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(CLAY BAR DETAILING) Tips for Ceramic Coating Prep

A car's paint should be kept in excellent condition to keep its quality and appearance. Many products have hit the market in recent years that claim to be the best and can keep your paint of your vehicle in tip-top shape.

And one that has really been in the forefront of all of this and I would say the last 10 years or so, has been ceramic coating. We will talk about ceramic coatings and whether they are worth the cost. During the last 10 years, ceramic coatings have gained tremendous popularity, offering the very best paint protection offered.

The technology is being endorsed just about everywhere, from your local detailing store to car YouTube channels, and everywhere in between. Most detailers swear by it. The very first time people see the price, they are usually discouraged. First let's figure out what ceramic coating is. The key ingredient of a ceramic coating is silicon dioxide or silicon carbide.

This product is liquid, so it could be put on a vehicle and adhere to the finish of the car.

Once it's hardened, the Silicon dioxide properties and other properties of the coating form an extra protective shell, I guess you could call it, that repels the water and provide some protection from the sun's UV rays and all that good stuff. The paint protection and auto detailing industry was dominated by waxes for a long, long time. It used to be that when old horse carriages needed a good shine, they used animal fats. But that quickly changed, thankfully, into more cruelty-free solutions using plant-based products. 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.

Using nano-ceramic technology, 360 Products (found at ADSO stores) has a series of products that help protect your vehicle's painted surface. This was a game changer. But like, why?

Why was this new product such a game changer? How did car wax differ from ceramic coatings and why did it cost so much? The biggest difference between a wax and a ceramic coating is its longevity. You'll need a reapplication after about three or 6 weeks with a good wax. A ceramic coating will, on the other hand, typically last for about two to five years, depending on the quality and application.

In addition, ceramic paint protects better against UV rays and other things that harm your paint.

In general, it works excellently, and I don't have to sit here and tell you, you've seen mud fall off cars and then they can wash it out with a hose. Occasionally people overhype things a little bit. In other words, a lot of detailers and people who are promoting ceramic coating like to slightly overstate the truth. Meaning that there are some common myths about the product and about ceramic coating out there.

It doesn't get rid of 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. But if you let those drops or spots dry on the surface, you're gonna get the water spots, that's just how it goes. In addition, a ceramic coating cannot prevent rock chips and scratches.

Even though it may protect against light scratches here and there, I wouldn't see it as a 100 proof solution. If you are looking for something like that, then probably you should consider having a protective film or a clear bra installed. The cost is lower than you may expect.

It was pretty expensive when ceramic coating first came out, costing upwards of $1500 Having said that, you can now have your vehicle professionally ceramic coated for only under $700 by a good detailer.

A lot of times when you're going to get a quote for having your car coated, you might need to have your car paint corrected first which is where a lot of that extra cost comes in. You can also just get hold of a bottle from the information and try it out for your self, learn the method, possibly wreck it up once or twice.

Just like everything, when something new like ceramic coating hits the market it's likely to cost quite a bit and then over time that price will eventually come down, that's just how it goes. Getting your car ceramic coated is a lot of work, so you'll have to pay someone to do it for you. When it comes down to it, it has to be worth it for you and your vehicle.

If your car has a nice paint job, you should 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. One of the most popular types of wheel coatings today is ceramic coatings. Having this done is so popular that we have started offering packages as an add-on when you're checking out. We can literally do it for you before you leave and it makes cleaning your tires 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.

So, if that is something that you find valuable, then by all means, go for it. A lot of people here have ceramic check here coating done to their cars because they swear by it. Therefore, it has to be worth it to you to put on a car or part of your car that you want to protect.

You want to protect your investment. If you've had ceramic coating applied to your car, or wheels, or seats, please let us know how you liked it.