Scratches on your car can be frustrating, detracting from its overall appearance and even reducing its resale value.
Before we talk in detail about buffing scratches on coated car. First, let me help you understand when the situation.
“You had your vehicle professionally coated. And you’ve been meticulously maintaining it with regular washes using proper washing techniques. You also use the manufacturer maintenance spray every other wash. But, you went shopping and came home with a few nice long scratches happened in a parking lot.” We got tons of questions like these:
Yep, it can.
Ceramic coating scratches are damages to the ceramic layer on top of Clear Coat. That can occur due to various reasons such as minor accidents, parking mishaps, or even everyday wear and tear. These scratches can compromise the protective properties of the ceramic coating, leaving the underlying paint vulnerable to damage. But sometimes a deep scratch can happen.
While ceramic coatings are designed to resist minor scratches and swirl marks, they are not completely scratch-proof. Knowing what ceramic coating scratches are helps in taking the right steps to maintain your car’s pristine look.
Yep, it can.
Ceramic coating scratches are damages to the ceramic layer on top of Clear Coat. That can occur due to various reasons such as minor accidents, parking mishaps, or even everyday wear and tear. These scratches can compromise the protective properties of the ceramic coating, leaving the underlying paint vulnerable to damage. But sometimes a deep scratch can happen.
While ceramic coatings are designed to resist minor scratches and swirl marks, they are not completely scratch-proof. Knowing what ceramic coating scratches are helps in taking the right steps to maintain your car’s pristine look.
There are several types of scratches that can occur on a ceramic coated car. And you can identify it by running a fingernail across the damaged area and inspecting it thoroughly.
Improper cleaning techniques are a common yet often overlooked cause of paint scratches. These are light scratches that only affect the ceramic coating. And these scratches often do not penetrate to the underlying paint of your car. They are usually caused by small debris or improper washing techniques.
Solution?
Our professional detailers can polish the affected area to restore the car to its smoothness and shine and restore any other imperfections. Of course they will buff ceramic coating on top of the paint. Later, they will fix damaged ceramic coating by re-applying a new layer.
These scratches are slightly deeper than minor scratches and may affect the clear coat or the paint. They often result from more significant contact, such as brushing against a rough surface. They are quite shallow and can be polished out easily without any extensive repair required.
Solution?
If the scratch has gone through the ceramic coating into the clear coat, we have to remove the scratch. And our detailers will re-apply the coating in that area. This process involves:
Scratches that cut into the paint or primer of a car require a paint job. The depth of the scratches will determine how much material needs to be removed to correct them. OEM paint jobs generally have enough paint to be corrected a few times. Again, the severity of the damage being removed will affect this.
There are many ways to remove scratches on car. Some people prefer a quick guide, others may a need wet sand clear coat before buffing.
Typically, the total thickness of the three layers on most of the cars we see produced today will be between 67 microns (µm) and 198 microns (µm). Undertaking some machine polishing will likely remove 2-3 microns of clear coat. There are many different way available to get the job done. But we often follow this procedures:
Yes, unlike wet sand clear coat before buffing, most paint correction work at EZ is the balance between:
The primary purpose for paint correction here is to retain the appearance of ceramic coated car or to revitalize older damage clear coat.
Instead of starting with the most aggressive compound first, our detailers often start with their least aggressive polish and a light finishing pad. This method is to see if they can get the results they want while removing the least amount of clear coat from paint finish. Of course, we can quickly erase scratches and swirls with a heavy-duty compound first. But we want to focus on damaged ceramic coat. Then, we can cut and buff your paintwork properly.
Anyone who polishes and corrects paint at EZ should have a meter. It’s called a Paint Thickness Gauge. It takes moments to check the thickness of your paint. We will need to determine the severity of any damage to the clear coat. We also need to choose which foam pads and cutting compounds to use. But we think it’s best to know what we are about to work on.
We know that many people will think we over-complicated the problem. That’s true. Because we know the right way to correct and restore your paintwork. You know that we are OCD detailers, right?
I could have told you that it’s a very different condition. It’s known as “Obsessive Car Disorder.” As you began to talk to us about the symptoms, it all became very clear that you needed to do something about it. You will need detailers like us.
One of the first clues that your ceramic coating may be fading is a noticeable change in water behavior. It means that how water beads on the surface. With a healthy ceramic coating, water should bead off easily. They will create tiny droplets that glide away without much effort.
However, if you observe that water is no longer forming beads as effectively. You might be witnessing early signs of deterioration. You can notice particular on areas where scratches on car paint.
FACT: Regular hand wash may not always be enough to remove heavy bonded contaminations on coated car. Bonded contamination can occur from many instances, driving conditions, or environments.
Vehicles may come in contact with over spray mist in the air from a neighbor painting a fence or spraying pesticide for weeds, road construction dust, industrial fallout from a nearby factory, minerals from rain, road oil films, sand particles from the beach, tree sap, salt, ash, and magnesium chloride from winter driving, and more. These types of contamination can become bonded with the surface of your vehicle, meaning that a typical wash or even a pressure washer may not fully remove these films.
So, how to tell if ceramic coating is failing?
Well, we recommend you have a DEEP CLEAN hand wash with us. And our detailers can inspect and tell you what destroys ceramic coating or even ceramic coating failed.
Yes, we do. Just drop us a message via Whatsapp at 035 499 6491 (English). We will contact you shortly.
Yes, for sure.
Buffing is the process of smoothing a surface using a rotating pad with an abrasive compound applied. It removes scratches, swirls, and other cosmetic issues from paint surface to create a smoother finish. For this reason, buffing is often used in automotive detailing to remove oxidation from car paint.
Yes, this sometimes happen if you do not used correctly.
The problem is the strength of compound and the buffer’s speed.
Buffing is ideal for surfaces that have visible scratches or moderate swirl marks. Let’s be realistic. Buffing can remove a layer of surface material, which may not be desirable for preserving the paint luster.
Well, it depends on some factors:
We can mainly focused on removing scratches and other blemishes. And we can produce a mirror-like finish after that. Just feel free to ask us. We can send you a quote after having your car inspection!
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