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Glossy Polish with a 5-Year Ceramic Coating
Built for the rain.
Bonded to last.
Diamond Fox Ceramic Coating
DIAMOND FOX CERAMIC COATING

Executive-Level Polish
and 5-Year Ceramic Coating

Restored. Before Protecting.

With the Executive Two-Stage Paint Correction Polish, scratches, swirls, holograms, and ghosting effects are removed from your paint’s clear coat.

This two stage polish removes the majority of scratches and swirls on the vehicle, restoring clarity and giving a solid light reflection. Often times, this creates the appearance of a new vehicle.

Protection from chemical, biological, and environmental threats specific to the Pacific Northwest.
Protects Against
  • Tree Sap
  • Industrial Fallout
  • Rail Dust
  • Bird Droppings
  • Dirt and Debris
  • Concrete Water Drips
  • Water Stains
  • Paint Overspray
Contaminants & Debris
Gloss & Reflection
Shine & Protection
DIAMOND FOX CERAMIC COATING

Full-Surface Decontamination

9H Ceramic Coating
Unmatched Glossy Finish
Never Wax Again!
Easy Cleaning Maintenance
The word "ceramic" has been diluted. Every product with it on the label implies permanent molecular-level protection. Most of them deliver a fraction of that promise, because the formulation supports a fraction of the performance.

Products containing trace silica in a conventional base protect for months. SB3 Alpha is formulated with silica as the primary structural compound. During application, the hydrolyzed SiO₂ precursors react with the surface chemistry of the clear coat to form Si-O-Si covalent bonds. That's not a layer sitting on top of the paint. It's a molecular bond with the paint itself.

SB3 coatings are engineered at the molecular level to be primarily silica. During application, hydrolyzed SiO₂ precursors form covalent bonds with the paint surface, penetrating the clear coat at the molecular level, not sitting on top of it. The result is a three-dimensional crosslinked lattice that cures to hardness ratings exceeding 9H on the pencil scale. The hydrophobic properties don't wash off. They're part of the bond.
Up to 5 Years/60,000 miles of Protection
Remove Scratches and Swirls
77%
2-Stage Paint Correction Polish
100%
DIAMOND FOX CERAMIC COATING

How Ceramic Coating
Protects your Vehicle in Seattle

Seattle is not gentle on paint. Rain, tree sap, road salt, industrial fallout, UV scarcity, freeze/thaw swings, and biological growth all work together to dull, stain, and weaken a vehicle's finish. What looks like normal aging is usually a stack of small chemical assaults that never stop.
Most products that call themselves ceramic contain trace amounts of silica added to a standard formula. They may help for a season or two, but they do not create the kind of long-term barrier a Northwest driver actually needs. In this climate, a temporary delay is not protection.
SB3 coatings are engineered at the molecular level to be primarily silica. During application, hydrolyzed SiO₂ precursors form covalent bonds with the paint surface, creating a crosslinked lattice that becomes part of the finish rather than a layer sitting on top of it. That bond is what gives the coating its hardness, hydrophobic behavior, and long service life.

Trusted by drivers
who care about the details.

These reviews come from real clients who trusted Diamond Fox Detail with vehicles they love. When people bring their vehicles here, they don’t just leave with a clean finish, they leave knowing it was done to our standards.
Diamond Fox did a great job detailing my 20-yr.-old car. Looks almost new. I especially appreciate what Jess did to improve windshield visibility. Amazing. Price is reasonable, too.
Miles Kotay
Jess at Diamond Fox is amazing!!! He worked on my 2021 Lexus NX 300h and I can’t believe how beautiful it looks now. Jess was super communicative and answered all my questions. I am definitely working with Jess on any car detailing items that come up. His attention to detail is outstanding.
Lanka DeSilva
Took my X3 in to get the interior fully detailed and am blown away by the results. Happy to continue taking mine & my wife's car to Jess in the future and continue supporting a great local business.
Alex Parsons
I found Diamond Fox based on reviews here on Google and the proximity to my house. I'm really glad I trusted the reviews because Jesse did excellent work. Jesse met me promptly at the agreed upon time in front of his house. I did ask to see his shop so I could make sure the photos I saw in the reviews and the website matched, since the drop off location was in front of his house and not the back. I appreciate that he humored me and showed me the shop area.
Narissa Tsuboi
I couldn't be more happy with the quality of work Jess provides. This is the second car of mine that Jess has detailed using a ceramic coating and all I can say is WOW! Jess is a great to work with and delivers a car with better than "show room" finish Thank you Jess.
Anthony Lombardo
Transformed my Chevy into a whole new car. My kids trashed it out like a bachelor party in Vegas and then Diamond Fox made it look like a show room vehicle again! Wish my kids covered the bill, but oh well. It was a great experience.
Jay Middleton
Jesse did an awesome job with the ceramic coating service. Every inch of the car paint was meticulously detailed. Great service and communication, highly recommend.
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Seattle is slowly destroying your car's paint. Get it protected.

Seattle doesn't have dramatic weather. It has patient weather and patient weather is worse for paint. 155 days of rain a year. A UV index too low to suppresses moss and bio-growth. Conifer sap dropping terpenes and rosin acids year-round. Marine salt aerosol off the Sound. All of these threats compound. Diamond Fox specializes in preventing it.
Persistent Rain
Salt ions in the moisture from the Puget Sound accelerate the electrochemical component of clear coat degradation and leave a residual deposit that traps additional humidity against the surface.
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Conifer Sap
The PNW's conifer species drip resin year-round. Vehicles parked under or near these trees accumulate resin deposition that is genuinely continuous, and damaging to your vehicle's clear coat.
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Airborn Fallout
Pollen is a seasonal but significant chemical threat. When pollen grains land on a vehicle surface and are exposed to moisture, they release mild organic acids, and biologically active compounds.
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Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Automotive clear coat is a network of polymer. In the cold, this polymer contracts. Water trapped in micro-scratches will expand and freeze, damaging the surrounding clear coat structure.
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Moss and Bio-Growth
Year-round conifer fallout and pollen give colonizing organisms their perfect food source. They live on your car's surface and create enzymes that degrade your clear coat's molecular structure.
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Road Contamination
Road salt, primarily sodium chloride, with calcium chloride and magnesium chloride used as liquid pre-treatment and anti-icing agents, creates a corrosive brine when it contacts moisture.
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Protected.
At the molecular level.
With SB3 Alpha's high silica (SiO2) density, the ceramic coating creates a thick bond to your car's paint on the molecular level. This protects it from contaminants that come into contact with your car. And keeps your gloss for years to come.
DIAMOND FOX CERAMIC COATING

Book Your Ceramic Coating

For a vehicle you've invested in, ceramic coating is what separates a finish that holds up from one that fades, dulls, and demands constant upkeep. A Diamond Fox Ceramic Coating gives you lasting gloss and a surface that practically maintains itself.
Elite Protection Package
$1,649
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  • 2-3 Day Turnaround
  • 5-Year Ceramic Protection
  • Full Paint Decontamination
  • Light Oxidation Removal
  • Gloss Enhancement Machine Polish
  • Removes 30%-40% of Scratches and Swirls Before Coating
Standard Protection Package
$899
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  • Ideal for short-term ownership
  • 2-3 Day Turnaround
  • 3-Year Ceramic Protection
  • Full Paint Decontamination
  • Light Oxidation Removal
  • Gloss Enhancement Machine Polish
Lifetime Warranty Coating
$2,499
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What’s Included
  • 2-3 Day Turnaround
  • 5-Year Ceramic Coating
  • 2-Stage Paint Correction Polish
  • Full Paint Decontamination
  • Light Oxidation Removal
  • Gloss Enhancement Machine Polish
  • Pre-Coating Polish Refinement
  • Wheel Faces
  • Interior Trim
  • Fabric Protection
  • Leather Coating
  • All Glass Coated
Included in this package
  • 5-Year Ceramic Coating
SB3 Alpha's high silica (SiO2) density, the ceramic coating creates a thick bond to your car's paint on the molecular level. This protects it from contaminants and keeps your gloss for years to come.
  • 2-Stage Paint Correction
The most comprehensive correction Diamond Fox offers. A finishing stage refines the surface to maximum gloss.
  • Scratch & Swirl Removal
Removes 70%-90% of Scratches and Swirls Before Coating
OUR CORE VALUES

The right people find Jesse.

A lot of people are searching for a quick solution. But the people who value the outcome know the difference between average work and the right hands on the job. Most people find a service. The right people find Jesse.
Precision
Precision is built through thousands of careful decisions over time. It’s knowing what matters, what doesn’t, and where exactness changes everything. When the work is done with precision, the result speaks for itself.
Integrity
You should know exactly what you’re getting and why it matters. Integrity is about being transparent, straightforward, and committed to the truth of the work. No shortcuts, no surprises, just honest service from start to finish.
Attention
Great results don’t happen by accident. They happen because someone is paying attention. From prep to final inspection, every part of the process is watched closely. That care shows up in the finish, and the confidence clients feel when it’s done.
Permanence
Permanence means building something that endures. The goal is lasting protection, lasting beauty, and lasting peace of mind for the owner. When the work is done with integrity, the results don’t just impress. They stay. That’s the Diamond Fox Standard.

Frequently Asked Questions

A great result starts with a clear understanding of the process. These are the questions clients ask most often before handing over their keys. We want you to feel informed, comfortable, and confident from the start.

Wax is a temporary surface product that sits on top of the clear coat. It provides a hydrophobic layer that lasts 4 to 12 weeks in ideal conditions less in Seattle's persistent rain and UV deficit environment, where wax softens, emulsifies, and degrades faster than most product labels suggest. Wax must be reapplied continuously, and it cannot cure correctly from October through April in Seattle's climate because UV index 3+ is required for wax to cross-link, and Seattle delivers UV index 1–2 for seven months of the year.

Ceramic coating is a chemical bond with the clear coat. SB3 Alpha forms a covalent molecular bond between silica and the paint's clear coat matrix, creating a permanent protective layer that cannot emulsify under rain, cannot be washed away, and does not depend on UV to cure. The protection is not a layer sitting on the paint. It is a modification of the paint surface at the molecular level.

SB3 Alpha is a silica-based ceramic coating formulated with silica as the primary compound, not as an additive to a conventional sealant. It is available only to certified installers. Jesse is certified.

The access restriction matters. It means the product's performance claims are backed by a manufacturer that controls who applies it and verifies that application follows the correct prep and process. A product available without certification has no such verification requirement and the market for uncertified "ceramic" products is full of options that protect for months rather than years.

SB3 Alpha's specific properties: covalent molecular bond (not surface-sitting), UV-cure-independent (bonds through chemical reaction regardless of cloud cover), 9H hardness rating, hydrophobic and oleophobic surface chemistry, and up to five years of documented protection. These are properties of the specific formulation, not marketing claims applied to a generic product class.

When SB3 Alpha is applied to the clear coat surface, its hydrolyzed silica precursors form covalent chemical bonds with the reactive sites in the clear coat polymer. This the same type of bond that holds the clear coat's own molecular structure together. The coating becomes part of the surface chemistry rather than a separate layer on top of it.

The practical implications: a surface layer can be abraded off, washed off, or degraded from the outside. A molecular bond cannot be removed by the same mechanisms. The SB3 protection cannot be emulsified by rain, cannot be wiped away by a wash, and does not have a separate interface where contamination, abrasion, or thermal cycling can initiate failure.

This is what distinguishes SB3 Alpha from the spray sealants and polymer coatings that dominate the consumer and dealer protection market. Those products sit on the surface. SB3 Alpha is the surface.

No. Existing wax, sealant, or any previous protection product must be fully removed before SB3 Alpha is applied. The coating requires contact with the clear coat's reactive surface chemistry to form the molecular bond. A surface covered by wax or sealant provides no bonding sites. In this instance, the coating would be bonding to the previous product, not to the paint.

Full surface decontamination is part of Jesse's prep sequence for every ceramic coating job. This includes removal of any existing protective product, chemical iron fallout treatment, clay bar, and a thorough wash. The sequence is not optional.

The application itself is relatively fast. The preparation (decontamination, clay bar, correction if warranted, surface inspection, product application and leveling) is where the time lives. A ceramic coating job without paint correction typically runs 6 to 10 hours for a sedan, longer for larger vehicles. A coating job that includes paint correction runs 10 to 16+ hours depending on correction level and vehicle size.

No. Any detailer who says it does is either mistaken or misleading you.

SB3 Alpha's 9H hardness rating means the coating is harder than most common contaminants and abrasives, harder, in fact, than most steel. Fine scratches from light abrasion (a grocery cart brush, light key scratch contact, bird droppings wiped with a dry cloth) may not penetrate SB3's surface where they would penetrate uncoated clear coat. The coating provides meaningful scratch resistance against light contact.

But no surface coating is scratch-proof. A determined key, a sharp stone chip, or a deliberate abrasive contact will scratch through SB3 into the clear coat beneath it. The coating provides protection and scratch resistance. It does not provide scratch immunity.

No, but it makes washing easier, less frequent, and more effective.

SB3 Alpha's hydrophobic and oleophobic surface properties mean contamination has significantly less ability to bond to the paint. Water sheets off. Dust and road grime release more easily at wash. Bird droppings sit on the surface rather than etching into it. The car stays cleaner between washes, and when you do wash, the contamination releases with less effort.

The correct maintenance protocol (washing with pH-neutral soap, avoiding brush washes, periodic professional decontamination) is what keeps the coating performing at its rated level. Washing less often is a benefit of the coating. Washing never is not an option.

It depends entirely on the paint's current condition.

A coating bonds to whatever it's applied to. If the surface has swirl marks, haze, or oxidation, the coating encapsulates those defects and they remain visible under the coating for its five-year service life. The coating protects the defective surface; it does not improve it.

For vehicles with visible swirl marks or surface damage, correction before coating produces a dramatically better result and is worth the additional investment. For vehicles in good surface condition (especially new or well-maintained vehicles) correction may not be necessary.

Elite Level Service.
Done Right. The First Time.

For a vehicle you've invested in, ceramic coating is what separates a finish that holds up from one that fades, dulls, and demands constant upkeep.
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