Most of our customers will ask us how to properly take care of their vehicle after the Ceramic Coating Services and what needs to be paid careful attention to in order to extend the Ceramic Coating’s functionality.
60% of the durability of Ceramic Coating depends on the preparation of the paint surface before the Application. A completely and fully prepared rigorous paint finish can effectively improve the paint adhesion ability of ceramic coating and can firmly grasp and penetrate the air of the paint surface on the vehicle.
40% of the work depends on the maintenance of the car’s owner in the later period. Today, this article will give you a few things to pay attention to maintain and extend the ceramic coating’s functionality:
- The most important is to use a Neutral pH car wash shampoo to wash your vehicle. The two most feared elements of car paint are:
Acidic and alkaline substances. acidic substances can quickly corrode a car’s paintjob. Although the plated crystal has stronger hardness and higher density, it can effectively isolate the acid from the paint, but the acid will still cause damage to the Ceramic Coating. Alkaline substances will easily leave water stains on the car paint itself. If there is low rainfall and the vehicle has been parked outside for a long time, these alkaline substances cannot come off easily. The alkaline substance will contaminate the paint. Therefore, an acid-alkaline balanced car wash is the best choice. - Do not use sponge blocks to clean the vehicle. Although sponge blocks can absorb a lot of water and foam, making your cleaning work easier, the sponge also absorbs a lot of sediment, which is difficult to remove by simple rinsing. As the foam comes out little by little sediment will also be mixed in the foam and as you wipe the body it will scratch the car’s paint. Ceramic Coating is divided into different grades of hardness. If your Ceramic Coating is not hard enough, then these sediments are likely to scratch your car paint and cause very serious Swirl Marks. We recommend using fiber towels or wool cloths for vehicle cleaning and use separate towels for the upper and lower parts of the body.
- We never recommend car owners to clean the vehicle frequently, because every time the vehicle is cleaned, it is a process of friction with the paint. However, materials such as bird droppings, gum, and insect carcasses need to be cleaned up in time.
Our recommended cleaning method is to soak the vehicle’s body with water to soften it, and then use a soft towel to clean it up. Pay special attention to bird droppings, or if there is a lot of sand and gravel. When cleaning it is very likely to be serious if you wipe it directly as the gravel and sand will scratch the paint. - Regular maintenance. Ceramic Coating is divided into functional and hydrophobic layers. The hydrophobic layer is very easily affected by the outer environment. Under the erosion of car washing and wind and sand, the hydrophobic layer is likely to diminish. The consequence of the failure of the hydrophobic layer is that the stains are easy to stay on the car paint for a long time corroding the durability of the functional layer. Therefore, we also recommend that you purchase some hydrophobic agents, which maintain the hydrophobic effect of Ceramic Coating.
- In the end, our message to car owners is this: Ceramic Coating’s job is to sacrifice itself to protect the original paint. So, the decline and disappearance of Ceramic Coating is an inevitable process. From another perspective, the disappearance of Ceramic Coating is also the result of effectively protecting the car’s paint. Maintaining good care habits and patient cleaning is the most important job in preserving the durability and function of Ceramic Coating!