Ceramic Coatings and all the preparation work required

Ceramic Coating Preparation

Our Ceramic Coating Installation service involves a meticulous preparation process to ensure your coating bonds to your paint effectively, the steps i take are as follows in this order.

  1. pre wash and snow foam.
  2. wheels and arches cleaned
  3. contact wash 
  4. iron fallout remover
  5. clay bar decontamination
  6. all intricate areas blown out with air 
  7. hand dried 

At this stage i then wipe down every panel with isopropyl (pure alcohol) to ensure there are 0 contaminants remaining on your paintwork. I also recommend you visit me for your coating so that the weather will not disrupt your appointment. Whilst i can apply certain coatings on your driveway it is preferred you  drop it off with me.

Paint enhancement/Correction 

Now your paint is prepped for its coating there is one more huge step that is often missed. Before locking the finish in with a coating you need to be happy with the finish of your paint, whilst ceramic coatings have slight filling properties to hide light scratches ect, you always either enhance or correct your paint. At diamond detailing i include a single step paint enhancement with all coatings. Now some cars, especially cars with hard clear coats may require a 2 step correction or more to rid scratches and swirls to a standard that ultimately you are happy with. Now it is time to actually apply your coating.

Ceramic Coating application 

At this stage we are ready to apply the coating. panel by panel your coating is applied, and now we wait.... literally! 

Coatings have something called cure time, this is essentially a phase where your coating hardens and sets to the paint. for this reason your car needs to be with me at 09:00 on the day of your appointment, if it works better for you it can be arranged to be dropped off the night before. Your car will be ready at 18:00, sometimes it may be slightly earlier in which case i will notify you by text. So now you know exactly what  steps an accredited prestige detailer takes. What are you waiting for? click the book now button and lets protect your car the diamond way