Exterior Ceramic Coating Pa York Hanover

     First, let's establish what a decontamination wash is. Just like the skin on your face, your clear coat has pores. We use a face wash (a chemical) to pull the dirt out of our pores. This is a necessary part of good hygiene. Dirt embeds itself into the pores of the clear coat, as well as tar, road salt, and other gunk that can remain stuck to the coating even if it is washed regularly and needs to be removed every once in a while. Generally speaking, this stuck on dirt builds up slowly over time. Little by little. The environment constantly drops chemicals on your vehicle 24/7. These are the reasons that you got the coating in the first place-to protect from these issues. 

     So, a decontamination wash uses specific chemicals designed to dissolve and remove certain contamination. There are metal deposits, grease, oil, tar, solvents, road dirt, and tree fallout that land on your vehicle and begin to embed themselves over time. Each chemical used was created to dissolve that given issue. Technically, everything that lands on your vehicle is or possesses a chemical. The only way to remove a chemical is with a chemical. These detailing chemicals will safely remove the environments chemicals without damaging the coating. In fact, the ceramic coating will be made better as a result. 

     You can also look at a decon wash as flushing the ceramic coating's oil. It needs to be flushed every once in a while to "unload" or "unburden" the coating. Can your ceramic coating fail prematurely or before it was expected if a decon wash is not done every once in a while? YES! Make sure you build this into your normal maintenance routine. Its very simple. We send automated reminders telling you when one year has passed. So no need to watch the calendar. 

     According to the Federal Highway Administration, the average vehicle is driven 14,263 miles per year. Based on that average, we recommend you have your ceramic coating decontaminated once a year. If your vehicle is driven more than the average then we recommend a decon wash every 6 months. If you are less than the average you can probably have it done every year and a half. We usually just recommend once a year just to make it more practical. 

     You change your oil before your engine has issues. therefore, we decon wash our ceramic coated vehicle so that it has a long prosperous life. Call or book online a decon wash so that we can keep your ceramic coating in good shape. 

Simply put, it's cleaning an exterior ceramic coating. A coating only needs one of two things done to it-either a wash or a decontamination wash. No need to polish or wax it. 

A coated vehicle does not need to be cleaned as often as a non coated vehicle. It is also much easier to clean, takes less time and money to do so. 

Why is a ceramic coating easier to clean? Because of the resins that are in it allow dirt to be released with less effort compared to the factory clear coat. A ceramic coating will not oxidize as well so no polishing will need to be done. 

It will stay cleaner for longer and be much easier to clean. But do I actually need a coating? From the perspective of saving money, No! Over time a coating will cost less than not having a coating. Mainly because it will eliminate the need for scrubbing, polishing and wax or sealant. 

An exterior ceramic coating will preserve your factory clear coat. Think of this coating as a sacrificial layer protecting the paint underneath. Depending on what exterior coating you choose will determine performance and how long it will last.