Maryland Auto Spa

After the coating goes down, it cures. That part matters more than most people realize.

Ceramic coatings cure through a chemical reaction. Heat accelerates that reaction, drives out moisture, and locks the coating into the paint at the molecular level faster and more completely than air curing alone.

Our infrared curing lamps bring surface temperature up precisely and evenly across every panel.

The difference in real terms: harder cure, better bond, better long-term performance. The actual correct way to do it when you're trying to get the most out of a premium coating like Modesta.

Maryland Auto Spa

🏛️ 8931 Brookville Rd Silver Spring, MD
☎️ 301-704-6503
💻 MDAutoSpa.com

19 years ago today, two guys started a mobile detail business out of a Chevy Astro Van and called it We-C-Clean.

Back in 2007, entrepreneurship wasn't as cool as it is today. When we told people we were skipping college to run a detailing business, the strange looks came fast. Luckily we had parents who were entrepreneurs themselves, 100% in our corner, and that support made all the difference.

We marketed the way you had to back then. Pure grassroots. Business cards on windshields, handing them to Porsche drivers at red lights, knocking on every door we could find. One card left on a Range Rover outside a steakhouse turned into a client we detailed every Friday for 12 years.

From a Chevy Astro Van to a trailer to a custom E350 to a brand new Nissan NV. We kept building. In 2014 we were selected to the Air Force One Detailing Team at the Museum of Flight in Seattle and did it four consecutive years through 2017.

On this exact date in 2016, our 9th anniversary, We-C-Clean became Maryland Auto Spa. Three years later we sold the van, went all-in on the shop, joined the Modesta team, and never looked back.

Today we're coating Porsches, wrapping Mercedes, and protecting every car that comes through our doors right here in Silver Spring. Maryland Auto Spa has always been a family business.

This past Sunday we celebrated our 19th Anniversary Open House with so many of you. It was everything.

Thank you. All of you.

Here's what a Level 1 ceramic coating looks like at Maryland Auto Spa.

Full decon wash to strip contamination from the surface. Polish on all paint and the front windshield, correcting the clear coat before anything goes on. Then Modesta ceramic coating applied to all paint, all trim, and the front windshield.

You're not just protecting the paint. You're protecting every surface that takes environmental abuse every day; UV, rain, contaminants, road debris. The front windshield alone makes a difference most people don't expect: water rolls off at speed, visibility improves, and bug splatter doesn't bond.

That's the Level 1. Foundation up.

This is also the top raffle prize at our open house this Sunday is a Level 1 Ceramic Coating package.

$19 ticket could win you all of that above! Drawing at 12:45 PM.

📅 Sunday, May 17
10 AM–1 PM
8931 Brookville Rd, Silver Spring
MDAutoSpa.com
(301) 704-6503

Three prizes. One raffle. Just $19 a ticket!

Drawing is at 12:45 PM on Sunday. Here's what's up for grabs:
🥇 1st place- Level 1 Coat & Care Package
🥈 2nd place- One Year of Quarterly Maintenance
🥉 3rd place- Level 1 Package Detail

Tickets at the door. And you don't have to book anything to be there; come for the cars, the food, the drinks, the conversation.

We're not running a sales floor on Sunday. We're celebrating 19 years in this community and we want the people who've been part of it here.

Hope to see you there!
📅 Sunday, May 17
🕰️ 10 AM – 1 PM
📍 8931 Brookville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910
💻 MDAutoSpa.com
☎️ 301-704-6503

Most people get a ceramic coating and think they're done.

The coating does the heavy lifting. But it still needs attention once a year to perform the way it should for its full lifespan. Contamination builds up over time, hydrophobic properties reduce, and sections that took more exposure need a refresh. That's what the Coat & Care System is built around.

We stay on a schedule. Decon wash, coating inspection, top-up where needed. You get a note on what was done. Your paint stays right. You don't think about it.

If you have a coating from our shop and you're not on a maintenance plan yet, this is what you're missing!

One of the raffle prizes at our open house this Sunday is a Level 1 Coat & Care Package.

$19 ticket. Drawing at 12:45 PM. You could walk out with a having your vehicle protection covered!

Sunday, May 17
10 AM–1 PM
8931 Brookville Rd, Silver Spring
MDAutoSpa.com
(301) 704-6503

Here's exactly what Sunday (5/17/26) looks like.

Show up any time between 10 AM and 1 PM. No registration. No appointment.

You'll see the shop floor. The wash bay, the equipment, the products we actually use. Client builds on display. Food and drinks at the ready. Smiles and engaging conversations happening all around.

It's a day about the community and about our clients who have been with us for many years.

The team will be here. If you want to talk about your car, we'll look at it in the lot and see which service will be the best fit for you and your ride.

First 19 guests who book same-day get 19% off (excludes window tint and PPF).

$19 Raffle tickets for sale to win a protection package, a maintenance package or a detail package! Winner drawn at 12:45 and must be present to win.

Bring your car. Bring your family. Bring your questions.

📅 Sunday, May 17 | 10 AM – 1 PM
📍 8931 Brookville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910
💻 MDAutoSpa.com

Most people don't think about their paint until something goes wrong.

And by then, the math changes. A ceramic coating applied to clean, well-maintained paint costs a fraction of what paint correction costs after three years of improper washing, contamination buildup, and UV degradation have worked their way through the clear coat.

Here's what happens to unprotected paint over time whether you're paying attention or not: UV breaks down the clear coat gradually, the same way it fades plastic trim. Bird bombs and sap etch into the surface every time they sit in the sun. Automatic car washes add microscopic scratches in every direction with every pass. None of it is dramatic. All of it compounds.

You don't see it until you park next to a well-maintained car under the same light and notice the difference.

Protecting paint isn't about vanity. It's about not watching your investment go to waste!

Free consult at MDAutoSpa.com, call (301) 704-6503 or stop by and visit us at 8931 Brookville Rd Silver Spring, MD

One week!

Sunday May 17, 10 AM–1 PM at 8931 Brookville Rd.

Client builds on display, raffle drawing at 12:45, food and drinks on us!

If you've been on the fence about getting your paint protected, come talk to us in person. No appointment, no pressure. Just the shop, the team, and 19 years of work on display.

First 19 guests who book on-site get 19% off. 19 spots. That's it.

MDAutoSpa.com | (301) 704-6503

Summer in Maryland is harder on paint than most people realize.

Surface temps on a black hood in direct sun hit 180–200°F. At that heat, any contamination bonded to your clear coat; tar, sap and iron deposits etches deeper and faster. Wax, which breaks down around 160°F, strips out entirely by August. And sustained UV exposure is what causes the oxidation you see on older cars: that milky, chalky fade that no wash will fix.

A ceramic coating doesn't care about heat. It's glass-based chemistry; it doesn't melt, break down from UV, or strip in summer. What's there in May is still there in August. Still beading. Still blocking UV. Still protecting the clear coat underneath.

If your paint is going into summer unprotected, the time to change that is before the heat does the damage, not after.

Book a consult at MDAutoSpa.com or call (301) 704-6503.