Brunswick, OH + 30 miles

Swirls driving you crazy?

Your black paint is covered in spider webs and swirl marks — every tunnel wash, every drying towel made it worse. Mobile paint correction on your driveway. About 6 hours. Your paint looks brand new.

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From $349 Pay only when stunned About 6 hours, same day
Mobile paint polish in progress on a black BMW M3 in a driveway
Brand-new paint Mirror finish, kills swirls and spider webs
4–5 hrs, same day Polished on your driveway, done by evening
$349 fixed Quoted off your photo, no upsells on site

Driving you crazy?

If your paint looks worse every time the sun hits it, you're not imagining it. These are the four reasons people text me.

  • Spider webs and swirls every time the sun hits.
  • Tunnel wash trashed your gloss black. Again.
  • Spring revealed what Ohio winter salt did underneath.
  • Dealer "detailed" your car worse than before.

We fix paint. Only paint.

Other detailers do everything — interior, wheels, RVs, boats. We polish only paint.

One specialty: bringing your finish back to brand new. We come to your driveway, the owner does every car personally, we quote off your photo and stick to it.

Cerakote® system. Real products with manufacturer specs — not unbranded chemistry.

Done in about 6 hours, same day.

Three steps. No drop-off.

Simple, honest process. No phone calls. No back-and-forth.

1

Tell me about your car

Fill out the quick form below — name, vehicle, what's bothering you. I text back within 1 hour with a fixed quote and 2–3 open slots. Honest answer if your paint isn't a fit for polish.

2

Pick a date

Mon–Sat, morning start. Sundays off. Pick the day right on the booking page. I confirm 24 hours before. If it rains, we reschedule.

3

I polish on your driveway

About 6 hours, all on your property. You see the result before paying. Zelle, cash, check, or card. Pay only when you're stunned.

One job. Two upgrades.

Standard polish brings your finish back to brand new. Add Cerakote® ceramic if you want easier washes for the next year.

Essentials
Polish + Wax
$349–$399
Sedan $349 · SUV/CUV $379 · Minivan/Pickup $399 · about 6 hours

Brings your paint back to brand-new finish. Collinite 845 wax on top: 4 months to a year of protection.

  • Hand wash and paint contamination removal (embedded grit, brake dust, road tar)
  • Machine polish, one or two step depending on the paint (kills swirls, spider webs, light scratches)
  • Collinite 845 wax finish (deep gloss, 4 months to a year)
  • Headlight refresh — included free
  • Walk-through inspection before & after, every panel
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Got deep scratches or heavy oxidation?

If a two-step polish won't pull them out, I can do wet sand + compound spot treatment for an extra $200–300 on top of your package. I won't quote it without seeing your photos first. No upsell on standard polish jobs.

Add it up. The math is honest.

Each line is what a local shop charges as a separate item on your invoice. Google any of them.

Essentials Polish + Wax $349
  • Paint contamination decon (clay-bar step)$80
  • Machine polish (one or two step)$500
  • Collinite 845 wax finish$100
  • Headlight refresh$80
  • Mobile driveway service (no drop-off)$75
Total value$835
Your price$349
You save $486 (58% off)

3 promises I keep

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Stunned-or-Free

Pay only after we walk around your car together. If the result doesn't make you stop and stare, you don't owe me a dollar.

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14-day retouch

If holograms, swirls or any imperfection from my work shows up within 14 days, I come back and fix it. Free.

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Protection performance

Essentials wax first 3 months / Pro coating first 12 months. If water stops beading, I refresh free. That's on me, not the weather.
Proper care: hand wash or touchless only. Tunnel-brush washes kill any coating.

Six reasons this is different.

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Driveway service

I come to you. No drop-off, no waiting room, no rideshare to pick up your car after.

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Only paint

The wash and decontamination before the polish are part of the job. No interior on a polish day. One job, done sharp.

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Collinite 845 + Cerakote®

Collinite 845 wax finishes every polish. Cerakote® Pro Coating Kit for the ceramic upgrade.

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Owner does it

I'm Serhii. Every car, personally. No employees, no rotating quality.

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Brunswick neighbor

I serve 18 ZIPs within 30 miles of 44212. If you're in 44256, 44141, 44233 — I'm close.

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Pay only when stunned

No deposit. If you're not stunned by the difference, I'll re-polish whatever bothers you. Free.

Serhii, owner of Saltbreaker Auto

Hi, I'm Serhii.

I started Saltbreaker because I got tired of watching my own car get trashed by tunnel washes and dealer "detailers" who cared more about turnover than paint.

I run this thing solo. Every car you see in my work is one I polished personally — no employees, no subcontractors, no rotating quality. I only do paint. I wash and decontaminate it, polish it, wax it. No interiors on a polish day, and I don't sell you a $2,000 ceramic when a $349 polish is what you actually need.

If you're in Brunswick, Medina, North Royalton, Strongsville or anywhere within 30 miles, pick a date on the booking page. Not sure what the paint needs? Send the form below and I'll text you back within an hour.

Common questions.

Straight answers, no marketing fluff.

Different jobs. Tunnel washes remove dirt — that's it. Even the Platinum tier at Sgt. Clean ($53/mo with graphene) is a 2-week sealant sprayed during a 3-minute pass. It can't touch swirl marks, water spots, oxidation, or the dull haze that builds up after years of tunnel washing. A paint polish is a 3–5 hour hand process that mechanically removes the damaged layer of clearcoat and restores the paint underneath. Keep your tunnel membership for weekly maintenance — book a polish once or twice a year to undo the wear.
A one-step polish removes about 0.5–1 micron of clearcoat. Factory clearcoat on most modern cars is 40–60 microns, so you can polish 20+ times in the car's lifetime before you'd run thin. I never over-polish — I only correct what's there. If a scratch is too deep and the only way to remove it would be cutting through clearcoat, I stop and tell you straight: this one needs paintwork, not polish. I won't risk burning through your finish to chase a single scratch.
Essentials Polish: 4 months to a year of protection from the Collinite 845 wax finish. Pro Coating: 1–2 years of real-world hydrophobic protection. After that, the finish stays smooth — you'd just lose the water-beading. One thing kills polish faster than anything: tunnel washes with brushes. Spinning brushes put swirl marks right back into freshly polished paint, sometimes after a single visit. Stick to touchless washes (jets + soap, no brushes) and the finish holds easily 6–12 months.
Send a photo. If a two-step polish won't fix it, I'll quote wet sand + compound for $200–300 extra. I'll only suggest it if it's actually needed.
No. The hand wash and decontamination before the polish are part of the job, so the paint is clean when the polisher touches it. I only need a water tap and an outlet.
I check the forecast 24 hours ahead and reach out. We can reschedule. If you have garage space (full car length plus about 3 ft around it for me to move with the polisher), we can polish indoors regardless of weather — just let me know when you book.
Honest answer: depends on how you use the car. If you wash often and want easier maintenance for a year+, yes. If your car sits in a garage and you don't care about water beading, skip it. The polish itself is what brings the finish back.
Honest answer: no, and here's why. Ceramic bonds to a clean, corrected clearcoat. If we put it over swirls and micro-scratches, those defects get sealed under the coating for the next 1–2 years — you'd be locking in the bad finish. Even brand-new cars off the dealer lot need a light polish first: factory transport plus the dealer's pre-delivery wash leave micro-scratches that show up under direct sun. Polish first, ceramic second — that's the only way ceramic actually performs as advertised.
Yes, I work on Teslas. I know the soft clearcoat — I run lighter pads and finer polish on Tesla paint to avoid hazing. Not every detailer does.

Three things on your side.

Set these up before I arrive — saves us both 30 minutes.

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    An outdoor water tap I wash the car before the polish. A regular garden hose connection is all I need.
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    A 110V outlet Garage outlet works. I run extension cord up to 100 ft.
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    Driveway space About a car-length around the vehicle. Shade is a plus, not required.

Ready to see your paint brand new?

Know what you want? Pick a day and time now. The price is fixed by your vehicle size, no deposit.

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Deep scratches, heavy oxidation, or not sure what the paint needs? Send the details below. I'll text back within an hour with a fixed quote.

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