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

It's hard to keep your car's paint in good shape and it can be expensive to do so, but it's a worthwhile investment when it comes to the overall look and appearance of your car. Many products have hit the marketplace over the past several years that claim to help keep the paint of your vehicle in good condition, and some are claiming to be the best.

Ceramic coating has really been at the forefront of all of this over the past few years or so. We will discuss whether ceramic coatings are actually worth the cost and whether they would be worth the effort. It's not a mystery that ceramic coatings have exploded in popularity over the last 10 years, and they guarantee to provide some of the best paint protection you could apply to your vehicle.

There are many of locations across the nation that market it, from car social media content creators to neighborhood detailing suppliers, and everywhere in between. Almost everyone swears by this stuff. The first time people see the price, they are often discouraged. First let's figure out what ceramic coating is. A ceramic coating is generally known as a nano coating and contains the key component silicon dioxide, or in many instances, silicon carbide.

It is available in a liquid form, allowing it to be applied to a vehicle 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. For the longest time, wax ruled the automotive detailing and paint protection industries. Using animal fats and animal oils to clean horses' carriages in the 1800s and 1900s soon evolved into using plant-based products. 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.

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? How did car wax differ from ceramic coatings and why did it cost so much? The biggest difference between a wax and a ceramic coating is its longevity. A good wax will last anywhere between like three or six weeks, before you're gonna have to do a re-application. In contrast, ceramic coatings last for anywhere from two to five years depending on the application and the quality.

It's better to use ceramic coating because it protects against UV rays and other things that can damage your paint.

It works fine, you've seen the videos of people throwing mud on their own car and it just falls off and they can just rinse it off. In the end, though, from time to time people just like to over-hype things. Some people who promote ceramic coatings stretch the truth just a little bit because ceramic coating has become so popular. Meaning that there are some common misconceptions about the product and about ceramic coating out there.

In the first place, it does not eliminate water spots. Unfortunately, it is the truth, even though it does help. Because of the hydrophobic properties of the ceramic coating, water and water droplets will run off the surface much faster, that is why you see it so clearly in the videos, so that water spots are reduced. 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. Number two, ceramic coating does not help protect your car 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 third thing is that it's really not that expensive.

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.

Every new thing costs a bit at first, and over time, it'll eventually come down. That's just how it goes. 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 car's paintjob has a really nice look, so I would definitely advise you to protect it. You can ceramic coat your car for a couple hundred dollars. It is not only your car that can be coated. 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 here 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.

And if that's something that's worth it to you, then by all means, there you go. There are a bunch of people who swear by ceramic coating. Most of them here have it done to their vehicles because they love the results. You've got to think about it from all sides, and it's gotta be worth it for you to be protecting your car or part of your car with it.

It's an investment and you wanna protect your investment. Would you mind sharing your thoughts on ceramic coating and whether you've had it done in regards to any of your cars, wheels or seats.