OVERVIEW OF CERAMIC COATINGS

You want your vehicle to look as good as it did the day you bought it. So you carefully wash it on a regular basis and you apply a new coat of wax every few months. But despite your efforts, swirl marks, chips, and stains start to populate on your vehicle’s exterior. Not only that, water spots, dirt, and grime start clinging to your car the day after you give it a thorough wash.

What if there was a product that could change this narrative; a product that would provide protection from environmental hazards and make your car easier to wash, while not requiring repeated application. Good news! There is. It’s called a Ceramic Coating (or Nano-Ceramic Coating), and it could add substantial value to your vehicle. Ceramic coating prevents minor scratches to your clear-coat and acts as a sacrificial layer. This preserves the original factory paint. Any surface scratches that happen in the coating are easily removed with light polishing which will not weaken the integrity of the original clear coat. With a ceramic coating your paint won’t fade or age due to the UV protection in the glass coating. Glossy, slick and self-cleaning This nano technology allows the Ceramic nanoparticles to fill the smallest pores in the paint which makes the Ceramic coating shield shiny, smooth and extremely slick or hydrophobic. High quality ceramic coating products dramatically lowers the surface tension preventing environmental contaminants such as: bird droppings, bugs, dirt, tar and paint from bonding to the surface. Water easily removes dirt from the surface by encapsulating it while rolling off the surface. This is called the self-cleaning effect.

SUMMARY OF CERAMIC COATING BENEFITS

In short, a Ceramic Coating adds additional protection to your car’s exterior and helps keep it looking like-new with comparatively minimal maintenance. The coating achieves this result by making your vehicle more resilient and easier to clean. Here are the main benefits:

PROTECTION FROM UV DAMAGE / OXIDIZATION

If a vehicle is often exposed to the sun, its paint will begin to oxidize, resulting in dulled and faded paint. A layer of Ceramic Coating protects a vehicle’s paint from the sun’s ultraviolet rays, thereby reducing the amount of oxidization.

EASE OF CLEANING

One of the most significant features of a Ceramic Coating is that it is hydrophobic, which is a fancy way of saying it repels water. When a vehicle has a hydrophobic Ceramic Coating, water will bead on the surface and slide off more easily. This means that mud and grime will have a more difficult time bonding to your vehicle’s paint, and when you wash your car, contaminants can be removed with less effort.

ENHANCED GLOSS

If you want your paint to pop with gloss, you will want to add a Ceramic Coating. A good Ceramic Coating enhances the reflective properties of your car’s paint and clear coat, adding to the depth and clarity of your paint.

As we said at the outset, a Ceramic Coating will add value to your vehicle. At Gwinnett Auto Appearance, we strive to offer you the best value in service and protection for your particular needs . This service is not for all customers but it does offer superior shine, longevity and protection.

OUR PRODUCTS

We strive to offer our customers the best ceramic coating products on the market. We currently install the complete ceramic pro line as well as cquartz & gtechinq. 

THE BOTTOM LINE

If you have done any research on ceramic coatings then you have probably come across a lot of clever marketing and some extremely high pricing.  We have trained with various distributors of these products. Some ceramic coating products do last longer than others. The prep work that takes place before applying the coating does greatly affect the end result. We also strongly recommend hand washing and using a silica spray to extend the life of your ceramic coating application. Our company will perform a professional application that will last for years. Our goal is to simply provide a ceramic coating service to you the customer at a fair price that best fits the needs of your vehicle.