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How to Prepare Your Vehicle for a Ceramic Coating- (CLAY BAR DETAILING)

When it comes down to all round quality and appearance of your car, preserving the paint on it is a time-consuming and, at times, quite expensive process. Nonetheless, keeping the paint on your car is extremely important. Recently, several products have showed up in the marketplace that claim to be the very best which will protect the paint on your car or truck.

Ceramic coating has truly been at the forefront of all of this within the last several years or so. We are going to go over ceramic coatings and whether or not they are worth it. Over the last 10 years, ceramic coatings have grown in popularity, providing among the best paint protection available.

The technology is being promoted almost everywhere, from your neighborhood detailing shop to automotive YouTube channels, and everywhere in between. There are plenty of people who swear by this stuff. The first time people see the price, they usually are discouraged. Let me first reveal what ceramic coating is. Silica dioxide or silicon carbide are the main ingredients in ceramic coatings, also called nanocoatings.

It will come in liquid form which allows it to be put on to a vehicle and fully protect finish.

Once solidified, 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 harmful rays. Waxes have long been the industry standard for paint protection and auto cleaning. 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. 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.

Using nano-ceramic technology, 360 Products (found at ADSO stores) has a series of products that help protect your vehicle's painted surface. Due to this, everything changed. 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? 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. 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.

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

It works fine, you've seen the videos of people throwing mud on their car or truck and it just slides off and they can just rinse it off. 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 product and ceramic coating in general are subject to a few common misconceptions.

It doesn't get rid of water spots. I'm sorry, it's the truth, although it does help. Its hydrophobic characteristics allow water and water droplets to flow off the surface more easily, as seen in the videos, reducing the amount of possible water spots. 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. Furthermore, ceramic coatings do not provide adequate protection against 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. A protective film or Clear Bra would be an appropriate choice for something like that. Finally, it's not costly as you might think.

Ceramic coatings were expensive when they first came out, possibly up to $1500 a pop But now you can have your car professionally ceramic coated by the inventors of the stuff itself, for right 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. 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.

Whenever a new technology like ceramic coating launches on the market, it will likely be quite expensive at first and then over time, the price will reduce, that's 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. It has to be worth it for you and your car.

If you own a nice paint job on your car, you should protect it. Spend a couple hundred dollars, go get your car ceramic coated. And your car isn't the only thing that can be coated either. 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 more info 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.

And if that's something that's worth it to you, then by all means, there you go. 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.

Since your car will be your second biggest purchase, it's a good idea to invest in something like a coating to keep the value high. So please tell us what you think about ceramic coating and whether it is something you've done to your car, wheels, or seats.