Car lovers love to maintain their vehicles in almost a brand new condition for as long as they can. To do this, every single year around the globe, people spend around $2 billion. These people like to use wax and other protective materials to protect the vehicle from harmful UV exposure and other dusty materials.
Hence these people often want to use ceramic coatings for cars they use. However, getting them done at car salons or garages or warehouses is way too costly.
However, is it a good idea to use wax to protect the ceramic coating of your car by using the wax on top of it? The answer is a No. Use of the wax coating on top of the ceramic coat is a sheer wastage of time and money. To top it all, it might become a trouble for you in future if not appropriately maintained.
Maintain that Ceramic Coat
To maintain the initial shiny ceramic coating of your car, you should ideally choose to go for basic cleaning and maintenance every week. The ceramic coatings for cars are hydrophobic and nanoparticles based. This very same patented technology is used in that provided by Permagard’s to provide the best car exterior protection in India. When used on the surface of your car, they bond very strongly to the car surface and creates a UV protective layer for it.
Now, this material is a low maintenance material which can easily, become clean with a microfibre towel and one or two buckets of plain pure water. So now layering it with wax might increase the workload of cleaning as cleaning anything coated with wax requires little extra effort along with certain specific cleaners.
The ceramic coating is already hydrophobic so adding a wax on top of it isn’t a great idea as it does nothing much to protect the surface or the interiors beneath it which is more valuable than the coating.
Cleaning it out real hard
Ceramic coatings are self-cleaning material due to their slick nature which does not let the dirt and dust or debris stick to the surface. Still, the nanocoating does require regular cleaning and maintenance despite the dirt and dust resistance offered by the coating. Brake dust or grime can very easily be washed with a spray hose or be wiped off.
However, in the absence of regular cleaning, contaminants will build up making the coating layer susceptible to further damage.
The longevity of the Ceramic Coating
Even a coating of low grade would last long. At least a few years than ordinary paint sealants or wax, and will also give resistance to water, dirt and debris along with giving a highly glossy finish to the vehicle.
This longevity is due to the application process used in the coating procedure. The surface is washed and wiped thoroughly to make it oil, water, dirt and dust-free so that strongly and physically binds to the surface of the car. The nanoparticles fill in the imperfections to behave as a protective layer on the bare metal or vinyl coat.
Is it worth using a car wax over ceramic coatings?
Though the only benefits one can get of using a car wax over ceramic coatings for cars is that it might protect the coat; however, it is very short-lived for about 5-6 weeks. After that, you will have to get rid of it using a chemical cleaner which might damage your ceramic coating leading to its premature wear and tear.
The gurus of this field strongly recommend that since the ceramic coating is self-cleaning and dust repellent in itself, the best way to ensure its long life span is to regularly clean and maintain it and thoroughly follow the manufacturer’s recommendation. Applying a wax coating to it is not a healthy idea for the coat; in fact, they very much condemn it.
They say that ceramic coating, with its hydrophobic and slick nature, is self-sufficient to protect itself, giving your vehicle a highly lustrous shine. However, we would recommend you to use Permagard’s Reactive Polymer Technology which is currently the most efficient and trustworthy car exterior protection method. The solution used by Permagard is biodegradable, environment-friendly and protects your car from stains, dirt, grime and other pollutants present in the atmosphere.
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