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

It's hard to keep your car's paint in great shape and it can get pricey to do this, but it's a worthwhile investment when it comes to the overall look and appearance of your car. Over the past few decades, a large number of products have hit the marketplace that claim to be the very best which will keep your paint of your car in great condition.

Nowadays, ceramic coating has really grown in popularity. We will go over ceramic coatings and when they are worth it. It's not a mystery that ceramic coatings have skyrocketed in popularity during the last several years, and they guarantee to offer some of the best paint protection you can apply to your car.

The technology is now being marketed almost everywhere, from your neighborhood detailing shop to car YouTube channels, as well as everywhere in between. There are a lot of people that swear by this stuff. Lots of people get a little turned off once they get a good look at the price tag the first time. Let's begin by understanding what ceramic coating actually is. A ceramic coating is also called a nano coating and has the main component silicon dioxide, or in most cases, silicon carbide.

It will come in liquid form which allows it to be applied to a car or truck and adhere to the finish.

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, wax ruled the automotive detailing and paint protection industries. 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? 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 wax and ceramic coatings is their longevity. The wax will last anywhere from three to six weeks, before you'll need to reapply it. For ceramics, the lifespan is usually two to five years depending on the quality of the product and the application.

Furthermore, ceramic coatings protect against UV rays and other natural things.

I'm not going to tell you this, but it does do a great 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. There are times when 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. I'm saying there are many misunderstandings out there about ceramic coatings.

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. In the videos you'll see that the ceramic coating is extremely hydrophobic, so the water sticks to the surface of the coating, not the surface itself, so it runs off much, much more easily, hence reducing the likelihood of water spots. Number two, ceramic coating does not help protect your car against rock chips and scratches.

The solution may protect against some light scratches here and there, but I wouldn't say it is scratch-proof. A protective film Visalia Ca or Clear Bra would be an appropriate choice for something like that. The third thing is that it's really not that expensive.

Ceramic coatings were quite expensive when they first appeared, reaching upwards of $1500 But now you can have your car professionally ceramic coated by the inventors of the stuff itself, for right around $700.

If you're getting a quote to have your car coated, you might have to get the paint corrected first, which adds to the cost. 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.

In general, when something new like ceramic coating is introduced it costs quite a bit initially, and then eventually the price will come down over time, that's how it is. It is important to note that part of the cost of ceramic coating your car is paying someone to do the application 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. 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.

But that's not all either, we've seen people get things like their seats and other interior parts ceramic coated, a bunch of things that they just don't wanna have to worry about scrubbing down to really get all the dirt off, it just makes the whole process so much easier.

If you think that's something worth it to you, then go for it. Ceramic coating technology has helped lots of people; many of the people here have it applied to their vehicles because they swear by it. You've got to think about it from all sides, and it's gotta be worth it for you to be protecting your car or part of your car with it.

This is an investment, so it is best to protect it. 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.