Window Tinting, Windshield Tint and Paint Protection for Milwaukie Drivers

Window tinting, PPF and detailing for Milwaukie, OR

Custom Details is an in-house auto detailing, paint protection film, ceramic coating and window tinting shop at 3433 SW Multnomah Blvd in Multnomah Village, on the southwest side of Portland. Milwaukie, the Dogwood City of the West and home to Bob's Red Mill and Dark Horse Comics, is the closest Clackamas County city to us: from downtown it is about 16 minutes across the Sellwood Bridge outside rush hour, and from Ardenwald or the Johnson Creek end of town closer to 11. We see Milwaukie drivers most often for window tint, so this page starts there, then covers paint protection film, Feynlab ceramic coating and detailing, with the same prices you will find on our service pages.

Everything is done in-house at the shop, and the tint, film and coating work all happen in the same bays, which is how we can schedule a full surround tint and a full front PPF as one visit.

Windshield tint and window tinting for Milwaukie drivers

The most common question we get from Milwaukie is about windshield tinting, so here is the straight answer. Oregon law, ORS 815.221, allows tinting material only on the top six inches of the windshield and nothing below that band. We install that strip in Global carbon film from $99 or ceramic IR film from $159, and it takes the edge off a low sun on McLoughlin Boulevard or the westbound Sellwood Bridge in the evening without touching your forward view. Our Full Windshield packages, from $229 in carbon and $325 in ceramic IR, are reviewed with you against the statute before anything is scheduled; we will not put a dark film across the windshield of an Oregon-registered vehicle. The complete rules are on our Oregon window tint laws page.

For the side and rear glass, Global window tinting starts at $159 for the front two windows matched to factory rear privacy glass and $279 for a full vehicle surround in carbon film, or $259 and $599 in ceramic IR. Every window on a sedan must still pass 35 percent of visible light through glass and film combined; trucks, SUVs and vans that qualify as multipurpose passenger vehicles may go darker behind the driver. Ceramic IR is what we recommend for a car that parks along 99E, at Providence Milwaukie or in the Orange Line park and ride at SE Park Avenue all day, because it rejects heat at a legal shade. Tint cures in three to ten days depending on the weather, so plan to keep the windows up; our post on window tint curing time explains why, and ceramic IR versus standard film covers the difference in heat and fade.

Paint protection film for McLoughlin, 224 and the Sellwood Bridge

Milwaukie driving is stop-and-go: McLoughlin Boulevard from the Tacoma Street junction down to Oak Grove, the Milwaukie Expressway out to I-205, Lake Road, 17th Avenue and the Sellwood Bridge approach. That traffic throws less gravel than a freeway commute, but it throws it at close range, and the winter sanding on 99E and the Tacoma Street hill leaves the same pitting on a bumper and the leading edge of a hood. Global Films paint protection film is a self-healing urethane with a 10 year manufacturer warranty against bubbling, cracking and yellowing, and it is the only product that actually stops a stone.

• Partial front: front bumper, partial hood, partial fenders and mirrors. The starting point for an in-town Milwaukie driver.
• Full front: bumper, full hood, full fenders, headlights, mirrors, door cups and door edges. Takes one to two days. What we recommend for anyone who also commutes on I-205 or I-5.
• Full body: every painted panel, plus rocker panels, trunk and fog lights. Takes four to five days. For high-value vehicles and long-term keepers.

Gloss film is quoted per vehicle. Matte film is priced on the matte PPF page, from $2,599 for a full front and $7,599 for a full body. If you bought the car new and the finance office offered a protection package, read what to do before dealer add-ons before you sign, and our coverage comparison for the tradeoffs between the three levels.

Feynlab ceramic coating for Milwaukie's old trees and river weather

Milwaukie's older neighborhoods, Historic Milwaukie, Island Station, Lake Road, Ardenwald and Lewelling, are full of mature big-leaf maples, Douglas firs and the dogwoods the city is named for. Cars that park on those streets or under a carport near the river collect maple honeydew in early summer, fir pitch through the fall and moss in the trim through the winter, and the Willamette keeps the air damp enough that water spots set overnight.

A Feynlab ceramic coating bonds a hard, hydrophobic layer to the clear coat so that sap, droppings and road film rinse off instead of etching. We install four tiers: the 1 year coating, Ceramic V3 with a 3 year warranty, Ceramic Plus with a double application and a 5 year warranty, and a Matte coating rated for about 3 years. Every package begins with paint correction. Turnaround is one day for the 1 year coating, one to two days for V3 and Plus, and two to three days for Matte, and each coating is quoted per vehicle based on size and paint condition. Our guide to the 1, 3 and 5 year Feynlab tiers helps you pick, and ceramic coating versus wax versus sealant explains the difference in durability.

Detailing for Milwaukie vehicles

The exterior and interior detailing page lists a hand wash from $89, exterior detail with polish from $499, engine bay from $50, basic interior from $139 and interior detail from $259. Full detailing packages run $199, $399 and $599 and are the right starting point for a car that has been through a Milwaukie winter outdoors: the polish stage takes out the swirl marks from automatic washes and the extractor handles the mildew that follows a wet floor mat. A detail with polish is also the prep for every coating and film job, so if you are planning either, ask us to quote them together.

Getting from Milwaukie to the shop

From downtown Milwaukie, take SE 17th Avenue north to SE Tacoma Street, cross the Sellwood Bridge, turn north on OR-43 (Macadam Avenue) and then west up SW Taylors Ferry Road. Taylors Ferry becomes Spring Garden Street; turn onto SW 19th Avenue, cross Barbur Boulevard and you are on SW Multnomah Boulevard, with the shop a few blocks into Multnomah Village. That is 5.6 miles and about 16 minutes outside rush hour. From Ardenwald and the Johnson Creek neighborhoods it is 4 miles and about 11 minutes; from Oak Grove and the SE Park Avenue station area, 8 miles and about 21 minutes. The freeway alternative is OR-43 north to the I-5 on-ramp at Hood Avenue, then I-5 south to exit 296B for Multnomah Boulevard, about 9.5 miles and 22 minutes.

For tint, ask when you book whether the job is a wait or a drop-off. Film and coating work takes one to five days, and for those we offer pick-up and drop-off in Milwaukie, Oak Grove and Sellwood: we collect the vehicle, complete the work at the shop and return it. Keeping multiple vehicles, an exotic, or a special car that rarely leaves the garage? Select high-end vehicles, exotics, and collector cars may qualify for white glove service at your location.

We also serve drivers from Lake Oswego, Tigard, Beaverton, Bethany, Hillsboro, Gresham and Vancouver, WA.

Milwaukie frequently asked questions

Can I have my windshield tinted in Milwaukie?

Only the top six inches. Oregon's ORS 815.221 allows tinting material of any darkness on that strip and none below it, and that applies to every Oregon-registered vehicle regardless of which shop installs it. We install the strip in carbon film from $99 or ceramic IR from $159, and we do not put a dark film across the full windshield of an Oregon-registered vehicle.

How far is Custom Details from Milwaukie?

About 16 minutes outside rush hour from downtown Milwaukie: SE 17th Avenue to Tacoma Street, across the Sellwood Bridge, north on OR-43 and west up Taylors Ferry Road to Spring Garden Street, 19th Avenue and SW Multnomah Boulevard. The shop is at 3433 SW Multnomah Blvd in Multnomah Village, 5.6 miles from downtown.

What does window tinting cost for a Milwaukie driver?

Global carbon film starts at $99 for the windshield strip, $159 for the front two windows and $279 for a full vehicle surround; ceramic IR film is $159, $259 and $599 for the same packages. Every install meets Oregon's 35 percent light transmittance rule, and the film manufacturer's warranty covers bubbling, peeling and fading.

Do you pick up vehicles in Milwaukie and Oak Grove?

Yes. For paint protection film, ceramic coating and multi-day detailing we offer pick-up and drop-off in Milwaukie, Oak Grove and Sellwood, and we return the vehicle when the work is complete. Select high-end vehicles, exotics, and collector cars may qualify for white glove service at your location.

To get a window tint, PPF or ceramic coating quote from Milwaukie, call (971) 400-1406 or send the quick quote form with your vehicle and the windows or coverage you are considering. We will reply with pricing, turnaround and pick-up options.