A Secret Weapon For Near Visalia

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

When it comes down to all round quality and appearance of your car, maintaining the paint on it is a time-consuming and, at times, quite expensive procedure. Nevertheless, maintaining the paint on your car is extremely important. Many detailing supplies have hit the market in the last few decades that claim to keep the paint of your car in good condition, and some are claiming to be the best.

Lately, ceramic coating has truly grown in popularity. We will go over ceramic coatings and if they're worth every penny. It's not a secret that ceramic coatings have skyrocketed in popularity within the last several years, and they guarantee to provide some of the best paint protection you can apply to your car.

There are usually offers for it, from your neighborhood detailing store to car social media content creators, to practically everywhere else. There are plenty of people who swear by this stuff. People get turned off by the price the 1st time they look at it. First let's figure out what ceramic coating is. It's also called a nano coating, and silicon dioxide, or silicon carbide, is the main ingredient.

The fact that it comes in a liquid form allows it to be applied to a vehicle and adhere to the vehicle's finish like no other product on the market.

After it hardens, the silicon dioxide and other coating characteristics form an additional protective shell that repels water and protects against UV radiation. Waxes dominated the paint protection and auto detailing world for a long, long time. From using animal fats in the late 1800s and early 1900s to spruce up those old horse carriages, the industry experimented with plant-based alternatives that quickly became more widely accepted. Throughout the 1900s different waxes were used to detail vehicles and bring that nice glamorous shine that their owners sought after.

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. And this literally changed everything. But like, why?

How did this new product change the game? Is there anything that separates a car wax from a ceramic coating, and why is it so expensive? 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. Ceramic coatings, on the other hand, can last anywhere from two to five years, depending on the application and product quality.

A ceramic coating also protects your paint from UV rays and natural things.

It will a fantastic job and I don't need to sit here and tell you that, you've seen the videos of people throwing mud on their cars and just slides off and they can just rinse it off with a hose and it's been proven time and time again. There are, however, situations when people seem to overhype it. It is my understanding that some detailers and people who promote ceramic coating tend to stretch the truth just a bit because it is so popular. Meaning that there are some common misconceptions about the product and about ceramic coating out there.

First and foremost, it does not eliminate water spots. Unfortunately, it is the truth, even though it does help. 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. 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. Ceramic coatings don't protect against rock chips or scratches.

In spite of its ability to protect against light scratches, I wouldn't think it is an all-in-one scratch proof solution. A protective film or Clear Bra would be an appropriate choice for something like that. And number three, it's really not as expensive as you might think.

It was pretty expensive when ceramic coating first came out, costing upwards of $1500 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. Or, I mean, if you wanna just get a bottle of the stuff and do it yourself, learn the process, maybe mess it up once or twice, more power to you.

Just like everything, when something new like ceramic coating hits the market it's likely to cost quite a bit and then over time that price will eventually come down, that's just how it goes. The cost of ceramic coating your car is primarily covering the application process and having someone else do it for you. When it comes down to it, it has to be worth it for you and your vehicle.

If you own a nice paint job on your car, you should protect it. Invest a couple hundred dollars in getting your car ceramic coated. It is possible to coat more than just your car. Ceramic coatings for your wheels for instance, is extremely popular. 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 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.

It's up to you if it's something worth it to you. 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. The cost of putting this on a car or part of your car that you want to protect must be worth it to you.

If your car is your second most expensive purchase, you should invest in something like a coating to Visalia Ca keep it in good condition. 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.