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    San Diego, CA

    Elite Finish

    4.9 (163 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    My siiiick ride! Full body PPF, Montego blue calipers, 20% window tint, clear U.V. Windshield
    Dominika P.

    Elite Finish is next level. I went from driving a 13-year-old Infiniti SUV to rolling around in a fully protected, fully transformed 2025 Porsche Cayenne Coupe that makes me feel like I just pulled up to a movie premiere. Seriously. IM SO STOKED! Elite Finish hooked me up big time. I got full-body PPF, UV tint on the windshield in clear, front window tint 20% matching the rear ones, interior coating on all surfaces to fight off life's little messes, and my calipers paint-matched Montego Blue. It was Kevin's idea to paint match them. They look so good it almost feels illegal! The total was $10,700--and worth every last penny. The Porsche dealership tried to sell me 8k PPF but just the front impact areas. I'm so glad I turned them down and did my own research. I actually found Elite Finish on ChatGPT, which I'm using for this review to make sense of my word vomit. Kevin was my main guy and he's a total pro. He broke everything down for me without ever making me feel dumb or out of place--which, as a woman walking into a high-end car shop, is not always guaranteed. I also got to chat with Braeden and he was equally awesome. These guys know their stuff and they care about every single detail. What really sold me? I visited Ceramic Pros down the street that morning and the vibe was high energy, Lots of guys working on several cars at once and a promise for quick turnaround. I examined some of their work closely and I noticed a lot of bubbles on a car they had wrapped along the seam line underneath. Maybe they didn't blow dry it yet but I didn't wanna see that at all. Another car looked brand new, but the PPF had a slight orange peel texture in certain lighting. The guy told me it was the paint job which I think he was kind of full of full of s**t. Elite Finish was the complete opposite: calm, precise, focused. My car was ready in about four or five days. I'd rather wait a little extra for absolute perfection. Their techs have been with them for over 15 years, they custom cut the PPF to your car and don't use pre-cut panels. They wrap underneath so you don't see any lines, and the finish is flawless. Their motto is "We love picky people," and as someone who literally removes hair permanently one at a time for a living, I felt spiritually seen. I'm an electrologist, so yes, I mean that literally. I'm super detail oriented and the slightest flaw would make me bummed out. Now I get compliments everywhere I go. My car looks SO good!! I feel like a badass, like a bougie badass movie star. I had a couple 20 year old boys screaming out their car "you're so hot!" Haha!! I am the old man in the red corvette and it feels f***ing great!! I'll 1000% be going back for anything else I need. Kevin also told me I can go there for rim and ding repair, because he's that guy. Elite Finish, you took me from basic to badass. Thank you

    Jim S.

    I took my car in there with a couple of bad paint chips. It's a super rare car and it's hard to find people that want to work on it. Kevin guided me through the process of getting a paint sample done. Which I brought to him immediately and he immediately brought the car in to get worked on. I was getting ready for a car show, and I said might as well detail the whole thing. And into my amazement. The car came out spectacular. I highly recommend these guys pricing is very fair for what they do. Speak to Kevin.

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    Josey V.

    This is the second time I've been here and they've always taken really great care of my car. Everyone there is very responsive and helpful. They were able to buff out some damage that I thought was more serious, they were very honest and performed it free of charge. Not a lot of places are that honest nowadays. I'm very impressed and highly recommend them.

    Chris J.

    On 6/27/2024 I brought my never-waxed 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 72k miles in for an exterior rejuvenation and their basic interior clean (vacuum & wipe down), which was included. My Jeep sat in the sun all-day everyday of it's life. Picked it up today and I swear it looks better than new! The paint is glassy smooth and glossy af. The plastic trim, chrome, glass, and rims all look fantastic. Interior is so clean and fresh... the vehicle is like brand new (at 7+ years old). IMO Elite Finish is ultra professional with superior customer service - from my first phone call through picking up the vehicle. I'm very impressed with them and highly recomnend them 1000%! -Chris J.

    Lindsay C.

    Being a grown car enthusiast with a new car, I immediately wanted to jump on tinting my car. However, after catching wind that I should probably prioritize the paint... I also started my inquiries about paint protection and tint. After talking to a ton of car people in the community, my friends recommended that I talk to Elite Finish. Somewhat knowing them from Cars and Coffee (a great event when it's going), I reached out to them via Yelp and talked to Wes and Kevin. Right off the bat, I felt like both Wes and Kevin understood my end goal and really connected when it came to understanding my needs as a consumer and enthusiast. I was super sold after Kevin invited me down to check out their shop, as well as a few in-progress vehicles... including one delivered. A customer picking up was absolutely raving about their workmanship and had insisted they were bringing their other vehicles in. I appreciated the transparency and really felt the customer's confidence in them. After tossing around some ideas, I received my quote - which was extremely fair and as expected. Wanting to do my due diligence, I carefully considered my interactions with other vendors and heavily considered their quotes in terms of the affects on my wallet lllol. But confidently agreed, shortly after my visit, to take my charger to them for PPF, Ceramic, Tony, and reflective vinyl for my side markers. The charger was in their shop shortly after I agreed and communication was more than I could have asked for. I was such a demanding customer, I refused to be "surprised" and wanted progress photos the entire time. Kevin and Wes took care of me there and alsoooo ensured I was (pleasantly) surprised upon pick up. When the day came, I was mind blown at the amount of work and fine detailing they put into the vehicle. Wes, David, Alvaro, and everyone else put such a great amount of effort to make sure it surpassed everything I expected. The clear bra (PPF) was absolutely perfect. The coverage went above our expectations, the lines are amazing, the thickness is perfect. The ceramic coating and compounding done by Wes and his helpers... I'm blown away. Completely speechless. There's not enough amazing things to say about how happy I was when it was pulled up. I'm beyond words... they made this color look more amazing than it already was. Kevin made sure to thoroughly educate me on their washmist product and how Ive been failing with the wrong microfibers. They have theeee most amazing microfibers I've ever used and I'm pressed to say I'll be buying those bad boys from them from here on out. Overall, Kevin and Wes and everyone else at Elite made me feel like family and made a super picky car enthusiast feel right at home. I'm excited to see what else they can do for me... after learning they can color match calipers and wrap things in PPF. They might as well just open a net15 account for me. I'll definitely be bringing the other charger in.

    Kris S.

    20/10 rating!!!! HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend If you need something done to your car paint this is this place. Period. The owner and manager (Wes and Kevin) are amazingly professional, friendly, clearly communicate, honest and fair. They went completely above and beyond on my car needs and basically saved my car. Every time I look at and drive my car I will think about and thank them for everything they did. It's instantly obvious how much they care about what they do, how much they know about what they do and how important to them their work is and a reflection of that dedication and desire. I got a used 2011 BMW 335i that was beautiful except prior owner had let some water dry into the paint and completely etched the paint with orange peel and basically ruined the car. I was not able to sleep, I felt sick for weeks until I was referred to Wes and he took the time (30 minutes) to explain to me everything that was really going on, what options I had and what he genuinely thought was the best option. I decided to pick his shop because I could tell he cared, he was passionate and he was going to fix it. Period. He totally created a plan of attack, went above and beyond with the car. I just got it back today and I could not believe how well it came out. Significantly beyond what I had hoped, Wes and his team went to the ends of what was possible and saved this car. I will forever be grateful for the help and expertise of Elite Finish, Wes and his amazing team. I cannot say thank you enough to times. Do yourself a favor, come here, get it done right the first time and I guarantee you will have the same outstanding experience and outcome I did!!!

    Noel U.

    If you are looking for a place to get some PPF on your Tesla and window tint look no further. I took my Model Y Performance here for a Full Front PPF, 4 Doors in PPF, and to tint the two front windows and it came out immaculate! Kevin and Wes were so easy to work with. No pressure from them to do unnecessary options to your car like other salespersons would do. Knowing how this company values their customers I decided to take my wife's Model 3 there too for a Full Front PPF and it came out perfect just like my Model Y. Thanks Elite Finish for making my wife and I sastified customers! Btw.. Their cleaning products work wonders on the car as well!

    Christian A.

    The entire team at Elite Finish is amazing and always super helpful. I'll continue to take any of my cars to Elite for PPF. Thanks Braedon, Kevin, & the rest of the team!

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    7 months ago

    Fast and good service. I replaced the PPF for my Tesla and they did a great job. I recommend this place.

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    9 months ago

    Very service oriented. would definitely recommend them if you need work on a high end vehicle!

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    2 years ago

    Best place to go if you want quality work and fantastic service. Whole team is amazing! Trust everything they do!

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    Thank you Sean, we appreciate your review and recommendation!

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    Super professional and high quality. Knowledgeable and helpful. Highly recommend if you have the budget.

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    Thank you Christian!

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    The team always does great work and my car always ends up protected and looking incredible.

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    Thanks Elite Finish for the work done on my corvette. I appreciate your customer service and the team there are so nice. Thanks again

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    Significantly beyond what I had hoped, Wes and his team went to the ends of what was possible and saved this car.

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