Machine paint correction
One to three stages, every panel read before and after. Swirls, holograms and sanding marks out; the clear coat stays.
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Driveit.Anyway
/ our method /
NACRE builds a finish the way a shell builds nacre: layer by layer, measured to the micron. Correction, coating and film, in one quiet bay above the lake.
With correction, coating and film under one roof, nothing leaves the bay unmeasured.
When a car needs more — bodywork, trim, mechanics — trusted partners around the lake do it, and we finish it.
/ our promise /
Cars are made to be driven. Ours come back from the passes, from the track and from the ferry — and leave the tunnel deeper than they arrived.
Twenty-two coats, flatted by hand between each one. The lake's boat varnishers taught us patience; the gauge keeps us honest.
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Ceramic & graphene coatings
One to three layers, cured under infrared. Water sheets off, dirt lets go, and the gloss deepens for years, not weeks.
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Paint protection film
Full-front to full-body, gloss or satin, wrapped edges and no relief cuts on show surfaces. Stone chips stop at the film.
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Concours & handover preparation
Show preparation for concours lawns, auctions and handovers: chrome, rubber, engine bay and the last fingerprint.
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Covered storage & maintenance
Climate-controlled covered storage above the lake road, maintenance washes, seasonal top-ups and collection by enclosed transporter.
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Paint Correction & Protection, Car by Car
Three cars are in the bay this month, each one mid-treatment. Scroll through the tunnel and read their job sheets.
Come and see the tunnel.
Loading the bay
01 / Classic
1955 Silver Coupé — Job 0312
- Correction3-stage
- Clear coat removed4 µm avg
- Coating2 layers ceramic
- Panels read96
- Hours86
- Gloss gain+31 GU
02 / Endurance
Prototype, test white — Job 0327
- FilmSatin, full body
- Pieces312
- EdgesWrapped
- Topper1 layer
- Hours142
- Weight added6.2 kg
03 / Hypercar
V12 Coupé, nero — Job 0331
- Correction2-stage
- Coating3 layers graphene
- FilmFull front, gloss
- Panels read212
- Hours64
- Gloss gain+24 GU
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Unveil Nights, Passes & Concours Mornings
Moments from NACRE evenings, dawn drives over the passes and early lawns by the lake. A small community that agrees cars should be used.
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Four times a year the bay closes early and opens again at eight: an unveil under the tunnel, a long table, the cars that came back from the season. Owners bring friends; friends bring cars.
In between there are dawn drives over the passes, a morning on the concours lawn and a boathouse evening where it all started. Small, unhurried, and never about the logo on the bonnet.
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