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(CLAY BAR DETAILING) Tips for Ceramic Coating Prep

Trying to keep your car's paint in excellent condition will take time and money, but it makes a huge difference in the overall quality and appearance of your car or truck. In the last several years, a large number of products have hit the marketplace that claim to be the very best and that will keep your paint of your car in excellent condition.

In recent years, ceramic coating has really grown in popularity. We are going to go over ceramic coatings and if they are worth the effort. It's not a secret that ceramic coatings have increased in popularity over the past few years, and they guarantee to offer some of the best paint protection you could apply to your car or truck.

You can find it advertised almost anywhere, from detailing shops to car content creators. People swear by it. A lot of people get a little turned off when they get a good look at the price tag the first time. First let's figure out what ceramic coating is. A ceramic coating is also called a nano coating and contains the key ingredient silicon dioxide, or in many instances, silicon carbide.

This product is available in a liquid form so that it can be applied to a vehicle and adhere to the surface of the vehicle.

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. A variety of waxes were used to detail automobiles and give them the beautiful, glossy sheen that their owners desired during the 1900s.

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) make a line of products created with nano-ceramic technology. Due to this, everything changed in a big way. But like, why?

Why was this new product such a game changer? What were the key differences between car wax and ceramic coatings, and why did ceramic coatings cost so much? Ceramic coatings are distinguished from wax coatings by their longer lifetime. Generally, a wax will last between three and six weeks before a reapplication is necessary. Ceramic coatings, on the other hand, can last anywhere from two to five years, depending on the application and product quality.

It's better to use ceramic coating because it protects against UV rays and other things that can damage 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. There are, however, situations when people seem to overhype it. 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 reason is there are some common misconceptions about the product and about ceramic coating.

In the first place, it does not eliminate water spots. Unfortunately, it is the truth, even though 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. 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. Number two, a ceramic coating will not prevent rock chips and scratches.

Even though it may protect against light scratches here and there, I wouldn't really rely on it too much. Always combine it with some common sense. For something like that, you're gonna wanna look at investing in some protective film or Clear Bra or something like that. And third of all, it's really not as expensive as you might think.

Ceramic coatings were pricey 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.

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. If you don't mind getting a bottle of the stuff and trying it yourself, learning the process, maybe messing it up once or twice, go for it.

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. 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.

I would recommend protecting those paint jobs if your vehicle is really nice. If you want to make sure that your cars painyjob lasts longer, it is a good idea to go ahead and have it ceramic coated. The coating process is not restricted to just your car. The ceramic coating of wheels, for instance, has become extremely popular. 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.

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 here 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.