Oakdale · Stanislaus County
Ceramic Coating in Oakdale, CA
Oakdale calls itself the Cowboy Capital of the World, a town of ranch roads, river trips and very hot summers. Skylab Ceramic Details installs GYEON Certified ceramic coatings at its Modesto studio, down Highway 108 from Oakdale, with packages from $1,000. Call (209) 871-7060 for a free quote.
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- GYEON Certified
- Owner on every car
Why people bring their cars to Skylab
- GYEON Certified installer, listed on GYEON's installer map
- The owner does the work on every car
- Paint measured with a digital gauge before anything is polished
- Black paint restoration is a specialty
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Schuyler (Skylar) Ricketts works on every car himself, in a studio built for paint: hexagon lighting, digital paint gauges and infrared curing.
Heat, dust and the Stanislaus River
Oakdale sits on the Stanislaus River, and July highs at the nearby Woodward Dam weather station average about 103 degrees. A truck coming back from the river is covered in dust and dried water, and it then sits in that heat. A ceramic coating lets the grime rinse off without scrubbing, and it keeps water spots from etching into the paint.
Coating trucks and ranch vehicles
Trucks and SUVs get the same coating as cars, plus attention to wide plastic trim and wheels. Coated trim keeps its dark color instead of fading gray in the sun, and coated wheels release brake dust easily. Skylab's full-exterior level also coats the grille and glass and airbrushes coating into the panel gaps.
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Getting from Oakdale to the studio
Highway 108 runs from Oakdale through Riverbank and into Modesto along McHenry Avenue, so the studio is a simple drive. It is at 1503 Lone Palm Ave. Packages are $1,000 for Ceramic Basic, $1,500 for Exclusive and $1,800 for Revolution graphene. You can also ask about mobile service when you call.
Questions
Does Skylab ceramic coat trucks for Oakdale owners?
Yes. Pickups and SUVs are coated the same way as cars: inspection, wash, decontamination, machine polish, then the coating panel by panel with an infrared cure. Larger vehicles can take longer, so ask for a quote with the make, model and condition.
How hot does it get in Oakdale, and does that matter for a coating?
July highs average about 103 degrees at the Woodward Dam weather station near Oakdale. That heat bakes on bird droppings, sap and water spots. A coating does not make paint heatproof, but it gives those contaminants a harder surface to stick to and buys you time to wash them off.
What is the entry-level ceramic coating for Oakdale drivers?
Ceramic Basic is Skylab's entry package at $1,000. It is a single layer of GYEON Infinite, installed in one to two days, with a five-year warranty. Adding a top coat moves it to the $1,500 Exclusive package.
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See Why People Drive to Skylab
Call, text or send the form. Schuyler answers personally and limits how many cars he takes each month.