The ceramic coating itself is not very expensive if you plan on applying it all by yourself. However, most commonly, the better benefits offered by the ceramic coatings cannot be reaped or experienced if you do it yourself. This is one of the reasons why ceramic coatings are done by professional detailers. When it comes to professional detailers, ceramic coating is one of the most expensive types of coating there is. Here are some of the common reasons for such an expensive nature.
1.Performance of the ceramic coating –
Compare ceramic coating with any other type of coating and you will find ceramic coating to be far more superior and more advantageous than others.
Durability – there is no other coating that is durable than ceramic coating. If applied in the right way, a ceramic coating could keep you paint job clean and protected for at least 3 to 4-years.
Protection – ceramic coating is known to offer far more superior protection to the car, it is less prone to scratches and wear off slowly when compared to other types of coating. As far as we know, the ceramic coating could protect the paint job from moisture, gasoline, generic cleaners, brake fluid, coolant, etc.
Magnify and amplify – while most of people assume ceramic coating to improve the quality of the paint job, it does not do such a thing. Instead, it amplified and magnifies the paint job. If the paint job is perfect, a ceramic coating could amplify the aesthetics of the car.
2.Labor charges –
Doing a ceramic coating is not as easy as you think, even if you are planning to do the ceramic coating all by yourself, the accessories needed to do it might add to your cost. Here are some facts you need to know.
Pre-cleaning – a ceramic coating could be done only after an efficient cleaning of the car; the car has to be cleaned perfectly to remove all the dust and dirt on it.
Clay bar – After cleaning the clay bar has to be used on the car for removing the imperfections like scratches and small damages on the paint job.
Repainting – If the washing and clay bar use does not improve the overall looks of the car, a repainting has to be done. Remember, the ceramic coating would amplify and magnify the present paint job of the car. If the paint job is poor, the ceramic coating will make appear even worse.
Buffing – Both clay bar use and repainting demands buffing, whichever procedure you do, the ceramic coating cannot be done without doing buffing.
Ceramic coating – ceramic coating is a time-consuming process, applying the coating itself takes around 3-hours. Allowing the coating to bond with the car exterior takes almost 24 to 48-hours.
As you have seen there are almost 5 major procedures that a professional has to perform to do the ceramic coating, these 5 procedures consist of several other small procedures that are hectic. These are the reasons why ceramic coating is comparatively expensive than others.
