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

When it comes to overall quality and appearance, trying to keep your trucks, car paint in excellent condition will take effort and money. Lately, several products have showed up that you can buy that claim to be the best and that will protect the paint on your car.

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'll discuss ceramic coatings and if they are worth every penny. It's not a mystery that ceramic coatings have exploded in popularity within the last 10 years, and they guarantee to offer among the best paint protection you could apply to your car.

You can find it advertised almost anywhere, from detailing suppliers to car content creators. Most detailers swear by it. Many people are put off by the price when they first see it. Here's an easy breakdown of what ceramic coating is about. The main ingredient of a ceramic coating is silicon dioxide or silicon carbide.

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

When the coating hardens, 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 such things. The paint protection and auto detailing industry was dominated by waxes for a long, long time. What started out as using fats from animals in the late 1800s and early 1900s to give those old horse carriages a good spit shine, quickly and thankfully evolved into some 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.

The 360 Products line of products (found within ADSO stores) uses nano-ceramic technology to help protect the painted surfaces of your car against scratches and other damage. Due to this, everything changed in a big way. 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. Generally, a wax will last between three and six weeks before a reapplication is necessary. For ceramics, the lifespan is usually two to five years depending on the quality of the product and the application.

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 trucks and then they can rinse it out with a hose. There are, however, instances when people seem to overhype it. It is quite common for those who promote ceramic coating to stretch the truth just a tad. I'm saying there are a few misconceptions out there about ceramic coatings.

It does not eliminate or prevent 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. 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. Ceramic coatings don't protect your car from rocks chips and scratches.

While it might prevent light scratches here and there, I wouldn't consider it more than a 60-70% scratch proof solution. If something like that happens, maybe you should invest in some protective film or Clear Bra. And third of all, 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 vehicle for right around $700.

In many cases, when you get a quote for having your car coated, you'll need the paint of the car corrected first(paint correction). That's 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.

Everything costs more when it's new, and eventually that price goes down, that's just how things are. The cost of ceramic coating your car is primarily covering the application process and having someone else do it for you. In the end, you have to decide if it is worth it for you and your vehicle.

I would recommend protecting those paint jobs if your vehicle is really nice. You can ceramic coat your car for a couple hundred dollars. And your car isn't the only thing that can be coated either. It is extremely popular Near Central Valley to have ceramic coatings on your wheels. 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.

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. There has been a lot of progress in ceramic coating technology, and a lot of people here have had their vehicles coated because they swear by the results. All in all, it's gotta be worth it to you, it's gotta be worth it to be putting on your car or part of your car.

You want to protect your investment. Let us know what you think about ceramic coating and if you've ever had it done.