details about CERAMIC COATING and it’s benefits

A ceramic coating is a liquid polymer that comes in a small 30-60ml bottle, yet it delivers remarkable value to your vehicle's finish. When carefully applied by hand, the liquid bonds with your car’s paint and hardens into a protective layer. You might wonder how such a small bottle can make such a difference. Once the coating cures, it provides a durable shield against environmental damage while significantly enhancing your vehicle's gloss and shine. One of the best features is its hydrophobic properties, which repel water, making it much easier to maintain that brilliant, freshly coated look.

choosING professional ceramic coating installation

While the process of installing a ceramic coating might seem straightforward, you may wonder, "Why pay a professional when I can do it myself?" It's true, you can apply it on your own, but achieving flawless results requires meticulous paint preparation, including swirl removal, paint correction, and ensuring the surface is free of contaminants. This process can take an entire day of work before the coating is even applied. After installation, the coating also needs time to properly cure, ensuring maximum durability and shine.

At Prystine Auto Care, we offer both professional-grade coatings and expert installation.

Understanding ceramic coating protection: Chemical vs PHysical resistance

When choosing a ceramic coating for your vehicle, it’s essential to understand the two key forms of protection it provides: chemical resistance and physical resistance (coating hardness). Both play a crucial role in maintaining your car’s appearance, but they offer different types of protection.

• Chemical Resistance: One of the standout features of ceramic coatings is their ability to protect your vehicle from environmental contaminants. The coating acts as a shield against harmful substances like bird droppings, tree sap, acid rain, and road salts. But perhaps the most beneficial aspect of chemical resistance is its hydrophobic properties. The coating creates a water-repellent surface that causes water to bead up and roll off the surface, carrying dirt and grime with it. This makes washing your vehicle easier and helps prevent stains, keeping your paint looking prystine for longer.

• Physical Resistance (Coating Hardness): The second layer of protection comes from the hardness of the ceramic coating. Rated on the pencil hardness scale (often up to 9H), this shield-like barrier helps defend your vehicle against light scratches, swirl marks, and other minor abrasions. While ceramic coatings are not entirely scratch-proof, the added hardness makes your paint more resistant to everyday wear and tear, helping to maintain a flawless finish.

Which One Provides More Hydrophobicity?
The hydrophobic effect is primarily linked to the chemical resistance of the ceramic coating. This feature helps repel water, ensuring a smooth, slick surface that protects your car’s paint from damaging contaminants. Meanwhile, the coating’s hardness ensures that this hydrophobic layer remains intact and durable over time, even with regular use.

At Prystine Auto Care, our premium ceramic coatings are rated 9H and offer both superior chemical resistance for water-repelling protection and physical resistance for long-lasting durability, giving your vehicle the ultimate defense against the elements. However, with our Level 1 package, while the coating is not as hard, it still performs exceptionally well, providing excellent protection and hydrophobic properties.

our Ceramic coating process

Once we've understood your needs and selected the ceramic coating package that fits your budget and lifestyle, we begin preparing your vehicle for the coating installation. As mentioned, the preparation process is the most critical and time consuming.

We start with a thorough exterior detail, cleaning the wheels and the vehicle's body. After the vehicle is clean, we use a synthetic clay mitt to remove embedded contaminants, leaving a smooth, prystine surface ready for machine polishing. The vehicle is then dried and moved into our shop, where we use an air gun to blow out any remaining water from cracks and crevices, ensuring the surface is completely dry.

As discussed during the consultation, we then focus on paint correction, removing swirls, restoring gloss, and enhancing the finish. Once the ideal result is achieved, we wipe down the paint with surface prep to remove any remaining polishes or oils, ensuring a perfectly clean surface for optimal bonding of the ceramic coating.

Finally, we hand-apply the ceramic coating. At Prystine Auto Care, we apply specialized coatings tailored to each exterior surface, ensuring long-lasting protection. While paint coatings can be used on wheels, glass, and plastics, dedicated coatings for these surfaces provide significantly enhanced longevity. Depending on the package selected, the vehicle will remain indoors for the required curing period to ensure the best results.