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(CLAY BAR DETAILING) Tips for Ceramic Coating PrepWhen it comes down to all round quality and appearance of your car, preserving the paint on it is a time-consuming and, at times, pricey process. Nonetheless, maintaining the paint on your car is very important. Recently, several products have showed up that you can buy that claim to be the very best which will protect the paint on your vehicle.
Ceramic coating has truly been at the forefront of all this in the last 10 years or so. We are going to discuss ceramic coatings and whether or not they are really worth the investment. It's not a secret that ceramic coatings have exploded in popularity over the last ten years, and they guarantee to provide among the best paint protection you can apply to your vehicle.
There are usually offers for it, from your neighborhood detailing shop to car social media content creators, to pretty much everywhere else. Almost everyone swears by this stuff. People get turned off by the price tag the first time they look at it. Here's a quick breakdown of what ceramic coating is about. Ceramic coatings are also known as nano coatings, and so they contain silicon dioxide or silicon carbide.
This product comes in a liquid form so it may be applied to a car or truck and protect surface of the vehicle.
After it has hardened, the silicon dioxide properties of the coating form an extra layer of protection that repels water and provides some protection from the sun's UV rays. For the longest time and I mean a long, long time, waxes dominated the paint protection and auto 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. Throughout the 1900s, several waxes were used to detail cars and give them that beautiful glossy sheen 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. Due to this, everything changed. 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? The biggest difference between a wax and a ceramic coating is its longevity. Generally, a wax will last between three and six weeks before a reapplication is necessary. In contrast, ceramic coatings last for anywhere from two to five years depending on the application and the quality.
A ceramic coating also protects your paint from UV rays and natural things.
It does an incredible job and I don't have to sit here and let you know that, you've seen the videos of people throwing mud on their cars and trucks and just slides off and they can just rinse it off with a garden hose and it's been proven time and read more time again. There are times when people overhype things a little bit. Some people who promote ceramic coatings stretch the truth just a little bit because ceramic coating has become so popular. Meaning there are some common misconceptions about the product and ceramic coating.
It does not completely eliminate water spots. I'm sorry, it's the truth, although it does help. Because of the hydrophobic properties of the ceramic coating, water and water droplets will run off the surface much faster, that is why you see it so clearly in the videos, so that water spots are reduced. As a result of the hydrophobic properties of the ceramic coating, it allows water and droplets to run off easier, which explains why you see it in the videos. Ceramic coatings don't protect against rock chips or scratches.
Even though it may protect against light scratches here and there, I wouldn't see it as a 100 proof solution. A protective film or Clear Bra would be an appropriate choice for something like that. Finally, it isn't as expensive as it seems.
Ceramic coatings were quite expensive when they first appeared, reaching upwards of $1500 You can now have your car professionally ceramic coated by a professional detailer for around $700.
In most cases, when you receive a quote to have your car coated, you might have to have your car's paint corrected first. This is where the extra cost comes from. Then you can do it yourself, learn the process, maybe mess it up once or twice.
Ceramic coating is likely to be quite expensive when it first hits the market, but it will eventually come down in price over time, that is just how it works. However, a lot of the cost that is involved in getting your car ceramic coated is paying for that application process and paying someone to do it for you. Let's face it, it has to be worth it for you and your car.
A nice paintjob on your car is something you ought to protect. Spend a couple hundred dollars, go get your car ceramic coated. It is possible to coat more than just your car. It is extremely popular to have ceramic coatings on your wheels. It's so popular that we've started offering Whip Our Wheel And Tire packages as an add-on when you're checking out, we can literally ceramic coat them for you before they head out the door and honestly it makes cleaning them so much easier.
We've also seen people get their seats and other interior parts ceramic coated, stuff that they don't want to have to worry about scrubbing off, and that makes cleaning so much easier.
It's up to you if it's something worth it to you. A lot of people here have ceramic coating done to their cars because they swear by it. The protection you are putting on your car or part of your car needs to be worth it for you.
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.