Car Detailing, Paint Correction & Ceramic Coating in Wagga Wagga
Professional workshop-based car detailing, paint correction and Modesta ceramic coating by owner-detailer Cam Watson. Established 2003.
For Vehicle Owners Who Want It Done Properly.
Properly assessed. Properly prepared. Properly priced. Never rushed.
A $450 detail, a $900 detail and a multi-day paint correction or ceramic coating aren’t different prices for the same job.
They’re different levels of work designed to solve different problems and achieve different results.
That’s why at Custom Car Care Wagga, we don’t start by asking which package you’d like to buy.
We start with your vehicle.
What’s its condition? What needs improving? What needs protecting? What result are you actually looking for?
Because the right service depends on the answers.
Whether you’ve bought a new vehicle you want properly prepared and protected, you’re frustrated by swirl marks and scratches, or your vehicle simply deserves a thorough professional detail, we’ll help you understand what your vehicle actually needs and why.
Every vehicle is different. That’s why we give each one the time, preparation and skilled workmanship its condition requires, rather than rushing the process to meet a price point or treating every vehicle as though it needs the same thing.
Our services are priced around the time, skill and workshop processes required to achieve the result properly.
A lower price can always be achieved by reducing the time, preparation or work involved.
But you’re not necessarily buying the same job for less money. You’re buying less of the job.
If you value proper preparation, experienced workmanship and dealing directly with the person actually working on your vehicle, you’re in the right place.
Not all detailing – and not all detailers – are the same. Neither are the results.
What We Do
Professional Car Detailing
Not every vehicle needs a full-day detail – but a half-day service isn’t a full-day detail performed faster.
Our detailing services range from maintenance for well-kept vehicles through to comprehensive interior and exterior detailing for vehicles requiring a complete reset.
Maintenance Detail – from $450
Premium Detail – from $900
Paint Correction
Swirl marks and scratches don’t disappear because they’re hidden under fillers or gloss enhancers.
Professional machine paint correction physically refines the paintwork to permanently reduce or remove swirl marks, wash marring, holograms, scratches, oxidation and other defects.
The level of correction – and the time required – depends on the condition of the paint and the standard of result you’re looking for.
Level 2 Correction & Refinement – from $1,800
Ceramic Coating
Your vehicle’s paint starts being exposed from the day you drive it.
UV, contamination, water spotting, road grime and repeated washing all take their toll.
But ceramic coating isn’t simply about choosing a bottle and applying it to the paint.
What goes underneath the coating matters.
Our Modesta ceramic coating treatments include thorough preparation and paint correction where required, followed by professional coating application and controlled infra-red curing.
Because ceramic coating doesn’t correct paint defects.
It protects the finish you give it.
New Car Ceramic Protection – from $2,000
One Detailer. One Standard.
Owner-Operated Since 2003
Custom Car Care Wagga isn’t a high-volume detailing shop where your vehicle is passed between employees.
Every vehicle booked into the workshop is personally worked on by owner and detailer Cam Watson, from the initial inspection and preparation through to the final stages of the job.
Cam has more than 30 years of hands-on detailing experience, with Custom Car Care Wagga operating in Wagga Wagga under the same ownership since 2003.
Over that time, thousands of hours have been spent detailing vehicles, correcting paintwork, preparing new cars and working with professional ceramic coating systems.
That experience has reinforced something important:
There Is No Substitute for Proper Preparation.
Products matter. Equipment matters. Experience matters.
But ultimately, the finished result is determined by the time, knowledge and workmanship that goes into the vehicle.
That’s why we don’t rush vehicles through the workshop simply to fit another job into the day.
The job takes the time required to achieve the standard we’ve agreed upon.
ABOUT CAM & CUSTOM CAR CARE WAGGA
What Our Customers Say
The standard of our work is best judged by the people who have trusted us with their vehicles.
Read what Custom Car Care Wagga customers have to say about their experience, the workmanship and the finished results.
New Doesn’t Always Mean Perfect
A brand-new vehicle doesn’t necessarily mean perfect paintwork – and it doesn’t automatically mean the vehicle is ready for ceramic coating.
Shipping, handling, storage and dealership preparation can leave new vehicles with swirl marks, scratches, water spotting, adhesive residue and other defects before the owner has even taken delivery.
A recent 2026 Toyota RAV4 arrived at our workshop with just 79 km on the odometer.
Despite being brand new, the Eclipse Black paintwork required significant correction and refinement.
The vehicle underwent 3 extra days of paint preparation and refinement, along with thorough cleaning and decontamination to remove adhesive residue, grime and other contamination before any coating was applied.
Only once the finish had been properly prepared was the Modesta ceramic protection installed.
That’s Why We Don’t Simply Wash a Vehicle and Apply a Coating.
We inspect it. We prepare it. We correct what needs correcting. Then we protect the finish we’ve created.
A ceramic coating can protect what’s underneath it.
It can’t correct defects or compensate for poor preparation underneath it.
What Does Your Vehicle Actually Need?
Not every vehicle needs paint correction.
Not every vehicle needs ceramic coating.
And not every vehicle needs to spend several days in the workshop.
The right service depends on your vehicle’s current condition, what you want to improve and the standard of result you’re looking for.
Just Bought a New Car?
The biggest mistake with a new car is assuming the paint is already perfect.
Transport, storage and dealership preparation can leave behind swirl marks, scratches, water spotting, adhesive residue and other defects – sometimes before you’ve even taken delivery.
Ceramic coating won’t correct any of that. It protects what you put it over.
That’s why we don’t start by selling you a coating.
We start by making sure the finish underneath it is worth protecting.
NEW CAR & CERAMIC COATING OPTIONS
Does Your Car Need a Complete Reset?
If the interior and exterior have gradually deteriorated through everyday use, our Premium Detail provides a comprehensive inside-and-out reset.
The interior receives deep cleaning and shampooing, while the exterior is thoroughly washed and decontaminated before receiving a professional enhancement machine polish to improve gloss and appearance.
It’s designed for vehicles that need considerably more than a maintenance clean but don’t require extensive paint correction or restoration.
Premium Detail – from $900
Love Your Car, But Hate Seeing the Paint in Direct Sunlight?
Swirl marks, wash marring, holograms, scratches and oxidation can dramatically reduce paint clarity and gloss.
Professional paint correction physically refines the paint surface rather than temporarily concealing defects with fillers or glaze.
Depending on the condition of the paint and the result you’re trying to achieve, this may involve anything from a light machine polish through to multi-stage correction.
Level 2 Correction & Refinement – from $1,800
Want to Keep a Good Vehicle Looking Good?
If your vehicle is already in well-maintained condition, it may not need extensive restorative work.
Our Maintenance Detail is designed to maintain rather than restore a vehicle and provides professional inside-and-out detailing in approximately half a day.
Maintenance Detail – from $450
Want the Highest Standard We Offer?
For vehicles where the objective goes well beyond conventional detailing, our Signature Restoration Detail combines extensive detailing, wheels-off work, Level 3 multi-stage paint correction and comprehensive ceramic protection.
Typically requiring 50–70+ hours of specialist labour over approximately two weeks, it represents the highest level of work available from Custom Car Care Wagga.
Signature Restoration Detail – from $6,500
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Ceramic Coating Wagga Wagga
What Are You Actually Paying to Protect?
A ceramic coating can only protect the finish underneath it.
Swirl marks, scratches, water spotting, bonded contamination and poor previous polishing don’t disappear when a coating is applied. If they’re left behind during preparation, they’re simply being coated over.
That’s why comparing ceramic coating on price or product alone can be misleading.
At Custom Car Care Wagga, the coating is only the final part of a complete preparation and protection process designed to make sure the paint underneath is worth protecting.
Depending on the vehicle and its condition, that can include:
- Thorough washing and decontamination
- Detailed paint inspection under specialist lighting
- Removal of bonded contamination and residue
- Machine polishing, refinement or paint correction as required
- Preparation of the paint for proper coating adhesion
- Professional application of Modesta ceramic coatings
- Controlled infrared curing
- Final inspection before collection
Even a brand-new vehicle can require significant preparation after shipping, storage, handling and dealership washing — particularly black and darker-coloured vehicles where defects are far less forgiving.
The question isn’t simply which ceramic coating is being applied.
It’s what condition the paint will be in when that coating goes over it.
EXPLORE MODESTA CERAMIC COATING
Before You Ceramic Coat Your Car
7 Things Worth Knowing Before You Spend Your Money
If you’re researching ceramic coating, you don’t need to make a booking just to get some useful information.
We’ve put together a straightforward guide covering some of the things vehicle owners should understand before choosing a ceramic coating or an installer.
The Guide Covers:
1. Why brand-new cars can still require paint correction
2. Why preparation can matter more than the coating itself
3. What ceramic coating actually does – and what it doesn’t do
4. Why ceramic coating prices vary so much
5. Why black and dark-coloured vehicles often require additional preparation
6. Questions worth asking before choosing a ceramic coating installer
7. Why curing and correct aftercare matter
No hard sell.
Just useful information based on decades of hands-on detailing, paint correction and ceramic coating experience.
VIEW THE CERAMIC COATING GUIDE
Paint Correction Wagga Wagga
Correct the Defects – Don’t Hide Them
Professional machine paint correction for swirl marks, scratches, wash marring, holograms, oxidation and dull paintwork.
Paint correction is the controlled machine-polishing process used to permanently reduce or remove defects from automotive paintwork.
These can include:
- Swirl marks
- Wash marring
- Holograms
- Light to moderate scratches
- Oxidation
- Water spotting
- Paint dullness
Rather than filling or temporarily concealing these defects, professional paint correction progressively refines the paint surface to improve clarity, gloss and reflection.
The amount of correction required depends on the vehicle, the paint system, its existing condition and the result you’re trying to achieve.
Used vehicles requiring significant correction are generally inspected before the appropriate level of work is recommended.
Level 2 Correction & Refinement – from $1,800
Car Detailing Wagga Wagga
Professional Detailing. Properly Priced. No Rushed Jobs.
Professional detailing can mean very different things depending on who’s doing the work.
At one end of the market is fast cosmetic detailing – a quick wash, vacuum, shiny tyres and products designed to make a vehicle look cleaner and shinier quickly.
At the other is genuine restorative and specialist detailing, where hours or sometimes days are spent deep cleaning, decontaminating, correcting, refining and protecting a vehicle.
That’s the end of the market we operate in.
Our workshop rate is $125 per hour including GST, with our detailing packages priced around the labour, skill, equipment and workshop time required to perform the work properly.
That means a half-day Maintenance Detail is priced differently from a full-day Premium Detail.
A two-stage paint correction requires considerably more workshop time.
And a comprehensive correction and ceramic coating treatment may require the vehicle for several days.
You’re not simply paying for products to be applied to your vehicle. You’re paying for the time, preparation and skilled workmanship required to produce the finished result.
Real Vehicles. Real Results.
Over more than two decades, we’ve worked on everything from daily-driven family vehicles and brand-new cars delivered directly from dealerships through to performance vehicles, prestige cars and vehicles requiring extensive restorative correction.
Some arrive needing nothing more than professional maintenance.
Others arrive brand new and require correction before they’re ready to be coated.
And occasionally, a vehicle arrives with paintwork its owner believes may be beyond saving.
That’s why every vehicle is treated individually.
We don’t decide what your vehicle needs based solely on its age, badge or kilometres. We look at the vehicle in front of us.
What Our Customers Say
Not Sure Which Service Your Vehicle Needs?
You don’t need to diagnose the paintwork yourself or know which detailing package to choose before getting in touch.
Tell us a little about your vehicle:
- Make and model
- Year
- Colour
- New or used
- What you’d like to improve, restore or protect
We’ll point you towards the service that makes sense for your vehicle and what you’re trying to achieve.
For used vehicles or vehicles requiring paint correction, we may recommend a short workshop inspection before providing a final recommendation.
Current Bookings Are Typically Several Weeks in Advance.
If you’re considering having work completed for a particular date, new-car delivery or special occasion, early enquiry is recommended.
Custom Car Care Wagga
Specialist Detailing • Paint Correction • Ceramic Coating
Established 2003
Professional workshop-based detailing in Wagga Wagga for vehicle owners who value proper preparation, specialist workmanship and results that aren’t rushed.
Not all detailing – and not all detailers – are the same. Neither are the results.
