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How to Prepare Your Car or Truck for a Ceramic Coating- (CLAY BAR DETAILING)

Maintaining your trucks and cars paint in excellent condition takes time and money, but it makes a big difference in the overall quality and appearance of your car or truck. Several detailing supplies have hit the market over the past several decades that claim to help keep the paint of your car in good shape, and some are saying to be the greatest.

I'd say for the past 10 years or so, ceramic coating has become one of the more important technologies in all this. We will go over ceramic coatings and when they're worth the cost. It's not a mystery that ceramic coatings have exploded in popularity over the past ten years, and they guarantee to provide the best paint protection you could apply to your car.

You will find it advertised almost everywhere, from detailing suppliers to automotive content creators. There are a lot of people who swear by this stuff. The very first time people see the price, they are usually discouraged. I want to first reveal what ceramic coating is. Silica dioxide or silicon carbide are the primary ingredients in ceramic coatings, also known as nanocoatings.

It comes in a liquid form which allows it to be put on to a car or truck and adhere to the vehicle's finish.

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. Waxes have long been the industry standard for paint protection and car 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. Different waxes were used for detailing cars in the 1900s to ensure they had that nice glamorous shine 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.

360 Products (available at ADSO stores) have a series of products that protect painted surfaces with nano-ceramic technology. This was a game changer. 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? The biggest difference between wax and ceramic coatings is their longevity. A good wax will last you like three to six weeks before you have 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. However, sometimes people just like to over-hype it just a little bit. It is quite common for those who promote ceramic coating to stretch the truth just a tad. The product and ceramic coating in general are subject to a few common misconceptions.

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

Even though it may protect against light scratches here and there, I wouldn't see it as a 100 proof solution. Think about getting some protective film or a Clear Bra for something like that. And third of all, it's really not as expensive as you might think.

Ceramic coatings were expensive when they first came out, possibly up to $1500 a pop However, you can now have your car or truck professionally ceramic coated for just under $700 by a professional detailer.

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. Then click here you can do it yourself, learn the process, maybe mess it up once or twice.

Everything costs more when it's new, and eventually that price goes down, that's just how things are. 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.

A nice paintjob on your car is something you ought to protect. 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. It is not only your car that can be coated. 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.

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. 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. So please tell us what you think about ceramic coating and whether it is something you've done to your car, wheels, or seats.