Besides Ceramic Coating, How Can I Protect My Vehicle’s Paintjob? 

Ceramic coating is certainly a gold standard way to protect your vehicle’s paintjob. But there are other ways you can also achieve this. Paint protection film is an excellent alternative. Let’s look at the pros and cons between the two, plus we’ll talk a little about the ultimate paint protection—combining them both.

Read on for the lowdown on your options.

PPF vs. Ceramic Coating

• All about PPF and how well it protects vehicle paintwork
• The differences between PPF and ceramic coating
• Why a combo option might work for you
• Paint Correction

All about PPF and how well it protects vehicle paintwork

PPF (paint protection film) is a great alternative option to ceramic coating for protecting your vehicle. Designed in the 1960s to protect helicopter blades, it’s since advanced dramatically for use on cars, motorbikes, and other domestic items.

It can be installed over a complete vehicle (including the lights) or just on the areas that are susceptible to more damage—fenders, hood, wing mirrors, etc. Good quality PPF lasts for at least 4 years (more in some cases and with careful maintenance). Its tough makeup means it shrugs off minor projectiles, such as stone chips, twig scrapes, etc. 

In the event that PPF sustains a more serious blow and gets damaged, it has magical “self-healing properties”. All you need do is pour some hot water over it and voila! It morphs back to its smooth and invisible original form. 

The product also had hydrophobic properties, helping repel water from the exterior. This makes keeping your car clean a much easier process.

The differences between PPF and ceramic coating

The main differences are as follows:

• Ceramic coating uses nanotechnology to bond a thin layer of ultra-hard protection to the paintwork. PPF, on the other hand, is an advanced form of plastic that is smoothed over the paintwork.
• Ceramic coating has excellent hydrophobic properties. PPF does too, but not to the same extent.
• Because ceramic coating contains invisible elements of ceramic, it makes the paintwork shine in a way no other product can. PPF is purely a paintwork protection product, not a shine enhancer.
• Ceramic coating is more expensive than PPF.
• Ceramic coating is less effective at preventing large scratches to the paintwork than PPF.
• Ceramic coating doesn’t have self-healing properties like PPF. If it does get damaged, then it will need professional attention to fix.

Why a combo option might work for you

The ultimate paintwork protection comes from a combination of both PPF and ceramic coating. You get all the advantages of the former with the heartbreakingly beautiful sheen of the latter.

Ceramic coating can also be combined with a car wrap for the same great effect.

Paint correction

Before you consider installing any type of paint protection product, it’s necessary for intricate paint correction to be carried out. This is because either product (PPF or ceramic coating, but the latter in particular) will dramatically highlight any imperfections. 

For this reason alone, it’s advisable that any paint protection product is only installed on a car by a professional. 

Talk to Auto SuperShield about “besides ceramic coating, how can I protect my vehicle’s paintjob?”

Whether you’re wedded to ceramic coating, are considering PPF, or want a combo treatment, we’ll discuss all the potential options to protect your precious ride’s exterior. We’ve been in the business for many years and paintwork protection and vehicle wraps are all that we do. So, you can bet your bottom dollar that we know a thing or two about what we do.

Head to https://www.autosupershield.com/ceramic-coating for more info or call us today for an informal chat.