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Ceramic Coating Prep for Your Car - Clay Sponge

Maintaining your trucks and cars paint in excellent condition takes money and time, but it makes a big difference in the overall quality and presence of your car. Over the past several years, many products have hit the market that claim to be the best and that will keep the paint of your car or truck in excellent condition.

In recent years, ceramic coating has truly grown in popularity. We are going to discuss ceramic coatings and whether or not they are really worth the the cost. It's not a secret that ceramic coatings have skyrocketed in popularity during the last several years, and they promise to offer among the best paint protection you can apply to your car or truck.

There are almost always offers for it, from your neighborhood detailing shop to car social media content creators, to practically everywhere else. People swear by it. People get turned off by the cost the first time they look at it. First let's figure out what ceramic coating is. It's also known as a nano coating, and silicon dioxide, or silicon carbide, is the main ingredient.

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

Once it's hardened, the Silicon dioxide properties and other properties of the coating form an extra protective shell, I guess you could call it, that repels the water and provide some protection from the sun's UV rays and all that good stuff. Historically, waxes have dominated the paint protection and auto detailing industries. 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. 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? Is there anything that separates a car wax from a ceramic coating, and why is it so expensive? Ceramic coatings offer much longer lifespan than wax coatings. The wax will last anywhere from three to six weeks, before you'll need to reapply it. Ceramic coatings, on the other hand, can last anywhere from two to five years, depending on the application and product quality.

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

It does a fantastic job and I don't need to sit here and let you know that, you've seen the videos of people throwing mud on their cars and trucks and just slides off and they can just rinse it off with a hose and it's been proven time and time again. However, sometimes people just like to over-hype it just a little bit. In other words, a lot of detailers and people who are promoting ceramic coating like to slightly overstate the truth. Meaning there are some common misconceptions about the product and ceramic coating.

It does not eliminate or prevent water spots. I'm sorry, it's the truth, although 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. 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, a ceramic coating will not prevent rock 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. For something like that, you're gonna wanna look at investing in some protective film or Clear Bra or something like that. Finally, it isn't as expensive as it seems.

The ceramic coating was initially quite costly, ranging from $1500 to $2000 However, you can now have your here vehicle professionally ceramic coated for only under $700 by a professional detailer.

A lot of times when you're going to get a quote for having your car coated, you might need to have your car paint corrected first which is where a lot of that extra cost comes in. You can even just obtain a package from the things and diy, understand the process, maybe wreck it a couple of times.

Every new thing costs a bit at first, and over time, it'll 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. Ultimately, 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. Ceramic coatings for your wheels for instance, is extremely popular. 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. 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.

This is an investment, so it is best to protect it. Tell us how you feel about ceramic coating and if you have had it applied to any of your cars, wheels, or seats.