Ceramic Pro Shift colored PPF for West Seattle: a color change that stands up to salt air, sun off the Sound and highway gravel. From $5,000.
Vinyl wraps are thin, and near the water that shows. Salt grit and bird droppings mark them, and highway rocks chip them. Shift is a thicker urethane film with a self-healing top layer, so it takes chips and fine scratches instead, and its built-in top coat lets salt and grime rinse off without scrubbing. Sun is the other West Seattle factor. Cars parked facing the Sound get a lot of direct and reflected light, and Shift is designed to hold its color in it. Full-vehicle color changes start at $5,000 and are quoted per car; accent pieces and chrome delete are smaller options. Gloss, satin and matte finishes are available. Sprinters and other oversized vehicles are handled at our Monroe shop.
Head south on SR-509 or SR-99 to our Tukwila shop at 1050 Industry Drive; neither route goes through downtown. We'll give you the timeline when we quote your car.
Cars along Alki, Beach Drive and Admiral see the most salt, sun and gulls, and the whole peninsula shares the bridge commute. Those are the conditions that make a protective color film a better choice here than a cosmetic wrap.
Yes. It's urethane paint protection film with a built-in top coat, so salt rinses off instead of working into the finish. Rinse the car more often if you park near the shore.
Ceramic Pro Shift is designed to hold its color outdoors, and it carries a 12-year warranty.
Full-vehicle color changes start at $5,000 and are quoted per car. Accent pieces and chrome delete cost less.
No. SR-509 or SR-99 south gets you to our Tukwila shop without going through downtown.
Salt air Salt settles on everything near the shoreline. On colored PPF it rinses off instead of grinding into the finish.
Sun off the Sound Reflected sun adds UV exposure. Shift is built to keep its color where a cheaper wrap can fade.
Highway gravel The bridge and SR-99 put rocks into the front end at speed. Colored PPF absorbs them like clear film does.
Bird droppings Acidic droppings etch paint and stain wraps. On film, the damage stays in a replaceable layer instead of your paint.