How To Apply A Ceramic Coating To Your Car !!

Hey guys, welcome to another episode of Pan the Organizer on today's show. We're going to talk about

ceramic

coating

s, so it's been all the rage in the auto detailing world lately, so I'm going to tell you what they are and what they do. It's important to know how to use them and

apply

them correctly and I'll give you some tips and tricks to make

your

experience super simple and when we're done you'll learn everything you need to know about

ceramic

coating

s so if you look at the car. With detailed videos on YouTube, you've probably seen guys use products like these, so they usually come in a little bottle, so they're ceramic coatings.

They are also called nanocoatings or glass coatings because essentially inside the main active ingredient is silica dioxide or sio2. and it essentially adds a layer of glass to

your

car's paint so for the purpose of this video we're going to detail my own bmw 435i xdrive grand coupe m sport edition and to do that I'm going to use the consumer car pro. Cquartz ceramic coating UK edition, okay, so you see, I'm going to keep it super simple and you guys can do the same thing in your own homes, so let's go ahead and start the show.

Hello guys, I'm welcome back. to all my regular viewers and to all those who are watching one of my youtube videos for the first time, take a second and click the subscribe button that way you will never miss my future videos. Well, today we are talking about Ceramic Coatings. Some people also call them glass coatings or nanocoatings, but they are all essentially the same because they contain the same active molecule which is silica dioxide or sio2, so what silica dioxide is is essentially which brings a layer of glass on top of your car paint to protect it, so the main advantages of using ceramic coatings are extreme durability, so normally consumer products last between one and two years and then in products professional level, they will last more than two years up to six or seven years.

They add an extreme shine to your car's paint. They also have amazing hydrophobic properties, meaning water will bead up and remove paint extremely well. They have built-in UV protection and they also have what we call self-cleaning properties, so when it rains and when you're rolling down the road, it actually helps lift dirt off the surface and repel it, so when we think about protecting the paint, we normally think of the two classics that are carnauba waxes, which are organic products from plants in Brazil and last from two to three months and then we have paint sealants that are a synthetic paint protection and last between five and six months, so chemists came up with a new form of paint protection about a decade ago in Japan and South Korea and invented this type. of ceramic coating that essentially adds a layer or layer of glass on top of the clear coat and is extremely shiny and extremely durable.

A lot of people may be afraid of the word ceramic coating but honestly if you follow my tips and tricks you will be able to get the product at a consumer level and do the same with your car and by the way you will love the effects guys I will place some links in the description below for all the products I will be talking about today and I will also give you my recommendations and suggestions on what ceramic coatings you can buy, that will be easy to

apply

, easy to use and will give you great results, so come with me and I will show you every step.

That is necessary to apply a ceramic coating to your car's paint. Well, first we'll start by rinsing the paint thoroughly with a pressure washer, then we move on to the pre-washing stage using a foam cannon and snow foam before. I wash off the paint. I usually start by cleaning the wheels as these are the dirtiest parts of the vehicle and to do this I use a separate third bucket that is dedicated to cleaning the wheels, so now I am going to wash the paint using the safe. washing techniques consisting of the two-bucket method, so that one bucket contains only the rinse water to rinse the glove and the second bucket is the wash solution.

Always start with the top of the car and work your way to the bottom as these are the dirtiest parts of the vehicle. Typically in the chemical decontamination stages we will use a tar remover and an iron filings remover so these products are usually used. They spray on transparent and change color when they react, we let it sit for four to five minutes and rinse. The second stage of decontamination is manual decontamination of the paint using a clay bar and clay bar lubricant. To do this, spray some clay bar lubricant on the surface and rub the clay bar up and down and left and right, be very gentle, no need to apply.

Lots of pressure and this step will help pick up any remaining contaminants that are embedded in the clear coat. Before applying a ceramic coating to your vehicle, you need to make sure your paint is as perfect as possible because these are semi-permanent coatings. and they seal any defects left on the surface, so you're usually going to compound your paint using a compound and a dual action polish if you have deep scratches and swirl marks and if, like my BMW, you only have some light swirl marks Well, you can use a finishing polish this way it will remove any remaining scratches and swirls and also give the paint a nice shine after the polishing stages.

Be sure to spray an isopropyl alcohol mixture on the surface and wipe with a microfiber cloth to remove. any residual polishing oil this will ensure proper bonding of the ceramic coating, so in a typical box of ceramic coating you get a bunch of different products, so you typically get a silica spray containing silica dioxide, you get the ceramic coating itself, you get a foam applicator. block and you get some micro suede applicator cloths, so you take your foam block, you wrap your micro suede applicator around it, make sure you take your ceramic coating bottle and you shake it really well and then you open it up and you pour in enough content to do In a line on your micro suede, you will apply the ceramic coating in a criss-cross pattern, which means up-and-down and left-to-right motions, and manufacturers recommend that you work in small sections, usually two-by-two sections, hey, Like I said, work. the product in small sections and do not let it dry for too long, usually after 20 to 30 seconds the product will evaporate so you are ready to remove it with a high quality microfiber cloth.

I recommend using a 300 to 360 g/m² short pile cloth that they make. Removal is much easier too when you're done polishing the car, be sure to throw away the microfiber towel as the silica dioxide will dry out and potentially scratch and mar the paint if you use it again once you've removed the ceramic coating. Wait 30 minutes to an hour and then you will spray some spray silica so the spray silica will prevent water spots from appearing for the next week while the product cures into the paint and will also add more shine and more hydrophobicity. to your ceramic coating, so when you have completed all the steps, you should make sure to let the product dry on the paint for a minimum of 12 to 24 hours without any contact with water, so ideally you should leave the piece in a garage.

Wow, those results were absolutely incredible. You saw how shiny the paint was and you could also see the hydrophobic effect, so how much it repels water droplets and they come off the car's paint. So to summarize all the tips and tricks for you to have a super positive experience at home when applying a ceramic coating, you first need to make sure you properly wash and prepare your car's paint, that is essential because once that layer is added semi-permanent protection to the paint of your car, it seals all the defects that could be underneath, so you have to do a proper prewash, wash the paint and then you have to go ahead with the chemical and physical decontamination so that the iron removers, the tar removers, the clay bar and at the end you also need to make sure that you Compound the paint if you have a lot of deep scratches and swirl marks.

Some cars like mine only need some sort of polishing, so to remove all the swirls and light scratches when you're done with the compounding and polishing stages, you need to be sure. absolutely safe to use isopropyl alcohol to remove polishing oils and that way you will have a slick surface that will be ready to receive paint protection and will help the ceramic coating adhere to the paint when you apply the ceramic. Coat the paint again, make sure you use a cross pattern, meaning up and down, left and right, don't let the product stay on the car paint too long, so as soon as it flashes, I would say 20 to 30 seconds. be sure to remove it with a microfiber towel.

That microfiber towel should have a short nap, so 300 to 360 gsm will gladly and easily help you remove the ceramic coating so you can polish it after waiting half an hour to an hour, usually the consumer. Level ceramic coatings come with a form of silica spray so it is meant to protect the car from any water spots for the next week while the paint cures so that is very important and you also want to make sure Once you have finished applying the steps for your ceramic coating let the paint sit in the garage or without contact with water for a minimum of 12 to 24 hours, so be sure to follow the instructions on your bottles and you should also maintain your coating so it's not just a case of apply it and forget it.

No, it is very important if you want to maintain the integrity of your ceramic coating that every time you wash it you use a pH neutral soap and shampoo that will restore your ceramic coating, so remove any contaminants and make the paint protection work as Best you can, in the case of Car Pro, they have their reset shampoo, so it's great and safe for ceramic coatings. You don't want to have any additives inside such as waxes, this will also safely remove all contaminants from the paint. every two or three months or even faster if you want, all companies usually have a silica spray to maintain and top off your ceramic coating, so it will add more shine and also add UV protection, but what's more Importantly it will also top off the silica dioxide content of your ceramic coating so this is car pro reload so it's a very easy to apply spray sealant you basically spray it on and buff it off and you should look at this as kind of a sacrificial layer on top of the paint protection, so if anything happens it will go through the sacrificial layer first and will not affect your ceramic coating, so if you follow these simple steps and techniques you will love applying a ceramic coating on your car and then you will do the maintenance. super simple so you basically wash it, you're going to top it off with your favorite spray sealant and that's it, so I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial.

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