vehicle, when its whole purpose is to
protect the vehicle? Who doesn’t want
to protect their vehicle?
Well the simple answer is the initial
cost. It’s not cheap. Having said that,
it’s totally worth each and every
dollar. One might ask how many
dollars are we talking about here?
Well… let’s break down the process
and the cost of applying a professional
grade ceramic coating.
Let’s see what’s involved in the
entire process.
STEP 1:
Vehicle detail preparation
(includes interior though not
discussed). Associated cost: $400
Before a vehicle can be ceramic
coated there is a long list of processes
that must be completed prior to
the application of the coating. This
can be a “con” as there is a fair
amount of work and thus time involved
to prepare a vehicle for a
ceramic coating. As we know time is
money. There is no way to avoid this
process. If this part of the process is
skipped the completed results will
generally be poor. The following 1 –
10 steps need to be completed before
the coating can be applied to any
surface:
1. Pre-wash (remove all heavy dirt
and/or mud)
2. Iron decontamination solution
applied (This step will extract iron
deposits from the body surface as
well as the wheels… really anything
the solution is sprayed onto. Metal
deposits can come from the
brakes, road debris and so on)
3. Active agent cleaner solution is
applied next (This step helps to
loosen and remove environmental
fallout)
4. Degreasing foam pre-wash (without
letting this solution dry, you
soak the vehicle to help dilute (thus
deactivate) the iron decon and
active solutions currently on the
paint. This step will also loosen
and remove any grease)
5. Foam bath (to help pull the dirt and
environmental fall out off the paint,
creating a layer of soap and solution)
6. Thoroughly wash the vehicle
7. Second foam bath (heavy soap
solution for the next step)