CERAMIC COATING

 It is crucial to begin by thoroughly washing the vehicle to remove dirt, dust, and debris using a PH-Neutral soap (PH-Neutral Soap has no additional additive like wax embedded into it - just straight soap).

Decontaminate the paint surface by using a clay bar and iron remover  to get rid of any embedded contaminants.

After the wash process the next and most important step is paint correction. A vast majority of the clarity and shine of the vehicle comes from this step. It is strongly suggested to do a paint corrections before ANY ceramic coating process. The reason is that when you put on a ceramic coating you are essentially bonding it to the paint and sealing everything below it IE: the quality/condition of the paint. Now if your vehicle is coated you can still remove the coating and tend to any defects however it is a more costly and time consuming process. So you want to correct the paint quality, remove defects then seal it with a ceramic coating. 

Now every vehicles paint will require a slightly different process. For starters you have hard paint and you have soft paint. Hard paint types mean it will take longer to remove defects and soft paint types means it will be quicker to remove any paint defects. Knowing a vehicles paint type before hand just comes down to experience on past vehicles. Depending on what the vehicles requires and what the client is looking to pay will determine how much defect removal will be done. Paint correction can become very expensive so it is important to understand this step moving forward. 

After the paint correction process, the prep stage for the ceramic coating begins. All oils, residue and dust from the polish are removed to give the coating a better bond to the paint. Any other parts of the vehicles have been tended too, like the rims and windows. The vehicle is now in a perfectly clean state and ready to receive ceramic coating.

Depending on what ceramic coating combination you chose will determine how many layers are applied to the vehicle. This would also be the time the windows and rims would be coated. The coating is applied to about 1/3rd of a panel at a time and done in sections. It is a slow and tedious process. Once the first layer is applied, the next layers are applied the same way. Number of layers is determined but what the client wants. After the base coating layers are applied and if applicable the top coat is then applied after waiting 4 hours.

The vehicle is now ceramic coated.

It takes about 24-48 hours for the vehicle to cure, after which it may be driven. Allow up to 7 days before getting the vehicle wet or applying any chemical to the paint.