CERAMIC COATING
Difference between Ceramic Coated and Non-Coated surfaces.
Unlike traditional coatings, which are typically concocted from polymer resins, a ceramic coating is silicon dioxide or silica (SiO2) based. Commonly derived from quartz crystals and sand, silica creates an invisible, extremely resilient “nanotechnology coating” when combined with elements like titanium dioxide, polysilazane, triethanolamine, water, and various other ingredients. Once cured atop a hard surface, this viscous liquid forms a crystal-clear shell, a product that is referred to as a nano ceramic coating, or ceramic coating for short.
WHY IS CERAMIC COATING USED ON CARS?
Automakers use ceramic coatings due to its superior heat, abrasion, chemical, H20, and impact resistance, making it the ideal protective sealant for many car components.
From a car’s wheel hubs and undercarriage, to its engine bay and interior, this transparent ceramic spray coating is virtually everywhere. That said, automakers typically don’t apply a ceramic protective layer to a vehicle’s paint, leaving ample room for product specialists like AvalonKing to step forward.
So strap-in, pour a drink, and cue the superhero music, because we’re about to get nerdy ya’ll…
WHAT IS CERAMIC SPRAY COATING?
Ceramic spray coating is a liquid polymer made from ceramic nanoparticles, which, when applied to the surface of a vehicle, bonds chemically with the factory paint. Unlike traditional waxes or sealants that sit on top of the surface, ceramic coatings merge with the paint, creating a durable protective layer.
DOES CERAMIC COATING WORK?
Yes, ceramic coating works wonders for your vehicle.
Due to its inherent chemical properties, a ceramic coating does not break down even during extreme environmental conditions like rain or scorching heat.
When applied correctly, an auto-paint ceramic coating lasts long (months, sometimes years) against extreme UV, dirt, bird droppings, and light scratches caused by daily wear and tear. It also adds considerable water repellency to the surface, so dirt or mud will not stick to it that easily.
GRAPHENE COATING
So, what is graphene you ask?
Well simply, it’s the strongest, and thinnest material in the world. It’s one-atom thick, two-dimensional sheet of carbon that’s packed into a microscopic honeycomb lattice.
It’s derived from graphite but goes through a conversion process to create an amazing substance that has application in aerospace, automotive, industrial and many other industries.
Sounds amazing right?
Well that’s the core substance – “Graphene”!
The problem is, these graphene coatings are not formulated with pure graphene or have the same amazing benefits that pure graphene has, there are two ways to create graphene but only one is commercially viable. To grow it in a lab and create the true, clean monoatomic-layer of graphene which is highly expensive and only available to physicists.
So graphene used in these coatings are derived from graphene oxide, also known as rGO (Reduced Graphene Oxide). So in other terms, graphene oxide does not maintain that perfect atom structure and super amazing characteristics that genuine graphene has.
While many of these “new kid on the block” paint protection brands that have been around for a very short period of time advertise microscopic or nano levels of graphene, its actually graphene oxide that is “infused” – or lets just say added into the ceramic coating, at very minor trace levels.
The next problem is they dont maintain the same atom structure when applied to the surface in liquid form when its a graphene ceramic coating. The base formula of these graphene ceramic coatings are exactly the same as ceramic coatings, there are very few base chemicals that can be used to create a ceramic coating such as Si02 and SiC, and be applied in this fashion on your cars paint work and form a bond.
It makes you wonder how adding such a low percentage of a single oxide ingredient can have so many more benefits than a ceramic coating already does – such as better hydrophobicity, slickness, hardness