Hands-on detailing, paint correction and ceramic coating training inside a working professional studio. Built for enthusiasts, new detailers, mobile operators and anyone getting ready to offer these services professionally.
No lecture theatre. Short theory blocks, live demonstrations and practical work inside the Quantum Detail studio.
Start with your own car, build the technical process, or learn how to turn the skill into a professional service. Each course has a clear purpose rather than squeezing every student into the same program.
For owners who want to properly wash, inspect, machine polish and protect their own vehicles without blindly chasing defects.
The complete professional workflow, from assessment and safe preparation through correction, refinement, coating installation and final quality control.
A practical business day for people starting or improving a detailing operation. Quantum Detail's operating experience, plus specialist B2B and B2C marketing content delivered alongside Paraiba Marketing.
Three days combining the full technical coating course with business operations and a dedicated marketing module developed alongside Paraiba Marketing.
For the student who doesn't just want to learn the process. Three days of technical, business and marketing training, a professional take-home correction system, plus the option to return for up to two supervised Studio Immersion days inside Quantum Detail.
Founding intake: the first Professional Launch cohort receives a $500 founding-rate advantage while we complete the inaugural intake, gather graduate feedback and finalise the long-term delivery model.
| Compare | 01Enthusiast | 02Flagship | 03Business | 04Starter | 05Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1 day | 2 days | 1 day | 3 days | 3 days + 2 |
| Machine polishing | Fundamentals | Full | Full | Full | |
| Ceramic coating install | Fundamentals | Full | Full | Full | |
| Business, pricing + quoting | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Marketing with Paraiba | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Take-home equipment | $2,500+ | ||||
| Studio Immersion days | Up to 2 | ||||
| Post-course support | 30 days | 90 days | |||
| Price incl. GST | $895 | $1,795 | $795 | $2,395 | $6,495 founding |
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Course formats and pricing shown are the planned Quantum Academy launch structure. The Professional Launch Program is priced at $6,995 incl. GST, with a $6,495 founding-intake rate planned for the first cohort. Final dates, inclusions and first-intake availability will be confirmed with EOI participants before any payment is requested. Studio Immersion days are booked separately after completion and are subject to suitable training vehicles, studio capacity and supervision availability.
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Question 1 of 2What do you want out of it?
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One moreDo you already own professional correction gear?
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Short theory blocks cover the reason behind the process, the risks and what to look for.
We show the technique on the vehicle or training panel and explain what's happening in real time.
Students get meaningful hands-on time rather than watching the trainer complete the job for them.
Results are checked under proper lighting, mistakes are identified and the process is adjusted.
Confidence comes from doing the process more than once, not memorising one pad, polish or coating combination.
Quantum Academy is delivered from the Quantum Detail studio at Corbould Park. Theory is kept in short, useful blocks at a training table before moving straight onto the vehicle, tools and process being discussed.
Students aren't paying to sit through a day of slides. They're there to inspect paint, use machines, test combinations, prepare surfaces and understand what good work actually looks like under proper lighting.
The two-day course is built around the complete workflow required to prepare, correct and ceramic coat a vehicle properly. The coating bottle is one part of the job. The finish comes from everything that happens before it.
Paint condition, repaint indicators, thickness readings, edges, body lines and realistic correction expectations before choosing a process.
A safe preparation process using the right chemical and mechanical methods, without creating unnecessary work.
Choose a starting pad and polish combination, test it, inspect the result and adjust based on what the paint actually needs.
Safe DA technique, pad management, section control and the judgement to improve defects without chasing paint unnecessarily.
Recognise haze and micro-marring, refine the finish and understand the difference between corrected paint and coating-ready paint.
Remove polishing residues correctly, control contamination and create a consistent surface before the coating is opened.
Section size, flash behaviour, application pattern, levelling and how the working environment changes the installation.
Inspect for high spots, smearing and missed sections, then understand curing, aftercare and final customer handover.
Leave with a process for making decisions rather than one fixed product recipe that only works on the training vehicle.
The Business Launch, Professional Starter and Professional Launch programs cover the practical decisions that come with turning detailing into a paid service. Quantum Detail teaches the operating side. The marketing component is developed alongside Paraiba Marketing, so students also leave with a clearer plan for how the business will attract, convert and retain customers.
The strengths, limits and working conditions of each model, including when mobile ceramic coating is and isn't appropriate.
Separate what you genuinely need to start from what can be added later as revenue and workload grow.
Build a clear service ladder without launching with twenty overlapping packages nobody understands.
Account for labour, materials, travel, overhead, rework and margin rather than copying the cheapest local competitor.
Assess jobs, set expectations, take deposits, record existing damage, hand vehicles over properly and manage aftercare.
A practical marketing system built on useful content, customer proof, lead capture, follow-up, reviews and repeat work.
Quantum Academy teaches the technical process and the operating reality of a detailing business. Paraiba Marketing contributes specialist B2B and B2C marketing content so students understand how to position the business, build offers, create useful content, attract enquiries and measure what's actually working.
Paraiba Marketing is the Business & Marketing Education Partner. Quantum Academy remains the training brand and course provider.
Practical reference material designed to be used after the day is finished.
Adds the commercial systems needed to begin operating more deliberately.
Marketing framework developed alongside Paraiba Marketing.
Adds the physical equipment and extended support to move from learning into first paid jobs.
The equipment package is designed as a working correction starter system, not a box of promotional extras. The final supplier specification will be confirmed before bookings open, but this is the intended structure.
A professional 15mm DA as the primary machine, plus mini-polisher capability for pillars, bumpers, mirrors and tighter areas.
Paint thickness measurement and proper inspection lighting to reinforce the Academy rule: assess first, then choose the process.
Cutting, medium, finishing, wool and microfibre options with enough stock to rotate clean pads through a real vehicle.
Curated starter chemistry across Koch Chemie, Labocosmetica, CarPro and 3D, so graduates learn to read paint behaviour rather than depend on one recipe.
Panel prep, masking, towels, applicators, pad-cleaning tools, PPE and the supporting consumables needed to work cleanly and safely.
90-day support, a first paid-job review and a post-course business follow-up to turn course knowledge into a repeatable working process.
Professional Launch graduates can return to Quantum Detail for up to two more supervised practical days after the structured course. The goal is simple: reinforce the process on suitable real vehicles before standing in front of a first difficult customer car alone.
These aren't extra classroom days and they aren't unpaid labour. They're supervised graduate training days built around the real workflow of a professional detailing studio.
Where suitable, graduates can take part in assessment, test-spot development, machine correction, refinement, preparation, coating support and final inspection on vehicles already moving through Quantum Detail.
Read the vehicle, discuss the brief, inspect defects, take paint readings and understand why the process may differ from the training car.
Choose a defensible pad and abrasive combination, inspect the result and change one variable at a time if the paint asks for something different.
Reinforce machine control, pad rotation, edges, refinement, panel preparation and quality-control habits under supervision.
How a real job moves through a working studio: time management, cleanliness, handover standards and the difference between training pace and customer work.
You care about your own vehicles and want the confidence to wash, polish and protect them properly without learning by damaging the paint first.
Course 01 →You're starting professionally and want to build the right habits before shortcuts and bad processes become part of your normal workflow.
Course 04 →You want to add correction or ceramic coating to your services and need to understand the technical process, environment and limitations first.
Course 02 →You already detail vehicles but want more confidence around inspection, correction, refinement, coating preparation and consistent installation.
Course 02 →What machine correction fixes, what it can't, and how the work is done.
Read the guide→CorrectionA coating locks in whatever is underneath it, so the prep decides the result.
Read the guide→CeramicTwo Gtechniq coatings, two warranty lengths. Which one suits your car and how you use it.
Read the guide→No. The courses are separated by goal and experience level. Complete beginners are welcome in the enthusiast, flagship and starter programs.
Paint Correction & Protection is $895, Ceramic Coating: Start to Finish is $1,795, Detailing Business Launch is $795 and the Professional Starter Program is $2,395, all incl. GST per person. The Professional Launch Program is $6,995 incl. GST, with a $6,495 founding-intake rate planned for the first cohort.
No. Training is delivered inside the Quantum Detail studio using short theory blocks, demonstrations and practical work on vehicles or training panels selected for the course.
No. Core training equipment and products are provided for the course. If you already own equipment, you can discuss it with us before the intake.
The Professional Starter Program is the training-only path. The Professional Launch Program adds the take-home equipment system and extended support for someone starting with little or no professional correction equipment.
The draft kit includes a professional 15mm DA, mini-polisher capability, paint measurement, inspection lighting, an expanded pad library, multi-brand polishing chemistry, prep gear, towels, PPE and organised storage. Final models and quantities will be confirmed before bookings open.
Professional Launch graduates can book up to two additional supervised practical days inside Quantum Detail during the 90-day support period. The days are for skill development on suitable real vehicles and are scheduled by arrangement, subject to vehicle suitability, customer consent, studio capacity, insurance requirements and supervision availability.
Yes. Small technical groups are intentional. The aim is meaningful hands-on practice, not two days spent watching the trainer work.
The standard Professional Launch Program price is $6,995 incl. GST. The first cohort receives a $500 founding-intake rate while we deliver the inaugural program, gather structured graduate feedback and lock the long-term delivery model.
No. Quantum Detail is a Gtechniq accredited detailing studio, but Quantum Academy completion is separate and does not grant Gtechniq accreditation or a nationally accredited qualification.
No. Registering interest is free and there's no obligation. Final dates, inclusions and first-intake availability are confirmed with EOI participants before any payment is requested.
Register your interest and tell us which path fits you. The EOI list shapes the first intake, dates and course mix before bookings open. The first Professional Launch cohort is planned at the $6,495 founding rate before the program moves to $6,995.
