”
“I got the new 7 year ceramic coating from the guys at Standout Auto detailing and the ute looks better then it did in the showroom. The water runs straight off and it so easy to wash now.”
FAQ
Ceramic coating Bathurst questions.
Yes. Coatings need to be applied and cured out of wind, dust, direct sun and moisture, so mobile coating work requires an enclosed garage or a similar clean, lockable space with power and lighting. If that isn't available, the vehicle can be booked into the Lithgow workshop instead — that's usually the better outcome anyway.
A ceramic coating is a liquid polymer that chemically bonds to your clear coat and cures into a hard, transparent protective layer. Unlike a wax or a sealant that sits on the surface for a few weeks or months, a coating becomes a semi-permanent layer that resists chemicals, UV and contamination, and makes the paint dramatically easier to keep clean.
It depends on the product and how the car is looked after. Standout is an accredited Magnum installer, offering their graphene coating at up to seven years and their Luminous X borophene coating at ten. Those are the manufacturer's ratings, and they assume sensible maintenance — correct wash technique and periodic inspections. A coated car that's run through a spinning-brush car wash every fortnight will not see the full term.
No. This is the single biggest myth in the industry. A coating adds meaningful chemical and environmental resistance, and it helps against very fine marring, but it will not stop a shopping trolley, a key, or a dirty wash mitt dragged across the paint. What it does is make the surface much easier to clean, which in turn means far fewer wash-induced scratches over the life of the car.
Wash every two to four weeks using a pH-neutral shampoo and a two-bucket or touchless method, avoid automatic brush washes, and dry with a clean microfibre or filtered blower. Remove bird droppings and sap promptly rather than letting them sit. We provide a written maintenance guide at handover, and maintenance washes can be booked with us if you'd rather we handled it.

Ready when you are
Ready to bring your car back to life?
Professional detailing, correction and protection from Standout Auto Detailing — workshop and mobile in Lithgow, mobile throughout Bathurst.