Ceramic Coating – Protect Your Car’s Paint Job With Professional Ceramic Coating

Ceramic coating is an expensive and time-consuming investment, but it’s a great way to protect your car’s paint job. It can withstand a variety of physical hazards, ensuring your car’s showroom-quality finish for years to come.

Its extreme chemical resistance means that bird poop and tree sap won’t damage the paint, and water repellency makes it far easier to wash. This helps you save on car wash costs, waxing products, and detailing services.

1. Long-lasting protection

Ceramic coating, when installed by the pros at Alta Mere in Plano, offers a clear semi-permanent treatment made of silicon dioxide and bonded with your car’s paint. It protects the paint from harmful UV rays, preventing it from fading or becoming dull. It can also be applied to other surfaces like the wheels and calipers, plastic trim and glass. Its hydrophobic properties allow water to form beads and slide off the surface, making weekly car washes a much easier task.

Ceramic coating won’t protect your car from rock chips or scratches though, and it will still need some type of wash and maintenance to keep it looking pristine. It will also be more sensitive to existing scratches and swirl marks, so you’ll likely need some paint correction before it can be fully utilized.

2. No more waxing

Ceramic coating is a silica-based liquid polymer that creates a hard protective layer for your car. It protects against environmental contaminants and UV rays that cause damage to your paint, resulting in a showroom-worthy finish. It is a long-lasting alternative to waxes and spray sealants that require frequent reapplication.

It can protect against light surface scratches and is extremely water resistant. Even better, it repels dirt, road grime, bird droppings, and other substances that can stain your paint.

The best ceramic coating will last for several years if maintained properly. However, it will not protect your car from all damage; serious scratches and dents will still affect the paint underneath. It’s important to understand its limitations and manage expectations. But, a ceramic coat will significantly reduce the amount of maintenance required to keep your car looking great.

3. Easy to clean

With a 9H rating, ceramic coating is professional-grade, making it tougher than paint sealants and waxes. However, like any car coating product, it requires proper preparation and application. DIY ceramic coating kits have a high rate of failure before their intended lifespan because of inadequate decontamination and poor application.

Having a ceramic coating professionally applied to your car provides the best results and long-term protection. Professionals take extra steps not seen with DIY products and have detailed knowledge of their products that ensure a flawless result every time.

Ceramic coating can protect against light surface damage, such as swirl marks and scratches, but it does not guarantee your car is immune to more serious blemishes. Proper maintenance, such as frequent washing with a pH-neutral wash and a drying towel to prevent water spots, will prolong the life of your ceramic coating.

4. Increased resale value

Ceramic coating is like armor for your car, protecting it from harmful UV rays, acid rain, bird droppings, and other environmental contaminants that can eat away at the paint. It resists these threats much more effectively than wax and other solutions, so your vehicle can maintain that pristine showroom look for a longer period of time.

The ceramic coating also repels dirt, so you can go longer between washes. Those reduced maintenance costs can add up to significant value over the lifespan of your vehicle. And when you’re ready to sell or trade your vehicle, being able to show documentation of the ceramic coating professional application is a huge plus that can increase your sale or trade-in price. It shows that you took care of your car and maintained its appearance.

5. Easy to maintain

Ceramic coating is a tough surface that repels dust, water spots, bird droppings, road salt and light environmental elements. It also makes washing your car easier than ever, with its hydrophobic properties and self-cleaning surfaces.

Having a ceramic coating professionally applied to your vehicle will provide you with the best protection available. Its durability is comparable to paint protection film (PPF) but much cheaper, and it can be used on glass, wheels and calipers, plastic trim and interior.

However, even the most durable ceramic coat will eventually wear down. When this happens, you’ll need to reapply the coating. To do so, start by rinsing the surface of your car to remove loose dirt and debris. Then, wash the vehicle with a quality soap and water, making sure to avoid scratching the surface.