One bay.
Four cars a week.
A filtered, temperature controlled bay in north Scottsdale, run by four people who would rather turn a car away than rush it.
Started with one lift and a lot of light.
Hana Kwon opened Northlight in 2016 after nine years installing film for a dealer group, where cars came in by the dozen and left in a hurry. She kept the studio to a single bay on purpose: one car at a time, the whole team on it, and no car waiting outside in the sun.
Every car still starts the way hers did: on the lift, under two kinds of light, with a paint gauge on every panel before anyone talks about price.
Hana Kwon, founder
- Hana KwonFounder, lead installer
- Luis OrtegaPaint correction
- Sam WhitakerFilm and tint
Built for paint, not for volume.
The bay was designed around what ruins a finish: dust, heat, humidity and bad light. These are the numbers we hold it to.
Air filtered down to five microns, so nothing lands in a fresh coating.
Held at 70 degrees and 45 percent humidity, every day of the year.
Inspection lights, 5000K and 6500K. Defects hide in one and show in the other.
Every coating cures overnight under infrared lamps before it leaves.
The last night under a cover.
Once the work is done, every car spends a night inside under a fitted, breathable cover while the coating cures. You pick it up the next morning, walked through panel by panel under the same light it was inspected with.
Visit the studio
- Address
- 7400 E Coppervale Dr, Bay 3
Scottsdale, AZ 85260 - Phone
- (480) 555-0142
- Hours
- Mon to Fri, 8 am to 6 pm
Saturday, 9 am to 2 pm
Sunday, closed - Parking
- Two covered spots by the bay door
Bring it in
for a look.
Inspections are free and take 30 minutes. You leave with a written plan, the days your car would spend in the bay and a fixed price.