Kyiv studio · Paint depth read before a panel is polished

Paint protection measured before it is sold

A 24-point paint depth grid, then a written quote naming the panels, the products and the hours. If your paint is too thin to correct safely, we say so.

Warranty coverage is subject to terms and conditions; see website for details. Warranty policy

Macro view of a film cut line running along a car panel edge under studio light 9.5 mil self-healing film
Front fender edge, cut line set 4 mm from the seam · film measured after IR cure

03 / Trust

Three things we put in writing before the car enters the bay

02 / Services

Three services, quoted by panel before any work starts

Each service begins with a paint depth reading on a 24-point grid. The written quote names the panels, the products and the hours, and it does not move unless you ask for more.

  1. 01

    Paint protection film

    Self-healing film cut to your panels, edges wrapped where the panel allows. Film will not stop every chip, and we say so before you book.

    From
    ₴38,000
    Bay time
    3 to 4 days
    Film specs and coverage
  2. 02

    Ceramic coating

    A sacrificial layer on corrected paint, applied in two stages with an infrared cure. It changes how the surface behaves, not how thick the paint is.

    From
    ₴14,500
    Bay time
    2 days
    Coating detail and pricing
  3. 03

    Paint correction

    Machine polishing measured against the remaining clear coat. If the paint is too thin to correct safely, we stop and tell you rather than burn through it.

    From
    ₴9,800
    Bay time
    9 to 12 hours
    What a correction quote includes
Request a measured quote

Warranty coverage is subject to terms and conditions; see website for details.

01PROCESS

Seven bay stages, from first rinse to infrared cure

Every vehicle moves through the same sequence in the same order. No stage is dropped to shorten a booking, and the bay log records the time each one finished alongside the readings taken at intake.

  1. 01Intake and paint depth read40 min

    A 24-point grid is read with an ultrasonic gauge before any machine touches a panel. Readings are written onto the job card and handed back to you with the quote.

  2. 02Contact wash and iron removal1 h 10

    Two-bucket contact wash with a pH-neutral shampoo, then a ferrous fallout remover on the lower panels and wheel arches.

  3. 03Mechanical decontamination45 min

    Tar removal and a fine clay pass lift bonded grit so the correction stage is not cutting through embedded debris.

  4. 04Correction in measured passes4 to 9 h

    Panel thickness decides how far we cut. Where the clear coat is too thin to correct safely, the job stops and we tell you before further work.

  5. 05Panel prep and solvent wipe50 min

    Polishing oils are stripped with an IPA wipe until the surface reads clean, so the film or coating bonds to paint and not to residue.

  6. 06Film or coating application3 to 6 h

    Patterns are cut and plotted per panel; ceramic coats are levelled and left to flash under controlled bay temperature.

  7. 07Infrared cure and inspection2 h

    Short-wave infrared lamps accelerate the cure, then a technician walks the vehicle under a 6500K inspection light and signs the job card.

Bay times are estimates for a mid-size sedan; full service specifications list hours per panel class. Start with a written quote at the quote band. Warranty coverage is subject to terms and conditions; see website for details.

05 / EvidenceMeasured, not promised

Paint depth is read before one pass of polish.

The clear coat is gauged across a 24-point grid, panel by panel, and the readings are written into the quote. If the numbers say the paint is too thin to correct safely, the studio stops there and says so.

Grey door panel before correction, swirl marks visible under studio light The same door panel after correction and 8 mil paint protection film
Specimen 014 · left front door, lower half · 8 mil clear film · 14 March 2025 · Kyiv studio
Paint depth before / after
142 / 138 µm
Film thickness
8.0 mil
Warranty period
10 years

Three-point inspection before sign-off

  1. The gauge is re-read on the same 24 points after the film cures.
  2. Cut lines and wrapped edges are checked under 6500K light.
  3. Film thickness is verified against the ordered specification.

Checked and signed: O. Marchenko, lead technician.

Warranty coverage is subject to terms and conditions; see website for details. Film does not stop every chip.

Request a measured quote

05/Limits

What each service does not do

Every quote lists these limits before a deposit is taken. If one of them rules out the result you are paying for, we would rather say so now than after the panels are finished.

Paint protection film
Film absorbs stone strikes, but not every one of them. A hard hit at speed on an edge or a tight compound curve can still pass through to the paint underneath. Film also will not conceal repairs that were already in the panel before installation.
Ceramic coating
A coating is a sacrificial layer. It takes the wear, the water spotting and the UV load, and it slowly thins with every wash cycle. It is not a substitute for film against gravel, and it cannot be reapplied on top of itself without removing the old layer first.
Paint correction
Correction removes defects inside the clear coat only. A scratch that reaches primer, a burn-through from a previous polisher, or a repair that has sunk under the surface will still be visible after the work. Paint measured too thin to correct safely is left alone.

Work the studio declines

  • Panels measured too thin to correct safely.
  • Active rust or a previous repair failing under the surface.
  • Same-day full-body film on an unwashed, contaminated vehicle.
  • An expectation the product cannot meet.

Warranty coverage is subject to terms and conditions; see website for details. The period is written on the quote next to the film brand and the coverage it applies to.

Full coverage and exclusions sit in the spec table on Services. To get a fixed figure for your panels, request a quote.

09 / Quote

A written quote lands before any deposit.

The quote names the panels, the products and the hours. It does not move unless you ask for more work.

Warranty coverage is subject to terms and conditions; see website for details.