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(CLAY BAR DETAILING) Tips for Ceramic Coating Prep

When it comes down to all round quality and presence of your vehicle, preserving the paint on it is a time-consuming and, at times, pricey procedure. However, keeping the paint on your car is very important. Numerous products have hit the market in recent years that claim to be the very best and will keep the paint of your car in tip-top shape.

I'd say for the past several years or so, ceramic coating has been one of the more important technologies in all this. We are going to go over ceramic coatings and whether or not they are worth the effort. It's not a mystery that ceramic coatings have exploded in popularity within the last decade, and they guarantee to offer some of the best paint protection you could apply to your car.

You can find it advertised almost anywhere, from detailing suppliers to car content creators. There are a lot of people that swear by this stuff. Some people are put off by the cost when they first see it. Let's start with understanding what ceramic coating actually is. Silica dioxide or silicon carbide are the primary ingredients in ceramic coatings, also known as nanocoatings.

It comes in liquid form which allows it to be applied to a car and fully protect finish.

When the coating hardens, the Silicon dioxide and other characteristics of the coating combine to produce an additional protective layer that repels water and provides some protection from the sun's UV rays and other such things. For the longest time and I am talking about a long, long time, waxes dominated the paint protection and car detailing industry. From using animal fats in the late 1800s and early 1900s to spruce up those old horse carriages, the industry experimented with plant-based alternatives that quickly became more widely accepted. As early as the 1900s, different waxes were used to detail vehicles and give them that shiny, glamorous appearance that their owners desired.

If you wanted to keep your paint looking good, repel water and add just that good little bit of layer of protection, adding a good layer of wax was your solution.

360 Products (available at ADSO stores) have a series of products that protect painted surfaces with nano-ceramic technology. And this literally changed everything. But like, why?

How did this new product change the game? Why is a ceramic coating so expensive compared to car wax? What are the factors that distinguish ceramic coatings from car wax? Ceramic coatings are distinguished from wax coatings by their longer lifetime. A good wax will last anywhere between like three or six weeks, before you're gonna have to do a re-application. For ceramics, the lifespan is usually two to five years depending on the quality of the product and the application.

Ceramic coating also does a better job of protecting against UV rays and other natural things that can harm your paint.

I'm not going to tell you this, but it does do an amazing job, you've probably seen people throwing mud on their cars and trucks and it just falls off, and they just rinse it off with a hose. However, sometimes people usually tend to overhype things. And what I mean by that is that, because ceramic coating has become so popular, some detailers and people who promote ceramic coating like to stretch the truth just a tad. The reason is there are some common misconceptions about the product and about ceramic coating.

In the first place, it does not eliminate water spots. Unfortunately, it is the truth, even though it does help. Since the ceramic coating has water-repelling properties, the water and water droplets run off much, much easier than a regular paint, which is why you see it in the videos. That reduces the possibility of water spots. Thanks to the hydrophobic properties of the ceramic coating, water and water droplets easily run off the surface, which is why it appears on the videos, which lowers read more the chance of water spots appearing. Number two, a ceramic coating will not prevent rock chips and scratches.

While it might prevent light scratches here and there, I wouldn't consider it more than a 60-70% scratch proof solution. A protective film or Clear Bra would be an appropriate choice for something like that. The cost is lower than you may expect.

When ceramic coatings first came out, it cost nearly $1500 to have them done. You can now have your car professionally ceramic coated by a professional detailer for around $700.

Many times, if you intend to have your car coated, you first need to have the paint of your car corrected (remove light scratches), which is where a lot of the extra cost comes from. If you don't mind getting a bottle of the stuff and trying it yourself, learning the process, maybe messing it up once or twice, go for it.

Every new thing costs a bit at first, and over time, it'll eventually come down. That's just how it goes. Getting your car ceramic coated however involves paying someone to apply the coating. When it comes down to it, it has to be worth it for you and your vehicle.

A car's paintjob has a really nice look, so I would definitely advise you to protect it. You can ceramic coat your car for a couple hundred dollars. Your car isn't the only thing you can apply a coating to. It is extremely popular to coat your wheels with ceramic coatings. As a result, we've begun offering it as an add-on option when you check out. This way, we can coat your tires before you head out of the door. ( you will see how much easier it is to clean them afterwards)

In addition, we've seen people get things like their seats and other interior parts ceramic coated, a bunch of things they don't want to worry about scrubbing down to get all the dirt off, and it makes the process so much easier.

It's up to you if it's something worth it to you. Honestly, the technology of ceramic coating has helped a ton of people and I know a ton of people here have it done to their vehicle because they just absolutely swear by it. So, in all sense, it's gotta be worth it to you, it's gotta be worth it to be putting on a car or part of your car that you want to protect.

If your car is your second most expensive purchase, you should invest in something like a coating to keep it in good condition. So let us know your thoughts on ceramic coating down below and whether or not you've had it done to any of your cars or your wheels or seats, cause that's a thing apparently.