Audi Q5 | Matrix Black Ceramic Coating

An Audi Q5 in for Matrix Black -- the flagship coating. Eight years of ceramic protection, and a finish that is measurably shinier than the car was when it left the factory.

What It Does

Matrix Black gives the highest level of hydrophobic protection we offer. The surface is so smooth and slick that water and dirt cannot bond to it. When it rains, the water beads up and rolls off, taking surface contamination with it. You still have to wash the car -- but roughly half as often as you otherwise would. And each time you do, it looks like this again.

The coating is also scratch resilient. It cures harder than the paint underneath, which means the fine swirl marks and micro-scratches that build up from washing over time affect the coating rather than the lacquer. That protection is what keeps the car looking genuinely new rather than gradually duller -- not just on the day it is done, but across the full eight years.

What Ceramic Coating Actually Is

A ceramic coating is a thin shell of ceramic applied over the paintwork. There are no waxes, oils or binding agents in it -- nothing that will burn off in summer heat or wash off in the first rain. Just ceramic, which is why the durability is so far beyond traditional waxes.

Worth knowing: there are products sold online and in retail stores as "ceramic coatings" that are really wax with some ceramic ingredient added. They are not the same thing. They will not give the same protection, and they will not last anything like as long. The professional coatings we use are not available to the public for good reason -- they require proper preparation, a controlled environment, and trained application.

See our Matrix Black ceramic coating service and full coating range.