Ceramic Coating
Coral Gables.
The City Beautiful has 47% tree canopy coverage — the densest in South Florida. Banyan sap, Black Olive tree frass, and Live Oak pollen are destroying Coral Gables vehicles silently. DShine provides the permanent barrier your vehicle needs.
Coral Gables' Trees Are Magnificent. For Your Paint, They're a Threat.
Coral Gables has more tree coverage per acre than any other South Florida city — nearly double the Miami-Dade average. The same canopy that makes University Drive and Country Club Prado iconic creates a constant rain of sap, frass, pollen, and bird droppings. Your Ferrari parked on Alhambra Circle doesn't stand a chance without protection.
DShine Details is a fully mobile IDA-certified ceramic coating service operating throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County. We bring our full professional setup — decontamination, correction, coating, and curing — directly to your Coral Gables residence, condo, or office.
Every appointment begins with a paint thickness inspection. We never coat over contaminated or uncorrected paint. Every package includes full decontamination with iron remover and clay bar before any polish or coating is applied.
The 6 Coral Gables Threats DShine Shields Your Vehicle Against
Every city in South Florida has its own specific combination of environmental threats. These are the six most damaging factors we've identified for Coral Gables vehicles — threats your neighbor's paint is suffering from right now.
Black Olive Tree (Bucida Buceras) Frass
Approximately 20% of Coral Gables' street trees are Black Olive (Bucida buceras), attacked seasonally by the Eriophyid mite and Garella nilotica caterpillar. The city government's own tree management page documents that the by-products — caterpillar frass and mite galls — cause severe staining of vehicles parked beneath. This is a Coral Gables-specific threat that no other South Florida city faces at this scale.
Banyan Tree Sap & Latex
The iconic Banyan trees along University Drive, Old Cutler Road, and Country Club Prado continuously exude latex and resin from their aerial roots and canopy. This substance is adhesive at ambient temperature and bakes onto car surfaces in the Miami sun within hours of contact.
Bird Droppings from Dense Canopy
47% tree coverage = 47% more roosting surface. Coral Gables has one of the highest concentrations of ibis, grackle, and mockingbird per square mile in Miami-Dade. Their uric acid droppings (pH 3–4) etch unprotected clear coat irreversibly within 48 hours in Florida heat.
Live Oak & Mahogany Pollen
Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) and native Mahogany along Country Club Prado and Greenway Drive shed pollen throughout spring. Mixed with the region's 85% average humidity, pollen creates a mildly acidic bio-film that bonds to paint and acts as a collection surface for further contamination.
Private Landscape Irrigation — Hard Water
Coral Gables' single-family estates have extensive irrigation systems servicing mature landscape. Well water and municipal water in Miami-Dade is high in calcium, magnesium, and iron. When sprinklers hit a parked vehicle, the mineral-rich water evaporates and leaves calcified deposits that require machine polishing to remove.
Reflected UV from Mediterranean Architecture
White and cream stucco walls that define Coral Gables' Mediterranean Revival architecture reflect UV radiation back onto vehicle surfaces, creating a double-exposure effect. UV reflected from building facades accelerates clear coat oxidation on the side panels of parked vehicles.
Choose Your Level of
Protection.
Three SiO2 options matched to vehicle value, environment severity, and ownership term. All prices apply in Coral Gables — no travel surcharge.
Gyeon Q²One
- Full exterior decontamination
- Iron remover + clay bar treatment
- Single-stage paint correction
- Gyeon Q²One SiO2 coating
- 2-year warranty certificate
- Maintenance guide included
Gtechniq Crystal Serum
- Full exterior decontamination
- Iron remover + clay bar treatment
- Stage-2 paint correction
- Crystal Serum Light base coat
- EXO v5 flexible topcoat
- 3-year warranty · UV + salt resistant
- Paint thickness documentation
Symplex Pro Shield
- Full exterior + engine bay decon
- Iron remover + clay bar treatment
- Full paint correction — all panels
- Symplex Pro Shield SiO2 coating
- 12-hour controlled cure window
- 5-year warranty certificate
- Before + after paint thickness report
- Recommended for exotic & luxury
Why Coral Gables Vehicle Owners Trust DShine
With DShine.
We understand the specific biology of your street trees. We know the Black Olive season runs March through May. We apply Symplex Pro Shield specifically because its 9H hardness layer is impenetrable to frass acids and Banyan resin — the two most destructive threats unique to your neighborhood.
IDA-Certified Application
Every DShine technician is International Detailing Association certified. Certification means documented standards for surface prep, coating application temperature, humidity tolerance, and cure management — not just YouTube tutorials.
Paint Thickness Measured — Every Panel
We use digital paint thickness gauges on every panel before we touch the vehicle. No guessing, no over-polishing. Every correction and coating is documented with before-and-after measurements on file for your records.
Zero Drop-Off — We Come to Coral Gables
We bring our full professional setup to your driveway, condo garage, or office parking in Coral Gables. No dealer markups. No waiting rooms. No strangers driving your exotic. You watch your vehicle leave your property exactly once — to come back protected.
Symplex · Gtechniq · Gyeon — All Certified
We apply only manufacturer-authorized SiO2 coatings from three of the world's top ceramic brands. No white-label products. No counterfeit coatings. Each product is backed by a manufacturer warranty registered to your vehicle's VIN.
Confirmed in Minutes via WhatsApp
No web forms, no callback queues. Message us on WhatsApp with your vehicle and Coral Gables address. We respond within minutes during business hours with pricing, availability, and technician details — before you commit to anything.
Coating Over Contamination — Never
Our protocol begins with full iron remover treatment and clay bar decontamination. We never apply ceramic coating over swirl marks, embedded fallout, or uncorrected paint — because doing so permanently seals in the damage. This is the most common mistake in the industry. We do not make it.
Ceramic Coating Coral Gables
— Answered.
Yes — this is one of ceramic coating's most well-documented local applications in Coral Gables. The frass and mite gall by-products are slightly acidic. A 9H SiO2 ceramic coating creates a chemically resistant barrier that prevents the organic acids from reaching the clear coat. Vehicles with ceramic coating can be rinsed clean; uncoated vehicles require paint correction after significant seasonal exposure.
Yes. Banyan resin is adhesive and sticky but is not chemically aggressive. The ceramic coating prevents resin from bonding to the paint surface. Instead of baking into the pores of the clear coat, the resin sits on top of the ceramic layer and can be removed with a pH-neutral shampoo or gentle clay bar without any polishing.
Yes — Coral Gables is one of our most active service areas. We service residential properties, gated streets, and private driveways throughout the city including the Gables Estates, Old Cutler Road, Riviera, and Granada areas. We confirm via WhatsApp and work entirely at your location.
For vehicles that already have contamination — sap, frass staining, or water spots — we begin with our full decontamination and paint correction protocol before coating. This is non-negotiable: coating over contaminated paint seals the damage permanently. After correction, we recommend the Symplex Pro Shield (5yr) for the most aggressive tree-damage environments.
Protect Your Vehicle.
Preserve Its Value.
IDA-certified ceramic coating applied at your location in Coral Gables. We confirm within minutes via WhatsApp.
No Drop-Off Required · Travel Included · Confirmed in Minutes