Serving Birmingham, MI · 19.4 miles
Auto Protection in Birmingham, Michigan
Paint protection film, ceramic coating, window tint, detailing and paint correction, done in house in our 5,000 square foot climate controlled studio in Milford.
- Maple Road west to M-5, then Pontiac Trail to the studio
- Every service performed by our own specialists, never subcontracted
- Over 600 five-star Google reviews and a 5.0 rating
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Send your year, make and model. We come back with options and a firm figure. No visit needed.
Why Birmingham owners choose Ascension
The cars here park in public.
No freeway runs through Birmingham. Woodward is an at-grade avenue, and the nearest limited access is I-696, about four miles south. So the cars here are not collecting highway stone. They are collecting the specific damage that comes from parking a nice car in a busy downtown.
Angled bays on Maple and Old Woodward, structure decks, valet stands. Door edges get opened into, door cups get fingernailed, bumper corners get found. That is where a Birmingham car actually loses its finish, and it is entirely preventable.
We work primarily on new and high-end vehicles, which is most of what Birmingham drives, across all five services. Every vehicle gets a dedicated bay and a set block of time in a climate controlled studio, and nothing is subcontracted.
What we do in Birmingham
Five services. One standard of install.
Each one solves a different problem, and most Birmingham cars end up with a combination. Tell us where the car spends its days and we will build the package around that.
Service 01 · PPF
Paint Protection Film in Birmingham
Legend Prime film, computer cut for your exact vehicle, backed by a twelve year written warranty.
Paint protection film is a clear urethane layer that takes the stone chips, road salt and wash marring your clear coat would otherwise absorb. It self heals with heat, so light swirls lift back out instead of building up. Under the film every panel stays factory, never blended and never resprayed.
On a downtown car the door edges, door cups, bumper corners and mirror caps are where the damage lands, and they take it constantly. Film takes those hits instead of your paint, and it self heals with heat so the light marring lifts back out rather than building up.
- Three coverage levels, from the front end through to every painted panel
- Paint correction included before any film goes on, always
- Every edge wrapped rather than trimmed on your paint
- Twelve year written warranty against yellowing, cracking and peeling
Service 02 · Tint
Window Tint in Birmingham
Ceramic film only. Over 90 percent total heat rejection and 99 percent UV, cut to your exact glass.
Tint is comfort and protection before it is looks. Ceramic film rejects the heat that bakes a cabin through a Michigan July without the purple fade, bubbling or signal interference that dyed and metallic films bring. Every window is templated to your vehicle and cut before it touches the glass.
Angled parking on Woodward means the car takes direct sun square on for hours. Ceramic film rejects the heat and blocks the UV that ages a light leather interior noticeably faster than a dark one.
- Ceramic film across every tier, no dyed or metallic film in the building
- Over 90 percent total heat rejection, 99 percent UV blocked
- Cut and installed in a dust controlled bay for clean, even edges
- Lifetime warranty, with a free re-tint if the film ever bubbles or peels
Service 03 · Ceramic
Ceramic Coating in Birmingham
A hard, hydrophobic layer bonded over corrected paint. One, three and five year tiers.
A ceramic coating is a hardened layer bonded to your clear coat that wax was never able to be. Water sheets off, brake dust and bird droppings struggle to etch, and washing gets meaningfully easier. Every tier here includes complete paint correction first, because a coating locks in whatever is underneath it for as long as it is on the car.
Street parking under trees means sap and droppings, both of which etch clear coat if they sit through a warm afternoon. A coating buys you the time to get them off before they mark the paint.
- One year, three year and five year tiers
- Complete paint correction included in every tier
- Easier washing and a finish that stays sharp for years, not weeks
- A specialty option for matte finishes and for coating over film
Service 04 · Correction
Paint Correction in Birmingham
Swirls and etching cut out of the clear coat in measured stages. No glaze, no filler, nothing hidden.
Years of washing leave swirls, haze and water spots that only show up in direct sun or under good lighting. We machine polish the paint back in stages, lifting the defects out rather than filling over them, and we read clear coat thickness as we go so the finish is corrected safely rather than thinned to chase a number.
Most Birmingham cars we correct have wash marring and light parking scuffs rather than real damage. Both lift out properly, and correction is the required first stage before any coating.
- Defects removed, never filled or glazed over
- Clear coat thickness measured throughout
- Stage one for any coating or film install
- Finished under inspection lighting before you see it
Service 05 · Detailing
Auto Detailing in Birmingham
Interior and exterior, done to a standard that holds up close and in direct sun.
Detailing here is not a wash. It is a full decontamination inside and out, done by the same specialists who do the correction and coating work, which is why the standard does not drop when the job is a detail rather than a film install.
Often booked ahead of a sale or a lease return, where a proper decontamination is the cheapest thing that changes what the car is worth.
- Interior and exterior, decontaminated rather than just cleaned
- Performed by the same team that handles correction and coating
- Sensible first step before any protection service
- Done entirely inside our climate controlled facility
The studio
Come and look at the bay before you book.
You are welcome to drive over and see where your car will actually sit before you commit to anything. It is 19.4 miles from Birmingham, and most people who make the trip end up booking on the spot.
Milford, MI 48381
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Saturday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Closed Sunday
Over 600+ five-star reviews
What owners say about the work.
They covered the process from A to Z for my car and their work is impeccable.
Anmol S. · Paint protection film · March 2026Got my windows tinted on my Silverado. I made an appointment beforehand and waited with the truck. The team at Ascension is very professional.
Sebastian Bosoc · Window tint · August 2026Excellent work and staff. I got my car full ceramic coated and couldn't be happier with the results, I'll be sure to bring my other vehicles here.
Kyle Bernard · Ceramic coating · March 2026Frequently asked
Birmingham questions.
How do I get to you from Birmingham?
West on Maple Road to M-5, north to where M-5 ends at the Pontiac Trail roundabout, then Pontiac Trail northwest into Milford. About 19.4 miles. There is no single freeway run, so allow a little longer than the distance suggests.
My car is garaged and low mileage. Is film worth it?
Yes, and arguably more so. Parking damage happens whether or not the car does miles, so door edges, cups and bumper corners are taking hits every week it sits downtown. Film stops that, and a coating keeps the finish sharp on a car you intend to keep.
Do I need an appointment?
Yes. Every vehicle gets a dedicated bay and a set block of time, which is how the work stays consistent. You are welcome to stop in and look at the studio without one, and we would rather you did before booking anything significant.
How long will my car be here?
Window tint is the quickest of the five. Paint protection film, ceramic coating and correction need longer, because the prep is most of the work. You get a real timeline before anything starts, not an estimate that moves once your car is in the bay.
What does it cost?
Pricing is built around the vehicle and the scope, because a two door and a three row SUV are not the same job. Send the year, make and model and you get a real figure rather than a range.
Do you work on daily drivers or only exotics?
Both, and the standard does not move between them. A leased SUV gets the same bay, the same prep and the same inspection as anything else that comes through.
Birmingham, Michigan
Ready to protect your vehicle?
Send the year, make and model. We come back with the options that actually apply to your car and a firm figure, usually the same day.
54530 Pontiac Trail, Milford, MI 48381We also work with owners across Oakland, Livingston and Genesee counties