Windshield Ceramic Coating in Jackson Hole

Untreated glass lets water spread into a sheet. Your wipers push that sheet around, and road film turns it into streaks, especially at night when oncoming headlights hit the glass.

A ceramic coating changes the surface of the glass so it repels water. Rain forms tight beads. Once you are moving, the air coming over the windshield pushes many of those beads up and off the glass. Wet snow and slush slide instead of sticking as hard. Road grime has a harder time grabbing on, so washer fluid clears it faster.

It is not a magic shield. You still need good wiper blades, a full washer reservoir, and a working defroster. A coating makes all of those work better.

Jackson drivers deal with every kind of wet glass there is, sometimes in one trip.

• Teton Pass in a storm. WY-22 climbs over 8,000 feet between Wilson and Victor, Idaho. Snow can be falling at the summit while it is raining in town. Spray from trucks and plows coming the other way hits the windshield in heavy sheets.
• Treated roads. The magnesium chloride brine and sand used on valley roads leave a gray film on the glass. On a sunny winter afternoon, low sun through that film can make it hard to see.
• Dusk wildlife. Moose, elk, and deer cross WY-22, WY-390 toward Teton Village, and US-191 north of town, often at dawn and dusk. A clearer windshield gives you a better chance of spotting them on a wet road.
• Summer thunderstorms. Afternoon storms roll in fast over the Tetons. A coated windshield clears quickly when a downpour hits on the way back from the park.

A windshield coating wears faster than a paint coating, because your wipers scrub across it every time you use them. How long it lasts depends on how much you drive and how often the wipers run. Most Jackson drivers redo it as part of their regular detail schedule. Ask us what makes sense for your miles when you book.

Want longer protection for the rest of the car? Our ceramic coating options include 1-year (from $425) and 3-year (from $895) coatings for paint. If you are deciding how long a coating holds up here, read how long ceramic coating lasts in harsh winters.

A ceramic windshield coating at Auto Spa is $175. It pairs well with a detail or a paint coating, because the car is already with us. See every coating price on our ceramic coating cost page.

A coating does not fill or hide chips. If your windshield already has a chip or crack, get that fixed first. Our sister shop Windshield Doctor works out of the same building at 1655 Martin Lane, so it is easy to handle the glass repair and the coating in one trip. Coating a fresh windshield is also a good way to start it off right.

Drop off at 9:00 AM. We clean the glass thoroughly so the coating bonds to bare glass, not to old film or wax, then apply the coating. Pickup is 5:00 PM on weekdays and 3:00 PM on Saturdays. There are no wait-in visits.

See the road better this winter. Call Auto Spa by Detail Driven at (307) 730-0512 or book online. We are at 1655 Martin Lane, Jackson, WY 83001, open Monday to Friday 8 AM to 5 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 3 PM.