Mother Nature certainly doesn’t hold back when it comes to showing us her power, with this year having already delivered some of the strongest storms in living memory.  

While your loved ones and property will rightly come at the top of the list for safety, you’ll also want to give some thought to preventing damage to cars, vans, trucks, and other vehicles. Thankfully, and with a little planning, there are some steps you can take to protect your vehicle during hurricane season.

From Shelter to In-Built Armor: Protect your vehicle during hurricane season

• Keep your vehicle under cover
• Paintwork protection

Keep your vehicle under cover

If you’re lucky enough to have a garage, then this is the obvious place to put your car when there’s a storm rolling in. Solid walls and a sturdy roof will prevent flying debris from hitting and damaging the paintwork—but beware of any windows that will be susceptible to damage. If there are openings in the building, such as a carport, then you might want to consider moving the vehicle to an alternative location, as—depending on the force and direction of the wind—flying objects can slam into the space and potentially cause untold destruction.

Paintwork protection

Installing paintwork protection on your vehicle is one of the best ways of protecting your vehicle during hurricane season. Ceramic coating and paint protection film (PPF) are stand-out options, both of which can help mitigate damage if objects are blown against the paintwork.

Professionally applied ceramic coating places a super hard, strong, invisible layer over the top of the paint. Not only does this act as a tough barrier, but it:

• Protects from contaminants: This is especially important during high wind events, as all sorts of debris can be picked up and dumped on the paintwork. Ceramic coating provides a strong defense against acid rain and other chemicals, preventing them from bonding to the paint surface.
• Protects the paint from UV rays: Another element of Mother Nature’s strength (albeit during less violent weather events), the sun leeches the color from unprotected paintwork. Ceramic coating effectively stops this in its tracks.
• Is hydrophobic: In other words, it repels water. This means that when rain or other liquid hits the coating, it beads and rolls away. This also means that, when you do wash the paintwork, there’s far less likelihood of you rubbing invisible debris into the paintwork and causing scratches.
• Helps keep the vehicle clean: As the water rolls off the paint, it takes debris, dirt, and dust with it. While this doesn’t mean you’ll never need to wash the car, it does mean that it’ll stay clean for longer—and less time spent cleaning and washing means more spare time for cruising…

Ceramic coating also makes your vehicle shine with a depth that’s impossible to achieve in any other way. If your vehicle is matt, there are also ceramic coating options to enhance that wonderful flat appearance as well.

You can consider PPF too. This is another effective method of protecting the paintwork from flying objects. It has the added advantage of being self-healing. This means that if there’s any minor damage to the PPF, you can apply a little heat and it will melt back into its original form. There’s also the option to use both PPF and ceramic coating together. This provides the ultimate level of protection and is an extremely effective way to add a tough layer of armor that’ll help protect your vehicle during hurricane season. 

Speak to Auto SuperShield Today about PPF and Ceramic Coating

Protecting your beloved ride with ceramic coating, PPF, or a combination of the two is a great way to help prevent paintwork damage at all times of the year. Auto SuperShield leads the way in advanced products—we’re passionate about paintwork and pride ourselves in our expert, perfectionist installations. And our customer service is second to none too!

But don’t just take our word for it… Find out more at   https://www.autosupershield.com/ceramic-coating and call today to speak to our expert team.