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

When it comes down to overall quality and presence of your vehicle, preserving the paint on it is a time-consuming and, at times, quite expensive process. Nonetheless, maintaining the paint on your car is very important. Several products 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.

In recent years, ceramic coating has really grown in popularity. We'll discuss ceramic coatings and when they are worth every penny. It's not a mystery that ceramic coatings have increased in popularity within the last few years, and they promise to provide some of the best paint protection you can apply to your car.

There are almost always offers for it, from your neighborhood detailing shop to car social media content creators, to practically everywhere else. Almost everyone swears by this stuff. Lots of people get a little turned off when they get a good look at the price tag for the first time. First let's figure out what ceramic coating is. The main ingredient of a ceramic coating is silicon dioxide or silicon carbide.

Ceramic coatings is liquid, so it can be applied to a vehicle and adhere to the finish of the car.

After it hardens, the silicon dioxide and other coating characteristics form an additional protective shell that repels water and protects against UV radiation. The paint protection and auto detailing industry was dominated by waxes for a long, long time. Using animal fats and animal oils to clean horses' carriages in the 1800s and 1900s soon evolved into 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.

One of 360 Products' (available at ADSO stores) products was developed with nano-ceramic technology in order to protect and enhance the paint finish of vehicles. 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? Ceramic coatings are distinguished from wax coatings by their longer lifetime. A good wax will last you like three to six weeks before you have to reapply it. A ceramic coating will, on the other hand, typically last for about two to five years, depending on the quality and application.

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

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 rinse it out with a hose. However, sometimes people just like to over-hype it just a little bit. 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. I'm saying there are a few misconceptions out there about ceramic coatings.

First and foremost, it does not eliminate water spots. Unfortunately, it is the truth, even though it does help. Using a ceramic coating that has hydrophobic characteristics, water and moisture droplets may flow off the surface much more easily, which is why water spots are less likely to appear. 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. Furthermore, ceramic coatings do not provide adequate protection against rock chips and scratches.

Even though it may protect against light scratches here and there, I wouldn't see it as a 100 proof solution. If something like that happens, maybe you should invest in some protective film or Clear Bra. The cost is lower than you may expect.

When ceramic coatings first came out, it cost nearly $1500 to have them done. However, you can now have your vehicle professionally ceramic coated for only under $700 by a good detailer.

In most cases, when you receive a quote to have your car coated, you might have to have your car's paint corrected first. This is where 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 here eventually come down, that's just how it goes. It is important to note that part of the cost of ceramic coating your car is paying someone to do the application for you. When it comes down to it, it has to be worth it for you and your vehicle.

If your car has a nice paint job, you should protect it. You can ceramic coat your car for a couple hundred dollars. The coating process is not restricted to just your car. Ceramic coatings for your wheels for instance, is extremely popular. There's so much demand that we've started offering packages as an add-on when you check out. We'll ceramic coat them for you before you head out the door, and it makes cleaning 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.

If you think that's something worth it to you, then go for it. A lot of people here have ceramic coating done to their cars because they swear by it. 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.

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. If you've had ceramic coating applied to your car, or wheels, or seats, please let us know how you liked it.