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(CLAY BAR DETAILING) Tips for Ceramic Coating Prep

In terms of overall quality and appearance, keeping your trucks, car paint in great condition will take effort and money. Many products have hit the market in the last few decades that claim to keep the paint of your car or truck in good shape, and some are proclaiming to be the best.

And one that has really been in the forefront of all of this and I would say the last ten years or so, has been ceramic coating. We will go over whether ceramic coatings will be worth the expense and whether they will be worth the work. Over the past few years, ceramic coatings have gained enormous popularity, offering the very best paint protection offered.

The technology is being endorsed just about everywhere, from your local detailing store to automotive YouTube channels, as well as everywhere in between. Professional detailers swear by it. People get turned off by the cost the 1st time they look at it. First let's figure out what ceramic coating is. A ceramic coating is also called a nano coating and has the main component silicon dioxide, or in most cases, silicon carbide.

The fact that it comes in a liquid form allows it to be applied to a vehicle and adhere to the vehicle's finish like no other product on the market.

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. 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.

ADSO (Auto Detail Supplies Outlet) stores carry 360 Products (developed with nano-ceramic technology), which helps protect painted surfaces. This was a game changer. But like, why?

How did this new product change the game? How did car wax differ from ceramic coatings and why did it cost so much? Ceramic coatings are distinguished from wax coatings by their longer lifetime. You'll need a reapplication after about three or 6 weeks with a good wax. Ceramic coating on the other hand will typically last anywhere from two to five years depending on the application and the quality of the product.

In addition, ceramic paint protects better against UV rays and other things that 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 it just falls off, and they just rinse it off with a hose. However, sometimes people have a tendency to overhype things. Some people who promote ceramic coatings stretch the truth just a little bit because ceramic coating has become so popular. The product and ceramic coating in general are subject to a few common misconceptions.

In the first place, it does not eliminate water spots. Unfortunately, it is the truth, even though it does help. With the hydrophobic properties that the ceramic coating has, it allows water and water droplets to run off the surface much, much easier, that's why you see it in the videos, which reduces the number of potential 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 the chance of water spots appearing. Number two, a ceramic coating will not prevent rock chips and scratches.

I would not consider it a scratch-proof solution, even though it may provide some protection from light scratches. For something like that, you're gonna wanna look at investing in some protective film or Clear Bra or something like that. And number three, it's really not as expensive as you might think.

The ceramic coating was initially quite costly, ranging from $1500 to $2000 An expert detailer can now professionally ceramic coat your car for right around $700.

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. That said, if you wanna just get a bottle of the stuff and do it yourself, learn the process, maybe screw it up a few times, that's cool.

Everything costs more when it's new, and eventually that price goes down, that's just how things are. Getting your car ceramic coated however involves paying someone to apply the coating. You and your car need to think it's worth it.

I would recommend protecting those paint jobs if your vehicle is really nice. Invest a couple hundred dollars in getting your car ceramic coated. It is possible to coat more than just your car. The ceramic coating of wheels, for instance, has become extremely here popular. There's so much demand that we've started offering packages as an add-on when you check out. We'll ceramic coat them for you before you head out the door, and it makes cleaning so much easier.

Additionally, people have ceramic coated seats and other interior parts, a bunch of things that they don't like to have to scrub down to really remove all the dirt, so it makes the whole process very easy.

So, if that is something that you find valuable, then by all means, go for it. A lot of people here have ceramic 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.

It's an investment and you wanna protect your investment. Would you mind sharing your thoughts on ceramic coating and whether you've had it done in regards to any of your cars, wheels or seats.