A deep, glassy gloss that beads water and makes washing easy for years — properly prepped, properly applied.
I will not sell ceramic as chip protection — it isn't, and any studio that says otherwise is selling you the wrong product. Ceramic is chemistry: deep gloss, hydrophobics, easier washing. For impacts you need film. That honesty is the whole basis of our ceramic work.
Tell us the car and what's bothering you. The fixed price only comes after we've seen it in person — never blind, never over a photo.
On arrival we assess the paint honestly and walk you through the real options, then agree the package that genuinely fits — yours, not the most expensive one.
You get the exact scope, the final price and the completion date before a single tool comes out.
The car is our responsibility from the moment it arrives, and it leaves clean, checked and exactly as promised.
We buy the material the result demands, not the one that protects a margin. Every job runs on professional tools and genuine, name-brand products — the films, coatings, compounds, leathers and parts we'd choose for our own cars. Where a job honestly doesn't need the most expensive option, we'll tell you — but we never quietly downgrade the material to win a price.
This service is backed by a real warranty. What it covers depends on the material, the manufacturer and the parts or work involved — and we confirm the exact terms before we start. Your invoice itself stands as your guarantee; if you want a formal written certificate, we draw one up by contract on request. We always push for the longest honest warranty your car and its materials can carry.
JustCars competes on one thing — the result. Not the lowest price, not the loudest promise, but the finished car and everything standing behind it.
Real reviews, real clients, real cars handed back. Our standard is something you can see — not something we ask you to take on faith.
For each car we choose the right material, method and depth of work, so the result is the best that car can honestly carry — never a shortcut to protect a margin.
If a problem comes up, we solve it — quickly and without excuses, and all the more so when it's on us. We don't look away from a car we've worked on.
We treat your car the way we'd treat our own. That attitude is why the work holds up, and why our clients come back.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Ceramic — €1,000 package | €1,000 |
| Ceramic — €1,500 package | €1,500 |
| Ceramic — €2,000 package | €2,000 |
| Ceramic by surface | after assessment |
| Wax / short-term protection | entry-level option |
| Protection strategy assessment | after inspection |
| Graphene ceramic coating | after assessment |
| Ceramic maintenance & top-up | from €150 |
Indicative prices. The fixed figure is confirmed after we inspect the car.
We look after cars across the Algarve's golden triangle — Vale do Lobo, Quinta do Lago, Vilamoura and Almancil — from our two workshops in Almancil and Loulé. For the right project, we'll collect the car and bring it back.
Vale do Lobo · Quinta do Lago · Vilamoura · Almancil
No — that's PPF's job. Ceramic gives you deep gloss, water-beading, UV and chemical resistance and much easier washing. If chip protection matters on your car, we'll add PPF where it counts.
The coatings in our €1,000–€2,000 packages work for two years, kept alive by the simple 3-monthly care routine. A different, long-life ceramic extends that to 5–8 years — on request, at roughly €500–600 on top of the project.
For a result worth protecting, yes. The coating locks in whatever is underneath it, good or bad — so correcting first is what makes the gloss worth protecting. We'll tell you exactly how much your paint needs.
Most clients land on the €1,500 tier — polishing, interior and a strong ceramic. €1,000 suits fresher cars; €2,000 adds glass and wheel coatings. We confirm the right one after seeing the paint.
Our house system is ClearFX — the ceramic line by RestorFX — applied by certified hands, and we work just as regularly with System X and Nasiol coatings. Want another brand? We source any ceramic on request; the preparation standard never changes.
Book the inspection and tell us the car — we come back with scope, timing and a fixed price.
The quick view — the full detail of each one is right below.
| €1,000Fresher cars | €1,500Most chosen | €2,000Full coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paint polish | Exterior | Multi-stage | Multi-stage |
| Body ceramic coating | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interior clean | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wheel + glass ceramic | — | — | ✓ |
| A/C recharge (on request) | — | — | ✓ |
| Convertible roof* | — | — | ✓ |
Every tier: 2-year protection with the 3-monthly care wash. Extendable to 5–8 years with a different long-life ceramic (+€500–600).
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Ceramic coating is applied by a team certified in detailing, polishing and ceramic protection. Prep, application and curing follow a professional process that protects the finish instead of hiding defects.
Expert view
The Algarve is a hard climate for paint chemistry: relentless UV, salt air on the coast roads and calima dust that sits on every surface. A properly applied ceramic coating earns its keep here — it keeps oxidation down, makes contamination release in a normal hand wash, and holds the deep gloss a machine polish creates. That is why our packages start with correction: sealing swirl marks under a coating just preserves the damage in high definition.
My comparative take: against wax, ceramic is simply a different league of durability — months versus years. Against PPF, it loses on impacts every time; the two work best layered, film on the strike zones and ceramic everywhere for chemistry and gloss. Our base packages (€1,000 / €1,500 / €2,000) run up to two years with a simple 3-monthly care wash, and when a project justifies it we install long-life ceramics of up to eight years on request.
On brands: our house standard is ClearFX — the RestorFX ceramic our certified hands know best — and we also work with System X and Nasiol. We choose the chemistry for the car and the owner's habits, not for the sticker.
Common questions
No — that's PPF's job. Ceramic gives you deep gloss, water-beading, UV and chemical resistance and much easier washing. If chip protection matters on your car, we'll add PPF where it counts.
The coatings in our €1,000–€2,000 packages work for two years, kept alive by the simple 3-monthly care routine. A different, long-life ceramic extends that to 5–8 years — on request, at roughly €500–600 on top of the project.
For a result worth protecting, yes. The coating locks in whatever is underneath it, good or bad — so correcting first is what makes the gloss worth protecting. We'll tell you exactly how much your paint needs.
Most clients land on the €1,500 tier — polishing, interior and a strong ceramic. €1,000 suits fresher cars; €2,000 adds glass and wheel coatings. We confirm the right one after seeing the paint.
Our house system is ClearFX — the ceramic line by RestorFX — applied by certified hands, and we work just as regularly with System X and Nasiol coatings. Want another brand? We source any ceramic on request; the preparation standard never changes.
The JustCars standard
A coating only looks as good as the surface beneath it — so we correct first, then coat. Honest tiers €1,000–2,000, no upsell games.
We're minutes from Quinta do Lago, Vale do Lobo and Vilamoura. See the page for your area:
